Zubeida Begum
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Zubeida Begum was an Indian film actress. She was married to Hanwant Singh
, the Maharaja of Jodhpur
. Born a Muslim
and is the mother of film critic, Khalid Mohammed
, who wrote the screenplay for the film Zubeidaa
(2001), directed by Shyam Benegal
, loosely based on her life and in which her role was essayed by Karishma Kapoor.
Hanwant Singh
H.H. Raj Rajeshwar Maharajadhiraj Shri Hanwant Singh of Jodhpur Hanwart Singh was the ruler of the Indian princely state of Jodhpur from 1947 until 1952. He was a great player of Polo and is accredited as world polo champion, he was a fine magician as well...
, the Maharaja of Jodhpur
Ruler of Jodhpur
The Rulers of the Indian Princely State of Jodhpur were of an ancient dynasty established in the 8th century. However, the dynasty's fortunes were made by Rao Jodha, first of the rulers of the Rathore dynasty in Jodhpur in 1459....
. Born a Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
and is the mother of film critic, Khalid Mohammed
Khalid Mohammed
Khalid Mohamed is an Indian journalist, editor, film critic, screenwriter and film director. He formerly worked for the Hindustan Times and was the lead editor for Filmfare magazine...
, who wrote the screenplay for the film Zubeidaa
Zubeidaa
Zubeidaa is a 2001 Indian film directed by Shyam Benegal and written by Khalid Mohammed. It stars Karisma Kapoor, Rekha, Manoj Bajpai, Surekha Sikri, Rajit Kapoor, Lillete Dubey, Amrish Puri, Farida Jalal, and Shakti Kapoor...
(2001), directed by Shyam Benegal
Shyam Benegal
Shyam Benegal is a prolific Indian director and screenwriter. With his first four feature films Ankur , Nishant Manthan and Bhumika he created a new genre, which has now come to be called the "middle cinema" in India although he himself has expressed dislike in the term preferring his work to...
, loosely based on her life and in which her role was essayed by Karishma Kapoor.