The Light of the World

Mar 14, 1931

2h 4m

★ 6.0

Overview

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.

Genres

Fantasy

Production Companies

Imperial Film Company

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Cast

Adil

Master Vithal

Alam Ara

Zubeida

Jillo

Sushila

Prithviraj Kapoor

Elizer

Wazir Mohammed Khan

Jagdish Sethi

L. V. Prasad

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