Lucknow, the romantic city of Nawabs… Lucknow, the land of unmatched etiquette, wit and sophistication; enviable style, valor and emotional intelligence; incredible art, fashion and entertainment. Indeed, whether it is history, architecture, sports, handicrafts, music or dance, Lucknow has its very own story to tell. 
“Courtesan…Poetess… Temptress …! Friend…Lover…Giver…!Many names……one special woman……Umrao Jaan ! ”
“He was a bandit who looted and victimized…And one day, it was he who was robbed of his most precious possession.”
“Life for her was like the game of chess. With the kings, the queens and the pawns. The pawns were many, the queen just one - She! ”
A pathan – a rebel with a passion for beauty and poetry.
“ Luft hai kaun si kahani mein…Aap beeti kahun ki jag beeti”
(“What story will be more absorbing…?How the world in which I lived, faredOr what fate hath held in store for me.”)
- Umrao Jaan Ada
A courtesan and a poetess in her own right, Umrao Jaan was a name to be reckoned with in any description of life in Avadh. If Lucknow was the heart of Avadh, Umrao was the heart beat.
4 comments:
this movie looks really way toooo good!! the description of it is so intriguing!!!! aishwarya isn't looking too bad here, she actually looks good! aand the movie write-up... ooh, really can't wait to watch it! and now i also wanna go see Lucknow... :P
yea babes the story is too intriging. btw guess what?? i have been to lucknow!!!! moreover my forefathers hail from kanpur, city next to lucknow (ok totally random!)
what a coincidence, i was looking at the movie poster just yesterday wondering...what umrao jaan means :) pathans, are they a cult of muslims?
well not excatly a cult. they are a specific community amongst the muslims.
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