Umrao Jaan

Imagine a bakery where a multilayered cake is being prepared for a grand occasion. Bakers with years of experience are applying the final touches - the icing and the decorations. A layer of butter-cream is first applied. Beautiful designs are then rendered using a pastry bag, and finally decorations made of fondant are added.

And then it is served on the most magnificent platter. With lustful greedy eyes, the patrons of the bakery approach the cake. They take a large spoon and thrust it into the core, the very heart of the cake, trying to scoop-out the perfect bite - all the lay....