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Alam Ara
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| Alam Ara | |
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 A Still from Alam Ara |
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| Directed by | Ardeshir Irani |
| Produced by | Imperial Movietone |
| Written by | Joseph David |
| Starring | Master Vithal, Zubeida, Jilloo, Sushila, Prithviraj Kapoor |
| Cinematography | Wilford Deming Adi M. Irani |
| Editing by | Ezra Mir |
| Release date(s) | March 14, 1931 |
| Running time | 124 mins |
| Country |  India |
| Language | Hindi/Urdu |
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Alam Ara (The Light of the World; 1931), directed by Ardeshir Irani, was the first Indian sound film. [1]
Irani recognized the importance that sound would have on the cinema, and raced to complete Alam Ara before several other contemporary sound films. Alam Ara debuted at the Majestic Cinema in Mumbai (then Bombay) on March 14, 1931. Both the movie and its music were widely successful, marking the beginning of filmi music in Indian cinema.
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The film was based on a Parsi play written by Joseph David. David later served as a writer at Irani's film company. The story centers on an imaginary, historical royal family in the kingdom of Kumarpur. The main characters are the king and his two warring wives Dilbahar and Navbahar. Their rivalry escalates when a fakir predicts that Navbahar will bear the king's heir. Dilbahar, in revenge, attempts to have an affair with the kingdom's chief minister Adil. The affair goes sour and a vengeful Dilbahar imprisons him and exiles his daughter, Alam Ara (Zubeida). In exile, Alam Ara is brought up by Gypsies. Upon returning to the palace at Kumarpur, Alam Ara meets and falls in love with the charming young prince (Master Vithal). In the end, Adil is released, Dilbahar is punished and the lovers marry.
The film was inspired by Rodgers and Hammerstein's Show Boat by Universal Pictures. [2]
- Master Vithal ... Adil
- Zubeida ... Alam Ara
- Jillo
- J. Sushila (as Sushila)
- Prithviraj Kapoor
- Elizer
- Wazir Mohammed Khan
- Jagdish Sethi
- L.V. Prasad
- ^ Goddard, John. "Missouri Masala Fear not, St. Louisans: You don't need to go to Bombay to get your Bollywood fix" Riverfront Times, St. Louis, Missouri, July 30, 2003, Music section.
- ^ Goddard, John. "Missouri Masala Fear not, St. Louisans: You don't need to go to Bombay to get your Bollywood fix" Riverfront Times, St. Louis, Missouri, July 30, 2003, Music section.
Alam Ara at the Internet Movie Database
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