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Vidya Rani (born Zubeida Begum) (1926 – 26 January 1952), often known as Zubeida or Zubeidaa, was an Indian actress.


Early life

Zubeida Begum was the daughter of Qasembhai Mehta, a Bohra Muslim businessman, and his wife Faiza Bai, a singer in
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.


Personal life

A
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by birth, Zubeida converted to
Hinduism Hinduism () is an Hypernymy and hyponymy, umbrella term for a range of Indian religions, Indian List of religions and spiritual traditions#Indian religions, religious and spiritual traditions (Sampradaya, ''sampradaya''s) that are unified ...
according to
Arya Samaj Arya Samaj () is a monotheistic Indian Hindu reform movement that promotes values and practices based on the belief in the infallible authority of the Vedas. Dayananda Saraswati founded the samaj in the 1870s. Arya Samaj was the first Hindu ...
rites to marry Maharaja Hanwant Singh of
Jodhpur Jodhpur () is the second-largest city of the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan, after its capital Jaipur. As of 2023, the city has a population of 1.83 million. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Jodhpur district and ...
, on 17 December 1950, in
Bombay Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial centre, financial capital and the list of cities i ...
. She took on the name Vidya Rani and moved to Jodhpur. She gave birth to the couple's son, Rao Raja Hukum Singh (also known as Tutu Bana), in Bombay on 2 August 1951. She also had a son,
Khalid Mohamed Khalid Mohamed is an Indian journalist, editor, film critic, screenwriter and film director. He worked for The Times of India for 27 years and then DNA followed by Hindustan Times and was the lead editor for Filmfare magazine. He is the s ...
, from her first marriage. A film critic, Mohamed wrote the screenplay for the film ''
Zubeidaa ''Zubeidaa'' is a 2001 Indian film directed by Shyam Benegal and written by Khalid Mohammed. It stars Karisma Kapoor, Rekha, Manoj Bajpayee, Surekha Sikri, Rajit Kapoor, Lillete Dubey, Amrish Puri, Farida Jalal, and Shakti Kapoor. A.R. Ra ...
'' (2001), directed by
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, loosely based on her life.


Death

Zubeidaa was killed with her husband in an airplane accident on 26 January 1952 at Sumerpur
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, Rajasthan. After her death, Tutu was brought up by Rajmata of Jodhpur. He later went to study at Mayo College in Ajmer. He married Rao Rani Rajeshwari Kumari, daughter of Rao Raja Daljit Singh, of
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. The couple had one son, Parikshit Singh (b. 1974) and one daughter, Jainandini Kanwar (b. 1975). On 17 April 1981, Tutu was found beheaded on the streets of Jodhpur. Till date, legend persist that her unsatisfied soul haunts the palace and the royal family's school near the palace. Several rooms in the school are sealed with huge locks, allegedly holding her dancing spirit.


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* Indian film actresses Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in India 1926 births 1952 deaths 20th-century Indian actresses Converts to Hinduism from Shia Islam Indian former Shia Muslims Dawoodi Bohras Indian Ismailis Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1952 Converts to Hinduism from Islam {{India-film-actor-stub