Zubeidaa
Zubeidaa is a 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. A.R. Rahman has scored the background music and memorable soundtrack for the movie.
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| Directed by | Shyam Benegal |
| Screenplay by | Khalid Mohamed |
| Story by | Khalid Mohamed |
| Produced by | Farouq Rattonsey |
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| Cinematography | Rajan Kothari |
| Edited by | Aseem Sinha |
| Music by | A. R. Rahman |
Production company | FKR Productions |
| Distributed by | Yash Raj Films |
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Running time | 153 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹5 crore (equivalent to ₹20 crore or US$2.5 million in 2023) |
| Box office | ₹5.6 crore (equivalent to ₹22 crore or US$2.8 million in 2023) |
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). The film was highly acclaimed and is regarded as of one of Benegal's best works blurring the lines of commercial and parallel cinema.