Hindi (romanized): in dinon phatma begum kaaphi saalon sein apni zindagi arq lite se dur ji rahi hai, isliye jab bhartiya cinema kii yah pratham mahila, jisane kabhi media saakshaatkaar nahin diya he, 3 may 2013 ko mujhase baat-chit karne ke liye raji huin to main fouran dhanraj mahal main unke kisi samay bhavy kintu ab dhahte hue nivas kii ore chal padaa, jahaan ve apni beti zubaida ke saath rahati hai.
English: Fatma Begum has lived a life away from the arc lights for several years now, so when this first lady of Indian cinema, who's never given a media interview, agreed to speak to me on 3 May 2013, I promptly made my way to her once-impressive but now crumbling residence in Dhanraj Mahal, where she lives with her daughter Zubeida.