MUMBAI (IANS)– Filmmaker Muzaffar Ali has highlighted the deep cultural and artistic value of traditional textiles in his 1981 classic “Umrao Jaan.” Known for its timeless elegance, the film stands ...

MUMBAI (IANS) – As Umrao Jaan returns to theatres on June 27 in a newly restored 4K version, director Muzaffar Ali spoke about the film’s lasting impact and its deep-rooted portrayal of feminine ...

Ashaji’s demise is not merely a national loss. For me, it is a silence that echoes too closely. Each time she sang, something unseen was summoned — an alchemy of sur and soul that refused to belong to ...

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Al Jazeera breaks down the human and financial cost of decades of US-led wars and its latest war on Iran. Ship-tracking data shows 279 ships have passed through the strait and 22 have been attacked ...

An area cordoned off by police for investigation in the aftermath of a blast, near the Red Fort in New Delhi on 13 November 2025.(PTI) As the security agencies are ...

Indian director Muzaffar Ali‘s freshly restored 1981 classic “Umrao Jaan” will be shown outside the country for the first time at Saudi Arabia’s upcoming Red Sea International Film Festival, which has ...

Timed with the film’s theatrical return, a luminous new collector’s edition book by Mapin Publishing arrives as an afterglow. Curated by director Muzaffar Ali himself and edited by Meera Ali and ...

Why the remastering of the film? What went into it – were there any changes? The life of a celluloid product is limited because of storage limitations, the negatives get stuck, the quality starts ...

Muzaffar revealed how it is difficult to compare Umrao Jaan and Heeramandi and said, "I have seen one episode of Heeramandi. That’s a different thing and an over-the-top effort. It has got its own ...

Directed by Muzaffar Ali, Umrao Jaan is a 1981 Indian period musical drama film, starring Rekha as the title character. Based on Mirza Hadi Ruswa's 1899 Urdu novel Umrao Jaan Ada, the film follows the ...

Veteran filmmaker Muzaffar Ali, whose 1981 magnum opus Umrao Jaan is set to be re-released in a restored format on June 27, shared his candid thoughts on the remakes of classic films—particularly his ...