The First Voice of Cinema, Breaking Traditions and Restrictions

Zubeida Begum was a personality of the Hindi film industry who had a special achievement to her name. She is known as the heroine of the first talkie film of Indian cinema, Alam Aara, which came in 1931. But do you know that as an actress, her stature in the film world was very big.

In 1931, the film Alam Aara was released and with this Indian cinema started speaking. Because this movie was the first talkie film of the Indian film industry, because before this silent movies were in vogue on the screen. Director Ardeshir Irani started a new era of talking films and Zubeida Begum became the first voice of cinema as the heroine of Alam Ara.

Zubeida was the name of the Hindi film industry, who crossed the boundaries of conservative society and changed the thinking of people as an actress. In today's article, we will know more about Zubeida Begum in depth.

In 1911, Nawab Sidhi Mohammed Yukut Khan III of Surat under British India and Begum Fatam Begum gave birth to a daughter, who was named Zubeida Begum. Since she was the queen of the royal family, her family was bound by purdah, tradition and restrictions. But Zubeida broke these by becoming an actress in Hindi cinema and changed the attitude towards women in society.