Umrao Jaan
1981 2h 25m movie Film India

Umrao Jaan

امراؤ جان

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.

  1. Karz
    #1

    Karz

    ★ 7.7 · 1980
  2. Gandhi
    #2

    Gandhi

    ★ 7.5 · 1982
  3. Prem Rog
    #3

    Prem Rog

    ★ 7.3 · 1982
  4. Elippathayam
    #4

    Elippathayam

    ★ 7.2 · 1982
  5. Chashme Buddoor
    #5

    Chashme Buddoor

    ★ 7.2 · 1981
  6. Naseeb
    #6

    Naseeb

    ★ 7.0 · 1981
  7. Moondram Pirai
    #7

    Moondram Pirai

    ★ 7.0 · 1982
  8. Thillu Mullu
    #8

    Thillu Mullu

    ★ 6.9 · 1981

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.

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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
Reviews
33rd
Review-volume percentile
61st
Popularity percentile

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.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • poetry · 5
  • courtesan · 3
  • bollywood · 2
  • colonization · 1
  • period piece · 1
  • performance · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • brothel · 17
  • dancing · 13
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • based on novel or book · 288
  • kidnapping · 72
  • musical · 71
  • tragedy · 33

Reception Benchmarks

6.1
TMDB Rating
15
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

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 CountryIndia
Original LanguageUrdu
Production CompaniesIntegrated Films
Runtime2h 25m
Release DateMarch 16, 1981
IMDbtt0083248