Mother India (1957)




Mother India




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


Screenplay

dialogue by Vajahat Mirza & S. Ali Raza
The dialogue of Mother India, Mehboob Khan's immortal classic
New Delhi, 2010

Books on Mother India

Gayatri Chatterjee
Mother India
London, 2002

Books with substantial mentioning of Mother India

Tom Pendergast, Sara Pendergast (eds.)
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, 1. Films
Detroit/New York/San Francisco/London/Boston/Woodbridge, CT, 2000


Mother India
India 1957

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Year: 1957
Country: India
Language: Hindi
 
IMDb: 0050188