The Light of the World

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.

Country:

India

Genre:

Fantasy

Duration:

124 minutes

Year:

1931

Director:

Ardeshir Irani

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Company:

Imperial Film Company

Cast:
Master Vithal

Adil

Zubeida

Alam Ara

Jillo

Sushila

Prithviraj Kapoor

Crew:
Ardeshir Irani

Director

Ferozshah M. Mistri

Music

B. Irani

Music

Adi M. Irani

Director of Photography

Joseph David

Story