The Light of the World

The Light of the World

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 14, 1931

Runtime

2h 4m

Genres

Fantasy

User Score

60%

Original Title

Alam Ara

Production Companies

Imperial Film Company

Director

Ardeshir Irani

Description

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.