Ever since Umrao Jaan, the musical has been announced, the curiosity was high and finally the musical opened with house packed audiences in Mumbai at Rangmandir, Bandra West.

Umrao Jaan is a journey of a courtesan, a story of love and struggle that is immersed in culture and opulence with traditional ghazals, thumris and qawalis.

It is the first time ever that the life of Umrao Jaan will be showcased in a theatre musical. Directed by Rajeev Goswami, it is produced by Gravity Zero Entertainment. The live music is composed by popular music maestro duo Salim-Sulaiman and the lyrics are penned by Irfan Siddiqui.

The musical will have 10 shows in the capital, New Delhi between May-June 2019.

The musical is based on a novel Umrao Jaan written by the renowned Urdu novelist Mirza Hadi Ruswa.

Besides the courtesan, the characters Nawab Sultan, Gauhar Mirza and Khanum Jaan will also play eminent roles in the musical.

Other who attended the premiere was veteran Khayyam, Sonu Nigam, Talat Aziz, Aftab Shivdasani, Aditi Gautam, Shreyas Talpade, and Kabir Bedi.

Others from television joined were the very popular actors Karanvir Singh Bohra, Drashti Dhami, Sanaya Irani, Kinshuk Mahajan, Maninder Singh, Urvashi Dholakia, Juhi Parmar and many more.