ever existed, or say that she was a horrible woman who seduced their king and caused his death in a plane crash. On reading the journal, Riyaz finds out that Vijayendra had become a politician, and was about to go to Delhi for an important meeting. Zubeidaa felt frustrated that whenever her husband needed help he looked to Mandira for support, and at the last minute, she insisted that only she will accompany him to the meeting. The plane crashes, killing Zubeidaa and Vijayendra. It is indicated that Uday Singh probably had the plane sabotaged to kill Vijayendra and Mandira so that he could get both - Zubeidaa and the kingdom. In the end, Riyaz gets the missing tape of his mother's only film, from Mandira. The movie ends with him finally getting to watch the film with his grandmother shedding tears of happiness, watching Zubeidaa dancing happily as the spirited soul that she truly was. Cast Karisma Kapoor ... Zubeidaa Suleiman Seth/Zubeidaa Mehboob Alam/Rani Meenakshi Devi Rekha ... Maharani Mandira Devi (Mandy) Manoj Bajpayee ... Maharaja Vijayendra Singh (Victor) Rahul Singh ... Raja Digvijay "Uday" Singh Rajit Kapur ... Riyaz Masud Surekha Sikri ... Fayyazi Amrish Puri ... Suleiman Seth Seema Pahwa ... Zainab Bi Farida Jalal ... Mammo Shakti Kapoor ... Dance Master Hiralal Lillete Dubey ... Rose Davenport Ravi Jhankal ... Girivar Singh Smriti Mishra ... Sardari Begum S M Zaheer ... Sajid Masud Harish Patel ... Nandlal Seth Soundtrack The soundtrack was released in 2000 and contained eight tracks, all composed by A. R. Rahman, with lyrics by Javed Akhtar. Lata Mangeshkar collaborated with the musician again for a couple of tracks. Other singers, Kavita Krishnamurthy and Alka Yagnik walked away with all accolades for their renditions in their respective tracks. Reception Suman Tarafdar of Filmfare described the film as "very much a classy Benegal film, with new explorations of the human relationships in their multi-layered frameworks." and Kapoor "for having come up with such an assured performance". Awards National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress – Karisma Kapoor References External links 2001 films 2000s Hindi-language films Films directed by Shyam Benegal Films about actors Films about women in India Films about royalty Films set in Rajasthan Films scored by A. R. Rahman Best Hindi Feature Film National Film Award winners Films distributed by Yash Raj Films Films