Rekha and Farooq Sheikh starrer film Umrao Jaan released in 1981, still looks as fresh as ever. This film gave evergreen actress Rekha the stardom that the actress deserved. People still play songs like ‘Dil Cheez Kya Hai’ to ‘In Aankhon Ki Masti Ke’ from the period musical drama film and try to copy the steps of the legendary actress.
The makers are now ready to relive the old memories of ‘Umrao Jaan’, which was released 44 years ago. Today, this film has been re-released in theatres along with Maa and Kannappa. A day ago, the film was screened in Mumbai, where everyone’s favourite singer Asha Tai created such an atmosphere with her voice that everyone got lost in it. A video of Rekha and Asha Bhosle from this event is rapidly going viral.
During the screening of Umrao Jaan Asha Bhosle came on stage and spread the magic of her voice. She started singing the song ‘Yeh Kya Jagah Hai Doston’ from the cult film, during which Rekha was holding her by the throat, where Asha Tai jokingly said, ‘She is choking me’. Hearing this, even Rekha could not stop laughing.
After watching this video of Rekha and the famous singer, fans are unable to control their excitement. One user wrote, “She wins hearts even today”. Another user wrote, “Rekha ji, you have held her so tight, how will she sing the song?”.
Another user wrote, “His voice is still the same as before”. Apart from Asha Bhosle, Alia Bhatt, Simmi Grewal, Anil Kapoor, Nusrat Bharucha, Khushi Kapoor, Sunny Kaushik, Jitendra, Kabir Bedi, Raj Babbar, Rakesh Roshan, Johnny Lever, singer Adnan Sami, Mira Kapoor, Tabu and many other stars attended the screening.
