勒克瑙之花 (2006)

当Umrao Jaan初来乍到勒克瑙时，她被称为Amiran，一个低下中产阶级家庭的8 岁女儿。她的父亲是法扎巴德' Bahu Begum ka Makhbara '的一个印度陆军尉官，是一个单纯、虔诚的人，并对一个惯犯Dilawar Khan陈述了不利的证词，致使Dilawar被判入狱10 年。 在服完刑期后，Dilawar从监狱里出来后，专门拐走小Amiran，并带到了勒克瑙，卖给了严厉Khanum Sahib掌管的妓院。在那个年代，妓院是... [展开全文↓]

当Umrao Jaan初来乍到勒克瑙时，她被称为Amiran，一个低下中产阶级家庭的8 岁女儿。她的父亲是法扎巴德' Bahu Begum ka Makhbara '的一个印度陆军尉官，是一个单纯、虔诚的人，并对一个惯犯Dilawar Khan陈述了不利的证词，致使Dilawar被判入狱10 年。 在服完刑期后，Dilawar从监狱里出来后，专门拐走小Amiran，并带到了勒克瑙，卖给了严厉Khanum Sahib掌管的妓院。在那个年代，妓院是优秀表演艺术的汇集地。而作为妓院的住客，小Amiran最获益。Khanum 给她起了' Umrao '的名字，并以学习音乐和古典印度舞蹈艺术的方式养育她。随着岁月流逝，Umrao在勒克瑙城的知名度与日俱增。绝色美人，迷人的举止，让Umrao Jaan这个名字对观看和聆听她的人们来说是全然快乐的代名词。然而不久，她开始与Nawab Sultan交织在一起。仗着整个勒克瑙在她的支配下，Umrao渴望得到Sultan的公司。但是在她的内心某处，她依然怀抱着拥有一个丈夫，一个家庭和一个家的美好梦想。她追逐她的梦从彩虹的一端到另一端。她的梦想能实现吗？她能再一次见到长期失散的家人吗？ 这部影片重述了70年代同名经典影片的故事。(神射snsee.com)

◎英语简介

The real wealth of people is their culture and literary work. Whichreflects the times, the place and the people.

One such work was Mirza Hadi Ruswa's Umrao Jaan Ada. Ruswa was ateacher in mathematics, science, philosophy & Persian. Ruswa wasborn in 1857 in Licknow and his parents died when he was 16 years old. 'Ruswa ` means a person without reputation. After going through the book, many literary minds felt that Ruswa could have named it 'Kahani Avadh Ki` or ' Sham-e-Avadh' , because it is a vivid epiction of life in Avadh. But then, 'Sham-e-Avadh' or 'An Evening in Avadh' means 'mehfils' of song and dance and gatherings of poets and the literati - a veritable celebration of life and any such evening would be inconceivable without the presence of 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.

When she first came to Lucknow, she was Amiran, the eight year old daughter of a lower middle class family. Her father was a Jamadar at the 'Bahu Begum ka Makhbara' in Faizabad. A pious and simple man, he gave evidence in a case against Dilawar Khan, a habitual offender.Dilawar was sentenced to jail for ten years. After finishing his sentence Dilawar came out, only to kidnap little Amiran, cart her to Lucknow and sell her to a kotha owned by the astute Khanum Sahib. This was the vengeance and a few rupees as bonus. "Let her suffer a death worse than a death," he said.

A 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. As an inmate of the kotha, little Amiran benefited the most. Khanum gave her the name 'Umrao', Bua Hussaini brought her up in style. Maulvi Sahib imparted education; Khan Sahib initiated her into the world of music while the great Kathak Acharya made her feet move to rhythm. In the company of Bismillah, Khurshid and Gauhar Mirza, Umrao developed varied skills including poetry. The pen name "Ada" was ample proof of proficiency in writing and presenting poetry that she went on to acquire.

Graduating in years, Umrao become a rage in Lucknow. A beauty that was stunning, a manner that was enticing and words that were soul stirring, made the name of Umrao Jaan mean sheer joy of watching and listening.Stepping into youth, she had to seek the love of her life. His name was Nawab Sultan. With the whole of Avadh at her feet. Umrao carved for Sultan's company. Somewhere deep inside her being, she had a dream of a husband, a family and a home. She chased her dream from one end of the rainbow to the other.

Would she realize her dream ever? Would she come face to face with Amiran once again?

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