Mother India
Mother India is a 1957 Indian epic drama film, directed by Mehboob Khan and starring Nargis, Sunil Dutt, Rajendra Kumar and Raaj Kumar. A remake of Khan's earlier film Aurat (1940), it is the story of a poverty-stricken village woman named Radha (Nargis), who in the absence of her husband, struggles to raise her sons and survive against a cunning money-lender amidst many troubles.
Plot
In 1957, the construction of an irrigation canal to the village is completed. Radha, considered to be the "mother" of the village, is asked to inaugurate the canal. She reminisces about her past when she was newly married.
Awards
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| author | S. Ali Raza |
|---|---|
| award | Filmfare Award for Best Film |
| contentLocation | India |
| director | Mehboob Khan |
| editor | Shamsudin Kadri |
| events | motherhood |
| genre | drama social western |
| keywords | crush force married newly married steal survive walk wedding day |
| musicBy | Naushad |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best International Feature Film International Submission to the Academy Awards |
| producer | Mehboob Khan |
| productionCompany | Mehboob Productions |
| publisher | Mehboob Productions |
| recordedAt | India |
| theme | epic feminist gangster narrative |