Career Zubeida
zubeida master vithal, in alam ara (1931)
in 1925 zubeida had 9 releases, amongst them kala chor, devdasi , desh ka dushman. year later starred in mother s film, bulbul-e-paristan. 1927 memorable movies laila majnu, nanand bhojai , naval gandhi s sacrifice successful movies @ time. latter, based on rabindranath tagore s balidan , starred sulochana devi, master vithal , jal khambatta. condemned age-old custom of animal sacrifice in kali temples in bengal. members of indian cinematograph committee wowed excellent , indian film . european members recommended sent abroad screening.
zubeida starred in string of silent films before alam ara proved turning point in career , biggest hit. highly in demand , got wages high above standards woman in film industry @ time.
through 30s , 40s made hit team jal merchant , starred in several successful mythological films playing characters subhadra, uttara , draupadi. successful in portraying emotions films such ezra mir s zarina had playing vibrant, volatile circus girl kisses steamed screen , sparked off heated debate on censorship. zubeida 1 of few actresses make successful transition silent era talkies.
in 1934 set mahalakshmi movietone nanubhai vakil , had box-office bonanzas in gul-e-sonobar , rasik-e-laila. continued appear in 1 or 2 films year till 1949. nirdosh abla last film.
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