The first female director of the film industry, the story of this star who came from a Muslim family
New Delhi. Today you get to hear the names of many female directors in the Bollywood industry. But do you know who was India’s first female director? How did these directors contribute to the industry? Let us know the name of India’s first female director.
You might be aware of the names and work of several female directors in Bollywood. Today there are many women directors in Bollywood. But do you know the name of India’s first female director? If not, let us tell you. The name of India’s first female director is Fatma Begum. Fatma’s first film directed was in the year 1926. Let us know the story of India’s first woman director.
Fatma was born in 1892
India’s first woman director was born in 1892 in Surat, Gujarat. Fatma came from a Muslim family. When Fatma was young, she learned theater and acted in Urdu plays. Fatima started her career with stage plays, then later she turned towards films.
Debuted in films at the age of 30
According to goldenglobes.com, Fatma made her film acting debut at the age of 30. As an actress, Fatma was seen in Ardeshir Irani’s silent film Veer Abhimanyu. This film was released in the year 1922. At that time there was no place for women in the film industry. Female roles were also played by men. In such a situation, when Fatma started acting, she became a star overnight.
As an actor, Fatma worked in Sati Sardaba, Prithvi Vallabh, Kala Nag and Gul-e-Bakavali. All these films were released in 1924. A year later, i.e. in 1925, Fatma appeared in the film Mumbai Ni Mohini. This film was directed by Nanubhai Desai. This was a thriller film.
Fatma had started her own production company
Fatma was the first woman in the industry to start her own production company. The name of Fatma’s production company is Fatma Films. He started this company in 1928. Later the name of this company was changed to Victoria-Fatma Films. He earned fame as a director, producer, actor and screenwriter.
Made his debut as a director with this film
Fatma’s first film as a director was Bulbul-e-Paristan. According to those days, this film was a big budget film. This film was produced by Fatma’s old friend Ardeshir Irani. For this film he gave special effects using trick photography. However, no print of this film exists today. It was a fantasy drama film.
Had also directed these films
In those days, Fatma directed many films and cast women in lead roles. In 1927 he presented a film named Goddess of Love. Then in the year 1928, he made films like Heer Ranjha and Chandravali. Begum wanted to work continuously. After this, films like Begum Ki Kanaktar, Milan Dinar, Naseeb Ni Devi and Shakuntala were released. All these films were released in the year 1929. Fatma’s last film was also released in the year 1929. The name of this film was Goddess of Luck. The studio was closed in 1929 due to legal difficulties.
Acted in more than 30 films
Fatma died in 1983 at the age of 91. Fatma had three children, whom she gave the opportunity to act in their own films. According to Wikipedia, even though his last film as a director was released in the year 1929, he continued his acting career. Fatima acted in films till 1940. She acted in more than 30 films in her career.
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