Alia poses with Rekha as she recreates her Silsila look

It was a nighttime of nostalgia, arsenic Alia Bhatt joined Bollywood's seasoned histrion Rekha to observe the re-release of the 1981 classical Umrao Jaan.The event, held to people the 4K restoration of Muzaffar Ali’s cult film, saw Alia paying tribute to the surface fable by recreating her unforgettable and chic Silsila look.Draped successful a brushed pinkish saree paired with feather earrings, reddish bindi and dewy, minimal makeup, Alia channelled Rekha’s quality Chandni, arsenic she deed the reddish carpet and struck poses for photographers.Taking to Instagram aft the event, the quality shared a bid of photos and video clips, including a touching representation of herself posing with Rekha for photos arsenic they flipped done a peculiar limited-edition java array publication created to honour Umrao Jaan.

The publication is said to beryllium a constricted edition, collector’s item, featuring uncommon behind-the-scenes photographs, archetypal costume sketches, and different intimate anecdotes from the film’s set.

“An ode to a surviving legend… determination never, was, is oregon volition ever beryllium different similar you, ReMaa,” Alia captioned her post.Celebrity stylist Rhea Kapoor confirmed the inspiration down Alia’s ensemble, sharing a side-by-side of Rekha’s archetypal look connected her Instagram Stories.

“Rekha ma successful Silsila has fixed america manner and heartbreak refs for ages. Eons. Centuries. And the lone mode to wage homage is to bash it correctly oregon not bash it astatine all...” she captioned the post.

Speaking astatine the screening, manager Muzaffar Ali reflected connected the film’s enduring taste significance. As quoted by IANS, Ali said, “Umrao Jaan was not conscionable a film; it was a travel into the psyche of a mislaid culture, a forgotten tehzeeb. I had actors who brought a batch of heft to their characters, and past determination was Rekha, who lived Umrao Jaan and genuinely immortalised it.

I americium thrilled that the movie is backmost connected the large surface for a full caller procreation to observe a clip and civilization that's precise overmuch a portion of our being.

”Originally released successful 1981 and based connected Mirza Hadi Ruswa's 1899 Urdu caller Umrao Jaan Ada, the movie follows the poetic emergence and affectional turbulence of a Lucknow tawaif. It went connected to triumph 4 National Awards, including Best Actress for Rekha, and is wide regarded arsenic 1 of Indian cinema’s astir iconic play dramas. The 4K restored mentation is present playing successful theatres from June 27.On the enactment front, Alia Bhatt is acceptable to prima successful Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Love and War, alongside Ranbir Kapoor and Vicky Kaushal, and volition besides header YRF’s ambitious spy thriller Alpha.