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| Umrao Jaan Ada | |
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| Based on | Umrao Jaan Ada by Mirza Hadi Ruswa |
| Screenplay by | Zehra Nigah |
| Directed by | Raana Sheikh |
| Country of origin | Pakistan |
| Original language | Urdu |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Original release | |
| Network | Geo Entertainment |
| Release | 2003 – 2003 |
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Umrao Jaan Ada is a Pakistani television series based on Mirza Hadi Ruswa's novel Umrao Jaan Ada. It is directed by Raana Sheikh and first aired on Geo Entertainment. Aamina Bano played the title role of Umrao Jaan. The supporting cast features actors Bushra Ansari, Faisal Qureshi, Imran Abbas, Humayun Saeed and Mehmood Aslam in prominent roles.[1][2] Made with a heavy production budget, it is one of the expensive television series made in Pakistan.[3] The series depicts the tawaif of Lucknow during the mid-nineteenth century. It was a pioneer portrayal of extramarital sex after Zia's era.[4] Due to having several mujra performances as well, the series was termed as too bold at that time.[5][6]
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- ^ Umrao Jaan Ada. OCLC 61497212.
- ^ Newsline. Newsline Publications. 2003.
- ^ "Remembering a friend". The News (newspaper). 15 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ "DAWN - Features; July 26, 2003". Dawn. 26 July 2003.
- ^ "Column: Respectability has many forms: remembering Sara Shagufta By Kamran Asdar Ali". 1 July 2013.