Back فاتما بيجوم ARZ ফাটিমা বেগম Assamese ফাতিমা বেগম Bengali/Bangla Fatma Begum German Fatma Begum Spanish فاطمه بیگم Persian Fatima Begum French ફાતમા બેગમ Gujarati Fatma Begum Hausa फ़ातिमा बेगम Hindi
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| Born | Fatma 1892 |
| Died | 1983 (aged 90–91) |
| Other names | First female film director of Indian Cinema[1] |
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| Years active | 1922–1940 |
| Spouse | Nawab Sidi Ibrahim Muhammad Yakut Khan III (allegedly) |
| Children | 3, including Zubeida and Sultana |
| Relatives | Jamila Razzaq (granddaughter) Rhea Pillai (great-granddaughter) |
Fatma Begum (1892–1983) was an Indian actress, director, producer and screenwriter. She was the first female film director of Indian cinema.[2][1] Within four years, she went on to write, produce and direct many films. She launched her own production house, Fatma Films, which later became Victoria-Fatma Films, and directed her first film, Bulbul-e-Paristan, in 1926.[3][4]
- ^ a b Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul, eds. (1999). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (2 ed.). New York: Routledge. p. 95. ISBN 1579581463.
- ^ "A Southasian filmmaker unlike any other". Himal Southasian. 19 April 2022.
- ^ Khurana, Ashleshaa. "Bollywood's unforgettable women - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ Pandya, Sonal. "Fatma Begum, Jaddanbai: The earliest female filmmakers of Indian cinema". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.