India, July 27 -- As the musical teaser of Umrao Jaan Ada - Dil Cheez Kya Hai was projected on the screen, I noticed how music composers Salim-Sulaiman Merchant were not looking at the screen but rather eyeing the audience intently trying to read the expressions and fathom their excitement. Their smiles broadened with each waah from the audience indicating how special this teaser was for them.

Umrao Jaan Ada , adapted from the eponymous Urdu classic novel, written by renowned urdu novelist Mirza Hadi Ruswa will be brought alive on stage. Directed by Rajeev Goswami and written by Aashayein (Iqbal) fame screenwriter Irfan Siddiqui, will retell the timeless tale that follows the journey of the famous Lucknow courtesan Umrao Jaan. The story ...