General Info
Who wrote Umrao Jaan Ada?
Mirza Hadi Ruswa
Who plays Umrao Jaan?
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
What is Umrao's real name?
Ameeran
Who is the narrator of this movie?
Umrao Jaan
Where does this story take place?
Lucknow
Who directed the 2006 movie?
J. P. Dutta
Who plays Nawab Sultan?
Abhishek Bachchan
Sweets
What does Nawab Sultan's father do after he and Nawab fight about Umrao?
He disowns Nawab
Where to Umrao and Nawab sleep when Nawab is drunk?
The floor
In what languages has Umrao Jaan Ada been published?
English and Urdu
What is Khanum Jaan's daughter's name?
Bismillah
What does Umrao's (real) mother do when she realizes Umrao lost her ring?
Slap her
What does Maulvi bring Umrao to see Nawab before she leaves?
Sweets
When Umrao returns back to her original home, who does she confront?
Her mother and her brother
True or False:
The 1981 movie was only released in Urdu.
If false, what other language(s) were included?
False: Hindi and Urdu
When Umrao loses her ring before her first performance, who finds it?
Nawab Sultan
How is Umrao Jaan transported after her kidnapping?
A sack in a wagon
Who lies to Nawab about Umrao breaking her loyalty to him?
Faiz Ali
Why was Umrao Jaan anxious while waiting for Nawab Sultan?
She thought he was an old man
Did the film receive positive or negative reviews? Why?
Negative. Critics mentioned that it added little to the legacy of the original movie.
What does Nawab do to the man who demands to see Umrao Jaan in the brothel?
Stabs him
How much does Umrao get sold for?
120 Rupees
What does Khanum do at the movie's end when everyone is fleeing?
Stays behind at the brothel
When Nawab and Umrao speak to each other for the first time, what does Nawab refer to her as?
The moon