Mammo (1994)

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124 min - Drama

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13 year old Riyaz lives a poor lifestyle in Bombay, India, with his grandmother, Fayyuzi, and her sister... See full summary »

Director:

Shyam Benegal

Writers:

Khalid Mohamed (original story & screenplay), Shama Zaidi (additional screenplay & dialogue), and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Farida Jalal, Surekha Sikri and Amit Phalke

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Farida Jalal	...	Mammo
	Surekha Sikri	...	Fayyazi
	Amit Phalke	...	Riyaz
	Himani Shivpuri	...	Anwari
	Shri Vallabh Vyas	...	Sabir (as Shrivallabh Vyas)
	Ameya Balsekar	...	Rohan
	Soumya Dhan	...	Faroukh
	Kishore Kadam	...	Agent Raju
	Sandeep Kulkarni	...	Inspector Apte
	Siraj Ahmed	...	C.I.D. Inspector
	Ganesh Yadav	...	Constable
	Snehal Vilankar	...	Shantabai
	Sanjay Batra	...	Shantabai's husband
	Rupal Patel	...	Lady Constable
	Salim Shah	...	Taxi Driver

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13 year old Riyaz lives a poor lifestyle in Bombay, India, with his grandmother, Fayyuzi, and her sister, Mehmooda alias Mammo. 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 their's. Fayyuzi and Riyaz have an argument with Mammo, and she leaves for the Mosque at Haji Ali, but returns when both apologize to her. Although Mammo was born in Panipat during the British Raj, she was one of thousands of Muslims who left for Pakistan. She was married over there, could not conceive, was branded a "barren woman", and asked to leave. Having nowhere else to go, she came to live with her widowed sister in Bombay on a temporary Visa. Every month she would walk to the nearest Police Station and get an extension... Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

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