Review of Zubeidaa (2001) by Lita T — 20 Apr 2008
The Movie Info listed for this is incorrect. The story is about a man who never knew his mysterious and enigmatic mother (Zubeidaa) who was once a budding actress stopped short by an arranged marriage by her father.
Before her husband divorced her, Zubeidaa produced one son (the one who's looking for her in the present tense). Not long after her divorce, against her father's wishes she starts dating a maharaja. When the maharaja wants to make her his junior queen, Zubeidaa's mother demands that she give up her only son to be raised by the grandmother.
Zubeidaa stupidly agrees to do this and ends up as a concubine in a complicated and eventually unfulfilling marriage.
I only wanted to watch this because it was recommended on Baz Luhrman's Red Curtain Trilogy. Ugh. This just dragged on and on. Zubeidaa was a spoiled brat and she should have played that up more. Not a good Bollywood Musical by any standards.
This review of Zubeidaa (2001) was written by Lita T on 20 Apr 2008.
Zubeidaa has generally received positive reviews.
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