Actor
Zubeida
January 1, 1911 · Surat, Gujarat, India
Zubeida was a pioneering Indian actress who became a star of the silent film era and is best known for being the leading lady in Alam Ara (1931), the first Indian talkie film.
Born in 1911 in Surat, Zubeida was the daughter of Nawab Sidi Ibrahim Muhammad Yakut Khan III and Fatima Begum, an actress who would later become one of India's first female film directors. Zubeida's two sisters, Sultana and Shahzadi, also became actresses, making them a trailblazing family in early Indian cinema.
Often works with
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Sultana
6 titles together
Devdas, Prithvi Vallabh, Bulbul-e-Paristan
Fatma Begum
3 titles together
Prithvi Vallabh, Gul-e-Bakavali, Sati Sardarba
P. K. Raja Sandow
3 titles together
The Black Thief, The Divine Punishment, Indrasabha
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Putli
3 titles together
Bulbul-e-Paristan, The Black Thief, Sati Sardarba
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Jillo
2 titles together
Alam Ara, Gul Sanobar
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Bachhu Pawar
2 titles together
Rashk-e-Laila, Fairy of Punjab
