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I feel very excited and honoured to be part of this film,” says Abbas, who began his career in showbiz by modeling a decade ago. And when I was offered the film, it was like a dream come true for me. I had a great desire to see Muzaffar Ali. “Even if I had not gotten the role, I would have gone to see the film.

Exactly where Umrao Jaan ends, it starts, says Abbas. This film is about a royal prince and set in the Lucknow of 1877. Everything has been perfectly done,” Abbas declares, with a smile.Īli spotted Abbas during the making of his Bollywood debut Creature 3D, opposite Bipasha Basu, and offered him the role in Jaanisaar. “Because I am an artist I am a classical singer, a very good poet, a painter and I have studied architecture, so I have loved this architecture of Lucknow, this poetry in the film, this dance in the film choreographed by Birju Maharaj and Kumudini Lakhia and the music. Like Umrao Jaan, it is a period film and set in Lucknow of 20 years after Umrao Jaan. Out of his designer outfit and into a more casual greyish check coat over a blue shirt, he has just emerged from a lengthy selfie session with fans outside the venue.Īs we sit down in the hotel’s lobby, Abbas can hardly contain his excitement over Jaanisaar. I grew up watching Umrao Jaan,” Abbas tells Community soon after his show stopping ramp-walk for top designer Hasan Sheheryar Yasin (HSY) at the Mercedes-Benz Pakistan Fashion Week Doha (PFWD) 2015, held recently at the Marriot Doha. I am a huge fan of Muzaffar Ali sahib and I was very fortunate that I got a chance to work with him. Abbas plays the lead as Prince of Avadh opposite Pernia Qureshi, who plays a courtesan. The film marks the iconic filmmaker’s return to cinema after more than a decade. This year, Abbas has completed Ali’s next big project Jaanisaar - currently, in post-production. He, however, has “grown up watching and loving Umrao Jaan” in its entirety. The film was released to critical and commercial acclaim a year before Imran Abbas was born. Imran Abbas, a Pakistani actor from the capital Islamabad, would never have imagined coming across, let alone work with, one of his ideals: the legendary Bollywood director Muzaffar Ali, the maker of the cult film Umrao Jaan (1981). What’s more - it coincides with just the beginning of his stint in Bollywood, one of the biggest film industries in the world. While the first two combined kept him a luminary all his life and a performer in entertainment industry, his fortuity landed him his dream role at the peak of his acting career. Good looks, a decent savoir faire of his trade and lady luck he found them all. She eventually took a long break from acting in films.From dreamer to a high-flier, it did not take him too long. She played a Kama Sutra instructor in Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996) and a housewife working alongside as a sex worker in Aastha: In the Prison of Spring (1997), both of which received critical acclaim but also public scrutiny. Khoon Bhari Maang, which starred Rekha in the role of a woman avenging her husband's attempted murder, was one of the first of a new trend of women-centered vengeance films and earned her a second Best Actress Filmfare Award. Her outstanding performance in Umrao Jaan as the famous classical courtesan earned her the National Film Award for Best Actress. In addition, Rekha also appeared in the films Kalyug (1981), Umrao Jaan (1981), Vijeta (1982), Utsav (1984), and Ijaazat (1985). Rekha turns 67  Happy Birthday Rekha! From ' Silsila' to ' Umrao Jaan' - her most iconic roles

She won her first Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her performance in Khubsoorat (1980). The critical acclaim she received for her parts as a sexual assault victim in Ghar and a courtesan in Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (1978) signalled the start of her most successful time. Raampur Ka Lakshman (1972), Kahani Kismat Ki (1973), and Pran Jaye Par Vachan Na Jaye were her next films (1974). Sawan Bhadon was her debut Hindi film (1970). Anjana Safar, her first Hindi film, was released the same year. Her acting career began in 1969 with the Kannada film Operation Jackpot Nalli C.I.D 999. Rekha debuted as a child actress in the Telugu films Inti Guttu (1958) and Rangula Ratnam (1959). As Rekha turns 67 today, we take a look at some of her best performances in Bollywood.