Mammo

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Mammo is an acclaimed 1994 Indian drama film directed by Shyam Benegal that explores themes of partition, identity, and displacement through the story of an elderly Muslim woman facing deportation from India.

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Mammo canonical 3

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instanceOf Indian film
drama film
feature film
film
acclaimedFor performance of Farida Jalal
sensitive portrayal of Partition’s human impact
awardReceived National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi
National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film)
castMember Amit Phalke
Farida Jalal
Paresh Rawal
Rajit Kapur
Surekha Sikri
cinematographyBy V. K. Murthy
countryOfOrigin India
depicts deportation proceedings against an elderly woman
director Shyam Benegal
distributor Doordarshan
editedBy Aseem Sinha
firstBroadcastOn Doordarshan
followedBy Sardari Begum
Zubeidaa
format telefilm
genre drama
hasSetting Mumbai
leadActor Farida Jalal
mainCharacter Mammo
musicBy Vanraj Bhatia
narrativePerspective told through the eyes of a young boy
originalLanguage Hindi
partOf Shyam Benegal partition trilogy
portrays Muslim family in Bombay
producer National Film Development Corporation of India
protagonistDescription elderly Muslim woman facing deportation from India
releaseDecade 1990s
releaseYear 1994
runtime approximately 120 minutes
screenwriter Khalid Mohamed
setInPeriod post-Partition India
subject Partition of India
citizenship
displacement
identity
illegal immigration
theme bureaucratic injustice
family separation
nostalgia for homeland

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Shyam Benegal notableWork Mammo
Mammo mainCharacter Mammo
Farida Jalal notableWork Mammo