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Alam Ara (1931) Online
Original Title :
Alam Ara
Genre :
Movie / Drama / Fantasy
Year :
1931
Directror :
Ardeshir Irani
Cast :
Master Vithal,Zubeida,Jillo
Writer :
Joseph David,Joseph David
Type :
Movie
Time :
2h 4min
Rating :
7.4/10
Alam Ara (1931) Online

A period fantasy that told of the ageing king of Kamarpur, and his two rival queens, Navbahar and Dilbahar, and their rivalry when a fakir predicts that Navbahar will bear the king's heir. Dilbahar unsuccessfully tries to seduce the army chief Adil (Vithal) and vengefully destroys his family, leaving his daughter Alam Ara (Zubeida) to be raised by nomads. Eventually, Alam Ara's nomad friends invade the palace, expose Dilbahar's schemes, release Adil from the dungeon and she marries the prince of the realm.
Cast overview:
Master Vithal Master Vithal - Adil
Zubeida Zubeida - Alam Ara
Jillo Jillo
Sushila Sushila
Prithviraj Kapoor Prithviraj Kapoor
Elizer Elizer
W.M. Khan W.M. Khan - (as Wazir Mohammed Khan)
Jagdish Sethi Jagdish Sethi
L.V. Prasad L.V. Prasad

The last known print of this film was destroyed in a fire at the National Archives of India, Pune, in 2003.

This was the first full-length sound film shot in India.

Presently, no copy of this film officially exists.

This was the first sound film made in Hindi.