Zubeidaa

This article is about the 2001 film. For the actress on whom it is based, see Zubeida Begum. For the silent film actress, see Zubeida.

Zubeidaa
Poster
Directed byShyam Benegal
Screenplay byKhalid Mohamed
Story byKhalid Mohamed
Produced byFarouq Rattonsey
Starring
CinematographyRajan Kothari
Edited byAseem Sinha
Music byA. R. Rahman
Production
company
FKR Productions
Distributed byYash Raj Films
Release date
  • 19 January 2001 (2001-01-19)
Running time
153 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹5 crore (equivalent to ₹20 crore or US$2.4 million in 2023) [1]
Box office₹5.6 crore (equivalent to ₹22 crore or US$2.7 million in 2023)[2]

Zubeidaa is a 2001 Indian film directed by Shyam Benegal and written by Khalid Mohammed. It stars Karisma Kapoor, Rekha, Manoj Bajpayee, Surekha Sikri, Rajit Kapoor, Lillete Dubey, Amrish Puri, Farida Jalal, and Shakti Kapoor. A.R. Rahman has scored the background music and soundtrack for the movie.[3]

Zubeidaa is the concluding chapter in a trilogy that began with Mammo (1994) and continued with Sardari Begum (1996). The film is based on the life of the ill-fated actress Zubeida Begum, who married Hanwant Singh of Jodhpur and was the mother of the film's writer, Khalid Mohamed.

The film garnered the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi and won Karisma Kapoor a Filmfare Award for Best Actress (Critics). It is regarded by many critics as Kapoor's best performance (alongside Fiza where she also played the title role).[4][5] The film was highly acclaimed and is regarded as of one of Benegal's best works blurring the lines of commercial and parallel cinema.[6][7]

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  5. ^ "From Zubeidaa to Fiza, a look at Karisma Kapoor's iconic performances on her 44th birthday". Firstpost. 25 June 2018. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Shyam Benegal's Zubeidaa was the tale of an era where men ruled and women were merely consorts". The Indian Express. 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
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