Dressed in an all-white organza and Banarasi outfit with mukaish work, Rekha was back as Umrao Jaan for the special screening of the 1981 classic film
Inn aankhon ki masti ke mastaane hazaaron hain, sang Rekha as Umrao Jaan Ada, the courtesan and poet, 44 years ago wearing a white and gold anarkali in Muzaffar Ali’s 1981 classic movie Umrao Jaan.
At the time, the veteran star — whose depiction of a pained courtesan longing for her lover who belonged to a higher class moved many in theatres — wore a series of clothes created by costume designer Subhashini Ali.
On Thursday, June 26, 2025, when Umrao Jaan took on a new life with its 4K restored release special screening in Mumbai, Rekha too was reborn wearing an ensemble by her favourite celebrity designer and friend Manish Malhotra. However, what remained the same was her aankhon ki masti and the ada in her Umrao Jaan.
Dressed in an organza Chikankari and badla kurta with a gold tissue lehenga and a Banarasi dupatta (classic Rekha vibes) as drape with real gold and silver zari at the Umrao Jaan event, the 70-year-old actor humoured the paparazzi as she twirled in a Kathak-like chakkar harking back to her period film, a real moment to remember for the media.
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