India Synopsis
امراؤ جان
Amiran is sold to a brothel by a corrupt cop after her father testifies against him. Many years later, she grows up to be an accomplished poetess and a renowned courtesan, Umrao Jaan.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Umrao Jaan. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Drama + Music in India
23 India titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Music genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Umrao Jaan itself).
The 1980–1982 India Window
In the crowded 1980-1982 India release window, Umrao Jaan sits at #16 of 20. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1980s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in India, 74 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Umrao Jaan premiered alongside 7 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 7 other India films in 1981.
The 74th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
15 audience reviews — more than 33% of India films in our index.
Popularity (61th percentile) outruns review volume (33th) — a trending, discussed title among India films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Umrao Jaan, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- poetry · 5
- courtesan · 3
- bollywood · 2
- colonization · 1
- period piece · 1
- performance · 1
- brothel · 17
- dancing · 13
- based on novel or book · 288
- kidnapping · 72
- musical · 71
- tragedy · 33
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,281 of 1,983 India films indexed here (35th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.3 points below the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Drama productions specifically: #804 of 1,132 (top 71%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Urdu |
| Production Companies | Integrated Films |
| Runtime | 2h 25m |
| Release Date | March 16, 1981 |
| IMDb | tt0083248 |