Mammo
Sign in to saveMammo is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language film by Shyam Benegal. It stars Farida Jalal, Surekha Sikri, Amit Phalke and Rajit Kapur.
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5.6Mammo is an account of a certain period in the life of Riyaz, a teenager who lives with his grandmother Fayyazi as they get a visit from his grandma’s sister Mehmooda Begum Anwar Ali, commonly known as ‘Mammo’.
Released: 1994-06-08130 minDir: Shyam BenegalDrama
Cast
- Farida Jalal as Mammo
- Surekha Sikri as Fayyazi
- Amit Phalke as Riyaz
- Rajit Kapoor as Older Riyaz
- Himani Shivpuri as Anwari
- Shri Vallabh Vyas as Sabir
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Key facts
- Film.image
- Mammo (movie poster).jpg
- Film.caption
- Poster
- Film.director
- Shyam Benegal
- Film.producer
- National Film Development Corporation of India
- Film.writer
- Khalid MohammedShama ZaidiJaved Siddiqui
- Film.starring
- Farida JalalRajit KapoorSurekha Sikri
- Film.music
- Vanraj Bhatia
- Film.cinematography
- Shyam Benegal
- Film.editing
- Shyam Benegal
- Film.distributor
- NFDC
- Film.runtime
- 130 minutes
- Film.country
- India
- Film.language
- Hindi
Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 1994
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- India
- Original language
- Hindi
- Director
- Shyam Benegal
- Screenwriter
- Khalid Mohamed
- Composer
- Vanraj Bhatia
- Narrative location
- Mumbai
- Duration
- +120
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Mammo is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language film by Shyam Benegal. It stars Farida Jalal, Surekha Sikri, Amit Phalke and Rajit Kapur.
The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi in 1995. Farida Jalal won Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance, while Surekha Sikri won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress. It was the first film of Benegal’s Muslim trilogy, which included Sardari Begum (1996) and Zubeidaa (2001). The film was critically acclaimed and is regarded among his best works. The film’s writer, Khalid Muhammad, mentioned that he wrote the role for Waheeda Rehman who was hesitant to do the role, thus casting Farida Jalal.
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1994 drama films1994 films1994 Hindi-language filmsBest Hindi Feature Film National Film Award winnersFilms directed by Shyam BenegalFilms featuring a Best Supporting Actress National Film Award–winning performanceFilms set in MumbaiFilms with screenplays by Shama ZaidiNational Film Development Corporation of India filmsTemplate film date with 1 release date