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ZUBEIDAA
 | QFT
Monday 26 April 6.00pm
£6.50/£6.00
|  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | Director: Shyam Benegal / India / 2001 /153 mins / Cert: 15 / Print source: Directorate of Film Festivals, India | | | | | | 
| | | | | | | | Zubeidaa forms the third chapter in an unofficial trilogy created by Benegal and Mohamed (writer) that began in 1993 with Mammo. The second film, Sardari Begum (1996), part fairy-tale, part homage; the final installment Zubeidaa draws on several sources to weave together a complex story - the woman’s diary, relatives’ reminiscing and even archival documents that have been confiscated as a result of a cover-up.
As the title character Zubeidaa is “seen” through various perspectives, Karisma is stunning as the young and effervescent Zubeidaa, expressing the young woman’s desires, and zest for life. Zubeidaa is an almost experimental film, offering great acting, deft direction and a well-crafted screenplay. Benegal presents the tale with all the accompanying emotions, emotions that permeate through to the viewer.
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