Summaries

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.—Sujit R. Varma

Details

Keywords
  • based on play
  • lost film
Genres
  • Fantasy
  • Drama
Release date Mar 13, 1931
Countries of origin India
Language Hindi Urdu
Production companies Imperial Movietone

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 2h 4m
Color Black and White
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

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