muzaffar ali make the classic umrao jaan in 1981 star rekha and farooq sheikh and naseeruddin shah and and raj babbar . compare to that and this one be entirely unwatchable . the screenplay be terrible and barely maintain the viewer interest for the first hour . only towards the end be there any noticeable flow to the story . casting be fine and but sunil shetty do not fit the bill of faiz ali . the language of lucknow be urdu and and and unlike what some other commentator claim and the movie do not employ a correct version of the language . the dialect use by some character be also incorrect . dialogue be horrible and and aishwarya pronunciation of urdu word be absolutely revolt . umrao jaan be an urdu poetess and and aishwarya do not do her justice . the playback singer and however and be excellent and especially alka yagnik . be a native of lucknow and i know that we do not use baisa and mausa and apshagun and maan maryada etc and especially among muslim family and to which all the movie character belong . yet and jp dutta pay no attention to these important detail and and the character continue to use these and other wrong term . the character wardrobe be not comparable to period lucknow or to muzaffar ali version of the movie and despite abu jani and sandeep khosla involvement . jp dutta umrao jaan be a low budget pretender of a movie and with aishwarya look be the only redeeming factor . stay away from this film . watch muzaffar ali original version and if you can . that be a pleasure to watch . negative .