Zubeidaa (जुबेदा) 2001

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Banner	Yash Raj Films
Director	Shyam Benegal
Writer	Khalid Mohammed
Producer	Farouq Rattonsey
Orginal music	A. R. Rahman
Cinematography	Chandan Goswami, Subodh Roy, Shiva
Film Editing	Aseem Sinha
Art Director	Samir Chanda
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Playback Singers	Kavita Krishnamurthy, Sukhwinder Singh, Richa Sharma, Udit Narayan , Alka Yagnik, Lata Mangeshkar, chorus

Character	Actor / Actress
Zubeida	Karisma Kapoor
Mandira Devi	Rekha
Raja Vijendra Singh	Manoj Bajpayee
Riyaz Masud	Rajit Kapoor
Fayyazi	Surekha Sikri
Suleiman Seth	Amrish Puri
Mammo	Farida Jalal
Dance Master Hiralal	Shakti Kapoor
Rose Davenport	Lillete Dubey
Girivar Singh	Ravi Jhankal
Sardari Begum	Smriti Mishra
Sajid Masud	S. M. Zaheer
Nandlal Seth	Harish Patel
	Seema Bhargava
Young Riyaz	Parzan Dastur
Old Maharaja	Devendra Malhotra
Maid	Kiran Rathore
Young Rohan	Raj Dedhia
Uday Singh	Rahul Singh
Mehboob Alam	Vinod Sharawat
Watchman	Rajesh Divkar
Watchman	Rambali
Baby Riyaz	Gehna Singh
Baby Riyaz	Mayank

Zubeidaa is the story of Riyaz's (Rajit Kapoor) search to understand his mother, who is not known to him. His mother's name was Zubeidaa (Karisma Kapoor) and she was the only daughter of a filmmaker named Suleman Seth (Amrish Puri). Zubeidaa acts in films secretly, but when her father finds out he forbids her to carry on and quickly arranges her marriage to Mehboob Alam. Things look happy for her when she gives birth to Riyaz. However, a misunderstanding arises between Suleman Seth and Mehboob's parents, and Mehboob divorces Zubeidaa on the same day she gives birth.

Zubeidaa then meets Maharaja Vijayendra Singh of Fatehpur (Manoj Bajpai). Vijayendra is already married to maharani Mandira Devi (Rekha) and is the father of two children. Nevertheless, he falls in love with Zubeidaa and they get married, but there is continuous turmoil in their relationship. Riyaz learns through Zubeidaa's journal that though she loved Vijayendra dearly, she was unable to follow the mainly Hindu customs and traditions of the palace, being a Muslim. She was also uncomfortable as her brother-in-law Uday Singh's sexual advances towards her, and his demands of her to have an extra-marital affair with him. Away from her own family, she was unable to enjoy the beautiful surroundings of the palace.

Riyaz travels to Fatehpur and asks many people about his mother. However, all except Mandira, whom Zubeidaa called "Mandy Didi," deny that his mother ever existed, or say that she was a horrible woman who seduced their king and caused his death in a mysterious accident.

On reading the journal, Riyaz finds out that Vijayendra had become a politician, and was about to go to Delhi for an important meeting. Zubeidaa felt frustrated that whenever her husband needed help he looked to Mandira for support, and at the last minute she insisted that only she will go for the meeting. They never make it, however, as they die in a plane crash. In the end, Riyaz watches a tape of one of his mother's films with his family, having finally deciphered the mystery behind his mother's demise.

Release date	19th January, 2001
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National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi
Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress – Karisma Kapoor

BFJA Awards (2002) :
Best Indian Films

Screen Awards (2001) :
Best Sound : Ashwyn Balsavar

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