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The Light of the World is a indian film of genre Drama directed by Ardeshir Irani with Zubeida

The Light of the World (1931)

The Light of the World
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Length 2h4
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OriginInde
Genres Drama,    Fantastic,    Romantic drama,    Fantasy
Rating73% 3.6944653.6944653.6944653.6944653.694465

Alam Ara (Hindi: आलम आरा, Urdu: عالم آراء‎, translation: The Ornament of the World) is a 1931 film directed by Ardeshir Irani. It was the first Indian sound film.

Irani recognised the importance that sound would have on the cinema, and raced to complete Alam Ara before several contemporary sound films. Alam Ara debuted at the Majestic Cinema in Mumbai (then Bombay) on 14 March 1931. The first Indian talkie was so popular that "police aid had to be summoned to control the crowds."

The film has long been lost and was not available as far back as 1967 according to the National Film Archive of India, Pune.

Synopsis

The film is a love story between a prince and a gypsy girl, based on a Parsi play written by Joseph David. David later served as a writer at Irani's film company. The story centres on an imaginary, historical royal family in the kingdom of Kumarpur. The main characters are the king and his two warring wives, Dilbahar and Naubahar. Their rivalry escalates when a fakir predicts that Navbahar will bear the king's heir.

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