Mammo

Mammo is a 1994 Indian Hindi film by Shyam Benegal. It stars Farida Jalal, Surekha Sikri, Amit Phalke and Rajit Kapur.

Mammo
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Directed byShyam Benegal
Produced byRaj Pius
Written byKhalid Mohammed
Shama Zaidi
Javed Siddiqui
StarringFarida Jalal
Rajit Kapoor
Surekha Sikri
Amit Phalke
Music byVanraj Bhatia
Distributed byNFDC
Release date
  • 8 June 1994 (1994-06-08)
Running time
130 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

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 his Muslim trilogy, which included Sardari Begum (1996) and Zubeidaa (2001). The film was critically acclaimed and is regarded amongst Benegal's best works.[1][2]

Plot

13-year-old Riyaz (Amit Phalke) lives a poor lifestyle in Bombay, India, with his grandmother, Fayyuzi (Surekha Sikri), and her sister, Mehmooda Begum, alias Mammo (Farida Jalal). Quite outspoken and embittered over his dad abandoning him, Riyaz does not have many friends, save for Rohan. When Mammo plans a surprise birthday party for him, Riyaz is offended as he believes his friends will make fun of him as his lifestyle is not as good as theirs. Fayyuzi and Riyaz have an argument with Mammo, and she leaves for the mosque at Haji Ali; she returns when they apologize. Although Mammo was born in Panipat during the British Raj, she was one of thousands of Muslims who left for Pakistan after Partition. She and her husband automatically became Pakistani citizens. Although childless, her marriage is a happy one until her husband's death. Over property matters, Mammo is thrown out of the house by her relatives.

Having nowhere else to go, she came to live with her widowed sister in Bombay on a temporary visa. Every month she walks to the nearest police station to get an extension. She finally paid Rs.4800 as a bribe to get a permanent visa through Inspector Apte. When Apte was transferred, a new police inspector took over, processed her papers, took her to be an illegal immigrant, arrested her, had her escorted to the Bombay Central Railway Station and forced her to board the Frontier Mail, which would return her to Pakistan. Riyaz and Fayyuzi make every possible attempt to trace and bring her back, all in vain. Now 20 years later, Riyaz has grown up and has written a book about his Mammo, hoping that someday, somewhere she will find it and they will be reunited.

The movie touches upon several emotional aspects of day-to-day life. Unable to extend her visa, she is deported back to Pakistan. Political priorities defeat humanitarian ones. The director shows a happy ending where Mammo comes to Riyaz and her sister at the end. She pretends that she is dead so that she can continue to stay in India thereafter.

Cast and characters

Songs

Mammo has just one famous title song,"Yeh Faasle Teri Galiyon Ke Humse Taye Na Huye", which enthrals a emotional feeling of attachment to our native land, penned by noted writer, director, lyricist Gulzar Music was composed by Vanraj Bhatia and sung by legendary Jagjit Singh 2:58 "Yeh Faasle Teri Galiyon Ke Humse Taye Na Huye". -

Song = "Yeh Faasle Teri Galiyon Ke Humse Taye Na Huye"[3] - Music Director = Vanraj Bhatia - Lyricist = Gulzar - Composer = Vanraj Bhatia - Singer = Jagjit Singh - Ye Faasle Teri Galiyo Ke Hamase Tay Na Hue
[4] Hazaar Baar Ruke Ham Hazaar Baar Chale
Hazaar Baar Ruke Ham Hazaar Baar Chale
- Na Jaane Kaun Si Matti Watan Ki Matti Thi
Na Jaane Kaun Si Matti Watan Ki Matti Thi
Nazar Me Dhul Jigar Me Liye Gubaar Chale
Hazaar Baar Ruke Ham Hazaar Baar Chale
Hazaar Baar Ruke Ham Hazaar Baar Chale
- Ye Kaisi Sarahade Uljhi Hui Hai Pairo Me
Ye Kaisi Sarahade Uljhi Hui Hai Pairo Me
Ham Apane Ghar Ki Taraf Uth Ke Baar Baar Chale
Hazaar Baar Ruke Ham Hazaar Baar Chale

Gulzar

References
  1. "Mammo (1994)". Art House Cinema. 11 January 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  2. "Movie Reviews | UPN World". www.upnworld.com. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  3. https://www.hindigeetmala.net/song/ye_faasale_teri_galiyon_ke.htm
  4. https://www.hindiraag.com/ye-faasle-teri-galiyon-ka-lyrics/
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