any need?

u can stay away from it.

Yeh World Hain Na World.... Isme Do Tarah Ke Log Hote Hain....

I never understand why they remake films which cannot be improved upon. "Umrao Jaan" is a 100 year old tale which can be open to interpretation (some think of it as a love story, some as an indictment of poverty, others as a coming--of-age story, and still others see it as a romanticization of prostitution.) Whatever you choose to think, one cannot deny that J.P. Dutta is hardly the man to be helming a sensitive story like this- he may surprise me, but if his last half dozen films are any indication, he doesn't know much about subtlety. Just be thankful it's not Sanjay Leela Bhansali who's wielding the megaphone.

It seems to be a quickie attempt at cashing in on Aishwariya's etherality which will no doubt play well in the various mujras. But Miss Rai is no Rekha, and by that I mean Rekha can act--and how. Remember the scene when Umrao tears apart Nawab Sultan's shirt? There is true tragedy in that performance. My expectations of Miss Rai and her company are rather low; will they aspire to anything other than the superficiality of the average costume drama? Plus, are Anu Malik and Javed Akhtar going to produce anything near the masterpiece composition that was the soundtrack to Muzaffar Ali's 1981 film? Doubt it.

My advice to Bollywood filmmakers who have run out of ideas: comb the past decades and find the films that weren't done well the first time, and try to improve upon those. Otherwise we'll end up with a remake of "Lamhe" featuring Dia Mirza and Shahid Kapoor. I know, shudder. Leave the classics (better yet, the masterpieces) well enough alone.

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