amitabh bachchan and rekha::Amiran, renamed umrao jaan, learns to read, write, dance, sing, and charm wealthy men amitabh bachchan and rekha

amitabh bachchan and rekha::Amiran, renamed umrao jaan, learns to read, write, dance, sing, and charm wealthy men.
She is no common prostitute, but a cultured woman trained to captivate men of wealth and taste.
She flees with her dacoit, hoping to marry him and leave the world of the courtesan far behind.
But her lover is killed by local police and she is left alone, with no choice but to return to her old life.
Soon, the british attack the city of lucknow and the residents, including umrao jaan, are forced to flee.
The residents ask the courtesan to sing and dance.
Umrao, looking about her, realizes that this is her village, faizabad, her family, the place from which she was kidnapped.