Alam Ara

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 14, 1931

Original language

Hindi

Spoken languages

Hindi, Urdu

Countries

India

Production

Imperial Film Company,Imperial Movietone

Cast

Elizer,Jagdish Sethi,Sushila,Prithviraj Kapoor,L. V. Prasad,Wazir Mohammed Khan,Zubeida,Master Vithal,Jillo

Director

Ardeshir Irani

Writer

Joseph David,Ardeshir Irani

Producer

Ardeshir Irani

Cinematography

Adi M. Irani

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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