One of the best movies of Indian Cinema, Umrao Jaan (1981), is all set to re-release this Friday, June 27. The makers and distributors, PVR Inox Pictures, are all set to make this a grand affair and have known as the who’s who of Bollywood for its premiere.
BREAKING: Rekha to host Umrao Jaan re-release premiere; Aamir Khan, Alia Bhatt, Janhvi Kapoor and other Bollywood biggies expected to attend
Reportedly, the particular business screening of the movie can be hosted by Muzaffar Ali and Rekha at PVR Maison, Jio World Drive, BKC, Mumbai on Thursday, June 26. The purple carpet can be a grand affair because the expected attendees are Aamir Khan, Alia Bhatt, Janhvi Kapoor, Khushi Kapoor, Ayushmann Khurrana, Kriti Sanon, Dimple Kapadia, Helen, Shabana Azmi, Anil Kapoor, Rakesh Roshan, A R Rahman, Suniel Shetty, Richa Chadha, Ali Fazal, Tabu, Jackie Shroff, Arbaaz Khan, Sohail Khan, Boney Kapoor, Vijay Varma, Vedang Raina and others.
Interestingly, only a week earlier than, on June 19, it was Rekha who had attended the premiere of Sitaare Zameen Par the place Aamir Khan was the host. Both greeted every other warmly and the photographs and movies obtained humongous views. On June 26, the tables will flip as soon as Aamir walks the purple carpet and meets the everlasting host of the night.
Interestingly, Priyanka Chopra Jonas was additionally invited to the premiere. In an Instagram story, she confessed that she will not have the option to make it and expressed remorse about it.
Muzaffar Ali in a latest interview with Bombay Times talked in regards to the casting saying, “When I chose Rekha, I realized that there was this resilience in her eyes which could make her fall and rise in the same moment. She can be broken and not defeated. I couldn’t see that in anybody else. I found in her a sense of total surrender. For this film, she knew something organic was taking place in her system to become what she could never become otherwise. Had she been reluctant about it, she wouldn’t have reached where she did.”
When requested about who he would solid if he remakes Umrao Jaan within the current day, he replied, “It’s not easy for Umrao Jaan to find Rekha and for Rekha to find Umrao Jaan. There were layers of preparation that went into essaying this role. You must also be the right age. Kareena Kapoor has something. Alia Bhatt has something. They have a lot of magic, but I can’t say till I open the book.”
Also Read: Priyanka Chopra pens word for Rekha’s Umrao Jaan, says she’s “sad to miss” the re-release
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