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| امراؤ جان ادا [Umrao Jaan Ada]
| | مرزا محمد ہادی رسوا
| An integral part of Urdu literature, Mirza Haadi Ruswa's 'Umrao Jaan Ada' is an Urdu classic not to be missed.
Based on the 19th century Lucknow Nawab culture, this is the story of a courtesan who goes through the different stages of her life and finally makes a futile search for her parents. Kidnapped by the village baddie during her childhood and sold to the ladies at the kotha, the innocent Ameeran (Umrao) grows up to love and admire the power she possesses to control men's hearts with her beautiful voice and her dances. This is the story of the loss of innocence as a child turns into a woman and then a courtesan.
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