Zubeidaa

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Zubeidaa
Zubeidaa DVD cover
Directed by	Shyam Benegal
Produced by	Farouq Rattonsey
Written by	Khalid Mohammed
Starring	Karisma Kapoor, Manoj Bajpai, Rekha, Amrish Puri, Farida Jalal, Lillete Dubey, Shakti Kapoor
Release date(s)	2001
Running time	153 min
Language	Hindi
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Zubeidaa (Hindi: ज़ुबैदा, Urdu: زبیدہ) is a 2001 film directed by Shyam Benegal and written by Khalid Mohammed. Zubeidaa stars Karisma Kapoor, Rekha, Manoj Bajpai, Surekha Sikri, Rajat Kapoor, Lillete Dubey, Amrish Puri, Farida Jalal and Shakti Kapoor.

It is the concluding chapter in a trilogy that began with Mammo (1994) and continued with Sardari Begum (1996).

The author of the books was killed when the movie came out. It is widely believed that the family of the Raja portrayed in the film did not want the story publicized. The movie hints to this at the end.

The film garnered a Best Film (Regional, Hindi) citation from the National Film Awards and won Kapoor a Filmfare Award for Best Actress (Critics').

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[edit] Synopsis

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Zubeidaa is the story of a young man’s search to understand his mother who is not known to him. Zubeidaa (Karisma Kapoor) is the only daughter of a filmmaker Suleman Seth (Amrish Puri). Zubeidaa acts in films secretly but when her father finds out he forbids her to carry on and quickly arranges her marriage to Mehboob Alam. Things look happy for her when she gives birth to a son, Riyaz. However due to a misunderstanding between her in-laws and her father, Mehboob divorces Zubeidaa.

She meets Maharaja Vijayendra Singh (Manoj Bajpai). He is attracted to Zubeidaa and proposes to her, she's hesitant at first but she soon relents and accepts his proposal. She leaves her son to her mother's care and goes to Fatehpur as his second wife. She meets the Maharaja's first wife Maharani Mandira Devi (Rekha) and at first is happy with her surroundings and her new life. However she feels isolated by her husband and soon jealousy sets in when Vijayendra chooses Mandira Devi to accompany him during the election campaign...