Muzzafar Ali, who directed the nationally acclaimed Umrao Jaan (1981) that starred Rekha and Farooq Shaikh as the leads, is making a comeback to the film industry after 30 years. The director is planning to direct Umrao Jaan sequel and interested to rope in Rekha for doing a cameo.

The scripting process of the sequel is currently on in full swing. It is interesting that the script writer Javed Siddiqui, who wrote the script for the original version, is writing the script for the sequel as well.

It may be recalled that Umrao Jaan fetched Rekha a National Award. The movie is about a courtesan who faces troubles in her life.