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Umrao Jaan (2006)

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Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 2 hrs 25 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Theatrical Release: Nov 3, 2006 Limited

Synopsis: Indian director J.P. Dutta fashions a lavish Bollywood musical out of a classic Urdu novel about a courtesan (Aishwarya Rai) who writes poetry and dreams of finding true love.

Starring: Aishwarya Rai, Abhishek Bachchan

Starring: Aishwarya Rai, Abhishek Bachchan

Director: J.P. Dutta

Director: J.P. Dutta
Studio: AdLabs

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04/21/07
Andy Webster
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Demands more patience than usual mainstream Hindi fare but rewards the viewer with fine perfs and a story that engages emotionally over the three-hour span.

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12/01/06
Derek Elley
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This story has all the hallmarks of a grand tragedy, but under J.P. Dutta's leaden direction, Umrao Jaan never registers a pulse.

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11/13/06
Ethan Alter
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11/11/06
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At three and a half hours, J.P. Dutta's lugubrious period melodrama Umrao Jaan defeated me. It feels endless.

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11/09/06
David Chute
L.A. Weekly
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