Review of Umrao Jaan (2006) by Marty R — 01 Aug 2007

Love the song, "agle janam mohe bitiya na khijo".

This review of Umrao Jaan (2006) was written by Marty R on 01 Aug 2007.

Umrao Jaan has generally received positive reviews.

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By Kunali S (6) on 24 Dec 2007

Roles were good I haven't seen the original umrao jaan with rekha in it so I can't compare the two and will not comment on that…

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By Russiian D (5) on 15 Dec 2007

Such powerful movie. Cried my heart out. The story had such stength, the strength I havent seen IN A LOOONG TIME…

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By Jessi O (58) on 26 Feb 2010

Visually beautiful movie, but I prefer happier stories…

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By Samara H (9) on 17 Nov 2007

Only the songsssssssssss.. abhishek can no way be compared with farooq sheikh.. plus original is original…

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By Courtney Z (8) on 24 Feb 2008

I liked this movie... But there is nothing like the original... But acting, dancing and singing were all Excellent…

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By Akash S (166) on 25 Feb 2008

Omg...I wanted to kill somebody. The acting was crap. The urdu was crappier. And the attempt on recreating Umrao was the crappiest…

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