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
The film opens in the year 1957, the present day at the time of filming. When construction of an irrigation canal to the village is completed, Radha (Nargis), considered to be the "mother" of the village, is asked to inaugurate the canal. She remembers her past when she was newly married.
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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 |
| keywords | crush film force married newly married present day survive walk wedding day |
| musicBy | Naushad |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
| producer | Mehboob Khan |
| productionCompany | Mehboob Productions |
| publisher | Mehboob Productions |
| recordedAt | India |
| theme | epic narrative |