Fatma Begum was fair skinned and wore dark make-up that suited the sepia/black & white images on the screen.

She became a pioneer for fantasy cinema where she used trick photography to have early special effects.

If true, the film places Begum among early pioneers of fantasy cinema such as George Melies.

She was supposedly married to Nawab Sidi Ibrahim Muhammad Yakut Khan III of Sachin State.

[8] Her legacy was carried on by her daughters Sultana, Shahzadi and Zubeida acted in India's first ever talkie, Alam Ara, in addition to being a silent film star.