Mother India (1957 film)

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:film
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Director
gptkb:Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Film
gptkb:Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Actress
gptkbp:boxOfficeGross Rs 40 million
blockbuster
gptkbp:budget Rs 3.5 million
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Faredoon_A._Irani
gptkbp:colorProcess gptkb:Technicolor
gptkbp:containsStory gptkb:Mehboob_Khan
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:India
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Symbol of Indian womanhood and resilience
gptkbp:director gptkb:Mehboob_Khan
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:Mehboob_Productions
gptkbp:editor gptkb:Shamsudin_Kadri
gptkbp:enemyOf Sukhilala
gptkbp:featuresActor gptkb:Nargis
gptkb:Rajendra_Kumar
gptkb:Raaj_Kumar
gptkb:Sunil_Dutt
gptkbp:genre gptkb:poetry
drama
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mother India (1957 film)
gptkbp:influenced Indian popular culture
gptkbp:language gptkb:Hindi
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:Radha
gptkbp:narrativeLocation rural India
gptkbp:nominatedFor gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Foreign_Language_Film
gptkbp:notableFor First Indian film nominated for an Academy Award
gptkbp:plotSummary The film tells the story of Radha, a poverty-stricken woman who struggles to raise her sons and survive against social and personal hardships.
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:National_Film_Archive_of_India
gptkbp:producer gptkb:Mehboob_Khan
gptkbp:releaseDate 25 October 1957
gptkbp:remakeOf gptkb:Aurat_(1940_film)
gptkbp:runtime 172 minutes
gptkbp:screenplayBy gptkb:Wajahat_Mirza
gptkbp:setInPeriod pre-independence India
gptkbp:significance Regarded as one of the greatest films in Indian cinema
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Nargis
gptkb:Rajendra_Kumar
gptkb:Raaj_Kumar
gptkb:Kanhaiyalal
gptkb:Sunil_Dutt
gptkbp:theme gptkb:sacrifice
social justice
poverty
rural life
motherhood
gptkbp:themeMusicComposer gptkb:Naushad
gptkbp:villainActor gptkb:Kanhaiyalal
gptkbp:writer gptkb:Mehboob_Khan
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Aurat_(1940_film)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7