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The Indian Mother Courage who'd rather drown her son than let him steal grain.
TMDB
70
IMDb
78
Rotten Tomatoes
86
Audience Score
85
Google
87
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Mother India (1957)

Epic rural tragedyMaternal sacrifice on steroidsTechnicolor suffering

Overview

Drama

A poverty-stricken woman raises her sons through many trials and tribulations. But no matter the struggles, always sticks to her own moral code.

Flag of ININHindi
Content warning
musicalpride and vanitymotherpeasantbodily disabled personrage and hatehungerpraisefieldphysical work+2 more

Standout Aspects

Acting

Nargis's volcanic final act—still unmatched in Hindi cinema.

Cinematography

Lush Technicolor frames rural poverty like mythic painting.

Direction

Mehboob Khan's control of scale and intimate suffering.

Best for:Solo: Three hours of emotional devastation requires solitude and tissues.·Rewatch: Nargis's performance reveals new layers each viewing.
Heads up:Emotional: Multiple child deaths and maternal grief throughout.·Violence: Village justice scene involving drowning is harrowing.
Mehboob Khan

Director

Mehboob Khan

ReleasedFeb 13, 1957
Runtime2h 52m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Mehboob Productions

Top Cast

Nargis

Nargis

Radha

Sunil Dutt

Sunil Dutt

Birju

Rajendra Kumar

Rajendra Kumar

Ramu

Raaj Kumar

Raaj Kumar

Shamu

Kanhaiyalal Chaturvedi

Kanhaiyalal Chaturvedi

Sukhilala

Kumkum

Kumkum

Champa Chanchal

Mukri

Mukri

Shambu

Azra

Azra

Chandra

Sajid Khan

Sajid Khan

Young Birju

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Nargis and Sunil Dutt fell in love during filming when he saved her from a real fire; they married shortly after.

Cultural

The title deliberately echoes Katherine Mayo's racist 1927 book 'Mother India' to reclaim and subvert the image of Indian womanhood.

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Unseen Trailers | Mother India(1957) Hindi Classical Movie Trailer | Nargis, Sunil Dutt | Hd Trailer

Unseen Trailers | Mother India(1957) Hindi Classical Movie Trailer | Nargis, Sunil Dutt | Hd Trailer

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