Sajal Ali will play role of Umrao jaan in 8-episode series

Sajal Ali, the beautiful and talented actress of Pakistan showbiz industry, is a masterpiece of Urdu literature”Umrao Jaan Ada” will play the role of  in the 8-episode series based on

‘Umrao Jaan Ada’ is a classic novel in Urdu literature, this novel was written by Mirza Hadi Raswa in 1899. This novel is known for depicting the culture of the 19th century Indian subcontinent, especially the life of courtiers.

Several film adaptations have been made in this novel. In Pakistan, director Hasan Tariq made the film ‘Umrao Jaan Ada’ in 1972, in which famous actress Rani played the lead role opposite actor Shahid, while in India in 1981, actress Rekha played the lead role in the film ‘Amrao Jaan’ starring Muzaffar Ali. What was the role? While Aishwarya Rai Bachchan played this role in JP Dutta’s 2006 film “Umrao Jaan”.

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A glimpse of this novel was also seen in two Indian films of 1958, SM Yusuf’s “Mehndi” and Nakhshab Jarchhvi’s “Zindagi Ya Tofan”. TV channel Doordarshan Urdu also aired a drama serial based on this novel. In 2019, Indian composer Salim Sulaiman presented Muzaffar Ali’s film as a stage musical “Umrao Jaan Ada-The Musical”.

Actress Sajal Alias ​​is set to star in a new Urdu-language series based on a novel. The series will be presented by Abu Dhabi-based South Asian celebrity management agency Action Consultancy and is produced by Hamid Hussain and Muhammad Yaqub.

By Hamid Hussain Variety told that unlike the film version, the series relies heavily on the original Urdu version of the novel as the films based on the novel took creative liberties to fit the story into the film narrative.

He added that the novel There is much in it that has never been shown in an audiovisual project. The series will also feature another strong female lead from the novel. The project is currently in pre-production and is expected to be a big offering.