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Mother India is a 1957 Indian epic drama film, directed by Mehboob Khan and starring Nargis, Sunil Dutt, Rajendra Kumar, and Raaj Kumar. A remake of Khan's earlier film Aurat (1940), it is the story of a poverty-stricken village woman named Radha (Nargis), who in the absence of her husband, struggles to raise her sons and survive against a cunning money-lender amidst many troubles. Despite her hardships, she sets a goddess-like moral example of an ideal Indian woman.
Original Release
10/25/1957
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Nargis | Radha |
| Sunil Dutt | Birju |
| Rajendra Kumar Tuli | Ramu |
| Raaj Kumar | Shamu / Shamu (Radha's Husband) |
| Kanhaiyalal Chaturvedi | Sukhilala |
| Jillo | Shamu's mother |
| Kumkum | Champa Chanchal / Champa |
| Chanchal | Roopa |
| Sheela Naik | Kamla Siddiqui / Kamla |
| Mukri | Shambu |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Nargis | Radha |
| Sunil Dutt | Birju |
| Rajendra Kumar Tuli | Ramu |
| Raaj Kumar | Shamu / Shamu (Radha's Husband) |
| Kanhaiyalal Chaturvedi | Sukhilala |
| Jillo | Shamu's mother |
| Kumkum | Champa Chanchal / Champa |
| Chanchal | Roopa |
| Sheela Naik | Kamla Siddiqui / Kamla |
| Mukri | Shambu |
| Siddiqui | |
| Ram Shastri | |
| Fakir Mohammad | (as Faqir Mohomed) |
| Geeta | |
| Hameeda | |
| Master Surendra | Young Ramu |
| Mastan | |
| Nawab Khan | |
| Master Alec | |
| Sitara Devi | (as Sitaradevi) |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Mehboob Khan | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1958 | Oscar | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated |
