Alam Ara
Seen it?1931 | 124 min | Fantasy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for fantasy fans.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 2 hr 4 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Hindi, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1931: an older pace and style.
A period fantasy that told of the ageing king of Kamarpur, and his two rival queens, Navbahar and Dilbahar, and their rivalry when a fakir predicts that Navbahar will bear the king's heir. Dilbahar unsuccessfully tries to seduce the army chief Adil (Vithal) and vengefully destroys his family, leaving his daughter Alam Ara (Zubeida) to be raised by nomads. Eventually, Alam Ara's nomad friends invade the palace, expose Dilbahar's schemes, release Adil from the dungeon and she marries the prince of the realm.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 71K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ardeshir Irani
- Master VithalAdil
- ZubeidaAlam Ara
- Jillo
- Sushila
- Prithviraj Kapoor
- Elizer
- Wazir Mohammed Khan
- Jagdish Sethi
- L. V. Prasad