My film is about Amiran not Umrao Jaan- J

J P Dutta's UMRAO JAAN is an adaptation of Mirza Hadi Ruswa's novel Umra-O-Jaan-E-Ada. He was really moved by the story of Umrao's story. It's about a common small town girl Amiran who is abducted from her home and sold in the bazaars of Lucknow. When quizzed about it Dutta Says, "I was sure that I wanted my film to be about Amiran, the woman, and not Umrao Jaan, the courtesan that the world saw. I wanted to showcase the person rather than the persona."

It's a mainstream film according to Shabana Azmi who adds that Umrao in this film is a notch girl. The music of the film is its highlight.