Mom (2017)

A tale of how far a mother will go for the sake of her children.

Director:

Ravi Udyawar

Writers:

Girish Kohli (dialogue), Girish Kohli (screenplay)

Stars:

Sridevi, Akshaye Khanna, Sajal Ali

5 wins & 10 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Sridevi	...	Devki Sabarwal
Akshaye Khanna	...	Mathew Francis
Sajal Ali	...	Arya Sabarwal
Adnan Siddiqui	...	Anand Sabarwal
Abhimanyu Singh	...	Jagan
Nawazuddin Siddiqui	...	Dayashankar 'DK' Kapoor
Pitobash	...	Baburam (as Pitobash Tripathy)
Vikas Verma	...	Charles Diwan
Adarsh Gourav	...	Mohit (as Adarsh Gourav Bhagvatula)
Riva Arora	...	Piyu
Yuvraj Singh Bajwa	...	Cop (as Yuvraj Bajwa)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Suman Patel	...	Baburam's Wife
Ivan Rodrigues	...	School Principal

Storyline

Devaki is a biology teacher at the same school attended by her stepdaughter Arya. Although, Devaki is a caring mother, Arya remains distant. One unfortunate night, Arya is brutally attacked. When the justice system fails them, Devaki faces some tough decisions and goes to great lengths to find justice for her daughter.

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Plot Keywords:

dancing | cell phone | hijra | eunuch | vigilante justice | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

7 July 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Мама

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

146 min

Color:

Color (HD)

Did You Know?

Trivia

Film got in news as Pakistani actors Sajal Ali and Adnan Siddiqui were working on the film when political parties had decided not to work with Pakistani artist after the Uri attack.

User Reviews

Good movie in a time where Bollywood movies are like a blinking Tubelight

A very stimulating movie which includes an used plot and borrows certain elements from older and more recent movies like 'Pink' and 'Jazbaa', but still manages to make an impact.

Another movie which focuses on how the women in our country are really unsafe, and the state of law in the country where people can really get away with such serious crimes. Though the movie tends to focus more on the revenge than the trial, unlike 'Pink' whose chief focus was on the trial. The first half is moving and can even be slightly disturbing, but the second half loses grip and becomes slightly obvious.

In terms of performance, all the actors are pretty impressive. Sridevi and Nawazuddin make an impact. Sajal ali, as the daughter and the rape victim, was believable. Akshaye khanna, as the cop, was gritty and maybe he should have received more screen time. Adnan siddiqui as the dad wasn't up to the mark and perhaps the writers didn't do enough justice to his character.

The downside of the movie is that there are no twists and turns and the plot is pretty straightforward, and sometimes becomes a bit too predictable, which does not do justice to its 'thriller' tag.

Overall rating : 7/10.