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Mother India

Mother India

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Summary

Drama starring Nargis. Radha, an old peasant woman, looks back on a life of hardship. As a young bride, she arrived at a farm mortgaged to an unscrupulous moneylender. But when her husband was injured in an accident and abandoned her, Radha still persevered to bring up her sons and cultivate the land.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

David Parkinson

Regarded by some as Bollywood's Gone with the Wind, Mehboob Khan's colour remake of his 1940 film, Aurat, alters the original storyline by having the heartbroken mother win the support of her neighbours instead of suffering in isolation, thus becoming a symbol of national pain and perseverance. Recalling the rural lyricism of the great Soviet director, Alexander Dovzhenko, the action is told as an extended flashback, as Nargis remembers the hardships that ultimately drove her to kill her own rebellious son, Sunil Dutt (Nargis's future husband). Sacrificing realism for epic spectacle, the film was nominated for the best foreign film Oscar.

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7.8/10

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Cast

rolenameRadhaNargis BirjuSunil DuttRamuRajendra KumarShamooRaaj KumarChampaKumkum SukhilalaKanhaiyalal

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Crew

rolenameDirectorMehboob Khan

Details

Theatrical distributor

BFI

Released on

2002-05-03

Languages

Hindi

Available on

video and DVD

Formats

Colour

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