1. Zubeida was among the few girls who entered films as a teenager during a time when it was not considered a honourable profession for girls from respectable families.
10 Facts About Zubeida
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Zubeida was only 12 when she made her debut in Kohinoor, which was a talkie at the time.
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In 1925, Zubeida had nine releases, amongst them Kala Chor, Devdasi and Desh Ka Dushman.
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Zubeida starred in a string of silent films before Alam Ara proved to be the turning point in her career and was her biggest hit.
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Zubeida suddenly was highly in demand and got wages high above the standards for a woman in the film industry at that time.
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Zubeida was successful in portraying emotions with films such as Ezra Mir's Zarina, and Shatir which had her playing a vibrant, volatile circus girl whose kisses scorched the screen and sparked heated debates on censorship.
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Zubeida was one of the few actresses to make a successful transition from the silent era to the talkies and natak.
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Zubeida has appeared in one or two films a year from 1949 to 1953.
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Zubeida spent her last years at the family's Bombay palace in 1987, Dhanraj Mahal.
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Zubeida died on 21 September 1988, aged 76 or 77, in Bombay and was laid to rest at Chhatrapathi Shivaji Maharaj Marg, Apollo Bunder, Colaba, south Mumbai.