Story: It is commonly said that "if Lucknow was the heart of Avadh, Umrao was the heartbeat!" Set in 19th century Lucknow, 'Umrao Jaan' follows the journey of an eight year old girl named Amiran. Hailing from a lower class family, she was a daughter of a 'jamadar, or sweeper, who was employed at 'Bahu Begum ka Makhbara' in Faizabad (now located in the modern-day Indian state of (Uttar Pradesh). Amiran's ... ...detailed story of Umrao Jaan