'Jaanisaar' showcases culture, costumes, music and poetry of pre-Independence India

Ali, director of the classicUmrao Jaan (1981) gears up for the release of his next, Jaanisaar, a period drama that has been shot on opulent sets.
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Fashion entrepreneur Pernia Qureshi debuts opposite Pakistani heartthrob Imran Abbas in this love saga of a revolutionary courtesan of Avadh, India and a prince brought up in England, set a couple of decades after the 1857 national uprising against the British. The lead cast is dressed in beautiful and ostentatious costumes.
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Shot extensively in Lucknow, the movie produced by Meera Ali has an ecletic soundtrack that blends beautifully with pre-Independence India.
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Jaanisaar, produced by Kotwara Studios, releases August 7.

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