Pangs of <i>Umrao Jaan</i> equal real life Umraos
News
oi-Staff
By Super Admin
Wednesday,
November
08,
2006
Varanasi
(UNI):
The
real
life
Umrao
Jaans
had
a
memorable
date
with
the
reel
life
famous
courtesan
at
a
cinema
hall
here.
Courtsey
the
efforts
of
Gudiya
--
an
NGO
working
for
upliftment
of
sex
workers
since
1993
--
over
20
prostitutes
yesterday
watched
the
Aishwarya
Rai-Abhishek
Bachchan
starrer
magnum
opus
directed
by
J
P
Dutta.
Be
it
45-year-old
Poonam
or
young
Neetu
--
both
from
Bihar
--
or
Sarita
from
MP,
the
hapless
women
caught
in
the
oldest
profession
watched
the
movie
in
the
dark
confines
of
the
cinema
hall
with
rapt
attention,
as
if
trying
to
figure
out
any
difference
between
them
and
the
historical
character
played
on
the
silver
screen
by
former
Miss
World
Aishwarya.
''There
is
no
difference
between
any
of
us
and
Umrao
Jaan.
All
of
us
like
Umrao
Jaan
have
been
Amiran
before
being
pushed
into
this
unholy
profession
by
unsavoury
elements,''
said
Neetu
with
wet
eyes
and
an
urge
to
the
society
to
help
them
live
like
Amirans.
''Please
take
us
into
mainstream
by
honoring
us
as
the
innocent
Amiran
--
an
artist
--
rather
than
the
raunchy
Umrao
Jaan,
being
seen
only
as
an
object
on
sale,''
she
added.
When
queried
as
to
which
of
the
two
Umrao
Jaans
--
one
played
by
Rekha
or
this
one
essayed
by
Ash
--
was
closest
to
them,
Poonam
replied
the
pangs
of
Umrao
were
equal
whether
in
Muzaffar
Ali's
classic
or
J
P
Dutta's
remake.
An
ageing
Sarita,
went
further
to
say
that
like
Amiran,
we
also
went
back
to
our
homes
once
craving
for
the
unparellel
warmth
and
affection,
but
all
we
got
was
insult
and
abuses
from
those
once
dearest
to
us.
Urging,
the
society
to
respect
their
art,
the
hapless
women
said
''all
of
you
please
ensure
that
no
Dilawar
is
able
to
prison
the
dream
of
any
Amiran
in
the
dark
alleys
of
prostitution
in
future.''
The
sex
workers
later
went
to
Inhani
ki
Takiya
graveyard
and
offered
prayers
at
a
grave
presumably
of
Umrao
Jaan.