Mother India

This is perhaps one of the best if not the best Indian Movie ever made. A strong story line depicting the values and tribulations of rural India,this movie is backed up by some very powerful performances.All from Nargis,Suniel Dutt,Rajendra Kumar... Full review

Mother India sits right at the top and shares the seat with just a handful of other movies as one of the best films ever made in Indian Film History. Deservedly, it also garnered an Oscar Nomination for Best Foreign... Full review

Mehboob Khan's Mother India reserves a special place among all time great and memorable Mega Hit films. Nargis has consummately performed a versatile role of a mature Indian mother who would not allow her own son to rob the honor... Full review

The film opens with shots of machinery plowing the land and a dam being inaugurated and for a moment we think we're in a Soviet-style tractor movie. Luckily, the overt political themes soon subside in favor of a more human... Full review

Nargis stars as a suffering woman, Radha, experiencing tragedy after tragedy, surviving it all. The first half of the film doesn't promise anything overly special. A poor community falls under the weight of a moneylender, Sukhilala. When Radha marries, her... Full review

I hate bollywood. But this isn't bollywood. This is epic, moving important filmmaking. The story is heartbreaking, the imagery is fabulous, even in Technicolor, and the music is, for once, really rather good. The songs do actually seem to signal... Full review

This film had me in tears at least three times; and not tears of sadness, but because it was just so beautiful. Don't expect anything near Hollywood slickness; if you want to find errors and things to laugh at, there... Full review

A movie of an epic proportion in the true sense of the word. Easily, one of the greatest films ever made regardless of any cultural, traditional, social, and ethnical background to consider.... Full review

This was a movie about a strong woman of honor, Radha (Nargis) and her family, a usurious man, and the poor village they live in. The lender breaks villagers' backs by charging interest at such a high rate that they... Full review

What more can you ask for in a movie? A rich story, excellent acting, great songs, technically superb. The story is about Radha played by Nargis who works hard to bring up her two children, played by Sunil Dutt and... Full review

The movie was nominated for the academy award for the best foreign language film in the year 1957.....All the aspects of this great movie like acting, music, dialogues, story, photography....The film was a super dooper hit in Hindi cinema.....the direction are simply the best.....The film was produced and directed by great Mehboob Khan..... ... Full Review

The grain of rice on your table does not tell the grim tale of the toil that grew it.....We were fascinated by Mehboob Khan's highly dramatic unfolding of this story.... ... Full Review

Mother India" is not without interest to anyone who loves Asian cinema.....The film becomes ridiculous as an epic tale of grief is performed by the human equivalent of stick figures..... ... Full Review

Mother India" is not without interest to anyone who loves Asian cinema.....The film becomes ridiculous as an epic tale of grief is performed by the human equivalent of stick figures..... ... Full Review

Aside from Nargis, the other most notable performance comes from Sunil Dutt playing the grown-up Birju.....Still, while deeply conservative in its resolute adherence to tradition, the movie also displays a strong concern with class conflict....one of the great actresses of the Bollywood silver screen, and Mother India has regular runs in Indian theaters even today.....Mohammed Rafi, the music by Naushad is just adequate, not inspired..... ... Full Review

There is a lingering moment towards the end of this unvarnished look at life way beyond the poverty line, when the village strewn with vehicles, equipments and over-curious media persons is suddenly emptied out. ... Full Article

Kathmandu, April 13 - When Nepal ushers in the Nepali new year 2067 Wednesday with much fanfare and feasting, joining in the celebrations will be a popular visitor from across the border - Bollywood. ... Full Article

MUMBAI: Mehboob Studios & Niyogi Books, announced the release of the book The Dialogue of Mother India, Mehboob Khan's Immortal Classic, at Mehboob Studios on 20Feburary, 2010. ... Full Article