Maulvi Sahib imparted education Khan Sahib initiated her into the world of music while the great Kathak Acharya made her feet move to rhythm. As an inmate of the kotha, Khanum gave her the name 'Umrao', Bua Hussaini brought her up in style. "Let her suffer a death worse than a death", he said.Ī kotha in that age, especially that of Khanum was not only a cultural hub known for excellence in performing arts but also a temple of learning - learning the art of living. This was the vengeance and a few rupees as bonus. Dilawar was sentenced to jail for ten years.Īfter finishing his sentence Dilawar came out, only to kidnap Amiran, car her to Lucknow and sell her to a kotha owned by the astute Khanum Sahib. A pious and simple man, he gave evidence in a case against Dilawar Khan, a habitual offender. Her father was a Jamadar at the 'Bahu Begum Ka Makhbara' in Faizabad. When she first came to Lucknow, she was Amiran, the eight year old daughter of a lower middle class family. The story is about the emotional journey of a common small town girl Amiran, abducted from her home and sold in the bazaars of Lucknow. J P Dutta recreates the story of Umrao Jaan based on the famous book 'Umrao Jaan Ada' by Mirza Hadi Ruswa.
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