"Khanam is the diva in the film. Her wardrobe comprises a skirt made of 12 metres of fabric. The authentic name for it is farshi, as it sweeps the floor. This is ensembled with a short kurti, odhanis and a shawl. Her clothes have been embroidered in gold gota kari work with semi precious stones.

Shabanaji has worked in films like that before, so her inputs helped take the movie to another level. At one point, her mother Shaukat Azmi [who played the same role in the original Umrao Jaan] came along to help us pick material."

Don't miss: The Umrao Jaan special section

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