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.
Rekha
as Amiran/Umrao Jaan
Farooq Shaikh
as Nawab Sultan
Naseeruddin Shah
as Gohar Mirza
Raj Babbar
as Faiz Ali
Shaukat Azmi
as Khanum Jaan
Prema Narayan
as Bismillah
Gajanan Jagirdar
as Maulvi
Dina Pathak
as Husseini
Rita Rani Kaul
as Ramdei
