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{{short description|2001 film by Shyam Benegal}}
{{about|the 2001 film|the actress on whom it is based|Zubeida Begum|the silent film actress|Zubeida}}
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{{Infobox film
|name = Zubeidaa
|image = Zubeidaa poster.jpg
|caption = Poster
|director = [[Shyam Benegal]]
| narrator =
|screenplay = [[Khalid Mohamed]]
|story = Khalid Mohamed
|music = [[A. R. Rahman]]
|starring = {{ubl |[[Karisma Kapoor]] |[[Rekha]] |[[Manoj Bajpayee]] |[[Amrish Puri]] |[[Farida Jalal]] |[[Lillete Dubey]] |[[Shakti Kapoor]]}}
|producer = Farouq Rattonsey
|studio = FKR Productions
| cinematography = Rajan Kothari
| editing = Aseem Sinha
|distributor = [[Yash Raj Films]]
|released = {{Film date|2001|1|19|df=y}}
|runtime = 153 minutes
|language = Hindi
|budget = {{INRConvert|5|c|year=2001}} <ref>http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Movies/movie_detail/zubeidaa#.VikaaH7hDIU</ref>
| gross = {{INRConvert|5.6|c|year=2001}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=685|title=Zubeidaa - Movie - Box Office India}}</ref>
}}

'''''Zubeidaa''''' is a [[Bollywood films of 2001|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]]. Renowned musician [[A.R.Rahman]] has scored the background music and soundtrack for the movie.

''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).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.easterneye.biz/birthday-special-top-performances-of-karisma-kapoor/|title=Birthday Special: Top performances of Karisma Kapoor|last=Iqbal|first=Murtuza|date=2019-06-25|website=EasternEye|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-06-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/from-zubeidaa-to-fiza-a-look-at-karisma-kapoors-iconic-performances-on-her-44th-birthday-4587321.html|title=From Zubeidaa to Fiza, a look at Karisma Kapoor's iconic performances on her 44th birthday|website=Firstpost|date=25 June 2018|access-date=2019-06-26}}</ref> The film was highly acclaimed and is regarded as of one of Benegal’s best works blurring the lines of commercial and parallel cinema.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/shyam-benegal-zubeidaa-when-men-ruled-women-were-consorts-karisma-kapoor-manoj-bajpayee-4981185/|title=Shyam Benegal's Zubeidaa was the tale of an era where men ruled and women were merely consorts|date=2017-12-14|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-06-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/zubeidaa/critic-review/|title=Zubeidaa Review by Taran Adarsh|website=Bollywood Hungama|access-date=2019-06-26}}</ref>

== Synopsis ==

''Zubeidaa'' is the story of Riyaz's ([[Rajit Kapoor]]) search to understand his mother, who is not known to him, as he was brought up by his maternal grandmother in the absence of his mother. His mother's name was Zubeidaa ([[Karisma Kapoor]]) and she was the only daughter of a filmmaker named 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 his friend's son Dr. Mehboob Alam who becomes a [[Gharjamai]]. Things seem happy for her when she gives birth to Riyaz. However, a disagreement arises between Suleman and Mehboob's father, and Mehboob divorces Zubeidaa a few days after she gives birth.

Heartbroken Zubeidaa then meets Maharaja Vijayendra Singh of Fatehpur ([[Manoj Bajpayee]]). Vijayendra is already married to Maharani Mandira Devi ([[Rekha]]) and is the father of two children. Nevertheless, he falls in love with Zubeidaa and they get married, but there is continuous turmoil in their relationship. Riyaz learns through Zubeidaa's journal that though she loved Vijayendra dearly, she was unable to follow the stifling customs of the palace. She was also uncomfortable because of her brother-in-law Uday Singh's sexual advances towards her, and his demands of her to have an extra-marital affair with him.

Riyaz travels to Fatehpur and asks many people about his mother. However, all except Mandira, whom Zubeidaa called "Mandy Didi", either deny that his mother ever existed, or say that she was a horrible woman who seduced their king and caused his death in a plane crash.

On reading the journal, Riyaz finds out that Vijayendra had become a politician, and was about to go to [[Delhi]] for an important meeting. Zubeidaa felt frustrated that whenever her husband needed help he looked to Mandira for support, and at the last minute, she insisted that only she will accompany him to the meeting. The plane crashes, killing Zubeidaa and Vijayendra. It is indicated that Uday Singh probably had the plane sabotaged to kill Vijayendra and Mandira so that he could get both - Zubeidaa and the kingdom.

In the end, Riyaz gets the missing tape of his mother's only film, from Mandira. The movie ends with him finally getting to watch the film with his grandmother shedding tears of happiness, watching Zubeidaa dancing happily as the spirited soul that she truly was.

== Cast ==

* [[Karisma Kapoor]] … Zubeidaa Suleiman Seth/Zubeidaa Mehboob Alam/Rani Meenakshi Devi
* [[Rekha]] … Maharani Mandira Devi (Mandy)
* [[Manoj Bajpayee]] … Maharaja Vijayendra Singh (Victor)
* [[Rahul Singh (actor)|Rahul Singh]] … Raja Digvijay "Uday" Singh
* [[Rajit Kapur]] … Riyaz Masud
* [[Surekha Sikri]] … Fayyazi
* [[Amrish Puri]] … Suleiman Seth
* [[Seema Pahwa]] … Zainab Bi
* [[Farida Jalal]] … Mammo
* [[Shakti Kapoor]] … Dance Master Hiralal
* [[Lillete Dubey]] … Rose Davenport
* [[Ravi Jhankal]] … Girivar Singh
* [[Smriti Mishra]] … Sardari Begum
* [[S M Zaheer]] … Sajid Masud
* [[Harish Patel]] … Nandlal Seth

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Zubeidaa – The Story of a Princess
| type = [[Soundtrack]]
| artist = [[A. R. Rahman]]
| cover =
| caption ={{deletable image-caption|Friday, 13 September 2019|PROD}}
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|df=y|2000|9|1}} <ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/zubeidaa-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/id302388533 |title=Zubeidaa (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |publisher=[[ITunes Store|iTunes]]}}</ref>
| recorded = [[Panchathan Record Inn]]
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Soundtrack]]
| length = 38:18
| label = [[Sony Music India]]
| producer = [[A.R. Rahman]]
| prev_title = [[Thenali]]
| prev_year = 2000
| next_title = [[One 2 Ka 4]]
| next_year = 2001
}}

{{Album ratings
| rev1 = All Music
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5.0}} <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/zubeidaa-story-of-a-princess-r509889 |title=Zubeidaa - music review by Chris Nickson |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=2011-06-30}}</ref>
}}

The soundtrack was released in 2000 and contained eight tracks, all composed by [[A. R. Rahman]], with lyrics by [[Javed Akhtar]]. [[Lata Mangeshkar]] collaborated with the musician again for a couple of tracks. Other singers, [[Kavita Krishnamurthy]] and [[Alka Yagnik]] walked away with all accolades for their renditions in their respective tracks.

{| class="wikitable tracklist" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Song !! Artist(s)
|-
| 1
| "Dheeme Dheeme"
| [[Kavita Krishnamurthy]]
|-
| 2
| "Main Albeli"
| [[Kavita Krishnamurthy]], [[Sukhwinder Singh]]
|-
| 3
| "Mehndi Hai Rachnewali"
| [[Alka Yagnik]]
|-
| 4
| "So Gaye Hain"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
| 5
| "Hai Na"
| [[Alka Yagnik]], [[Udit Narayan]]
|-
| 6
| "Pyaara Sa Gaon"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
| 7
| "So Gaye Hain"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]], Chorus
|-
| 8
| "Chhodo More Baiyyan"
| [[Richa Sharma (singer)|Richa Sharma]]
|}

==Reception==
Suman Tarafdar of ''[[Filmfare]]'' described the film as "very much a classy Benegal film, with new explorations of the human relationships in their multi-layered frameworks." and Kapoor "for having come up with such an assured performance".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tarafdar |first1=Suman |title=Zubeidaa |url=http://www.indiatimes.com/movies/reviews/zubeidaa.html |access-date=13 October 2020 |work=[[Filmfare]] |agency=Indiatimes Movies |publisher=[[The Times Group]] |date=2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010803054828/http://www.indiatimes.com/movies/reviews/zubeidaa.html |archive-date=3 August 2001}}</ref>

== Awards ==
* [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi]]
* [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress]] – [[Karisma Kapoor]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|0255713}}

{{National Film Award Best Feature Film Hindi}}
{{Shyam Benegal}}

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[[Category:Films directed by Shyam Benegal]]
[[Category:Films about actors]]
[[Category:Films about women in India]]
[[Category:Films about royalty]]
[[Category:Films set in Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Films scored by A. R. Rahman]]
[[Category:Best Hindi Feature Film National Film Award winners]]
[[Category:Films distributed by Yash Raj Films]]
[[Category:Films about Bollywood]]

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