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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Mammo<br />
| image = Mammo.jpg<br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = [[Shyam Benegal]]<br />
| producer = [[National Film Development Corporation of India]]<br />
| writer = [[Khalid Mohammed]]<br />[[Shama Zaidi]]<br />[[Javed Siddiqui]]<br />
| starring = [[Farida Jalal]]<br />[[Rajit Kapoor]]<br />[[Surekha Sikri]]<br />
| music = [[Vanraj Bhatia]]<br />
| cinematography = [[Shyam Benegal]]<br />
| editing = [[Shyam Benegal]]<br />
| distributor = [[National Film Development Corporation of India|NFDC]]<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1994|6|8}}<br />
| runtime = 130 minutes<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| language = [[Hindi]]<br />
| budget = 3 crore<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Mammo''''' is a [[Bollywood films of 1994|1994]] Indian Hindi film by [[Shyam Benegal]]. It stars [[Farida Jalal]], [[Surekha Sikri]], Amit Phalke and [[Rajit Kapur]].<br />
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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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arthousecinema.in/2015/01/mammo-1994/|title=Mammo (1994)|date=2015-01-11|website=Art House Cinema|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.upnworld.com/upn/movie_details/131|title=Movie Reviews {{!}} UPN World|website=www.upnworld.com|access-date=2019-06-26}}</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
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.<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* [[Farida Jalal]] as Mammo<br />
* [[Surekha Sikri]] as Fayyazi<br />
* Amit Phalke as Riyaz (Young)<br />
* [[Rajit Kapoor]] as Riyaz (Adult)<br />
* [[Lalit Tiwari]] as Riyaz's father<br />
* [[Himani Shivpuri]] as Anwari, Mammo's sister<br />
* [[Shrivallabh Vyas]] as Sabir<br />
* [[Sandeep Kulkarni]] as Inspector Apte<br />
* [[Rupal Patel]] as Lady Constable<br />
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== Songs ==<br />
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The music soundtrack to ''Mammo'' was composed by [[Vanraj Bhatia]] and the lyrics were written by [[Gulzar]] and all the songs were sung by [[Jagjit Singh]].<br />
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{{Track listing<br />
| headline = Track listing<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| total_length = <br />
| title1 = Yeh Faasle Teri Galiyon Ke Humse Taye Na Huye<br />
| extra1 = [[Jagjit Singh]]<br />
| length1 = 2:58<br />
| title2 = Hazaar Baar Ruke Ham Hazaar Baar Chale<br />
| extra2 = [[Jagjit Singh]]<br />
| length2 = 3:00<br />
| title3 = Ye Kaisi Sarahade Uljhi Hui Hai Pairo Me<br />
| extra3 = [[Jagjit Singh]]<br />
| length3 = <br />
}}<br />
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== Accolades ==<br />
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"<br />
|-<br />
!Year<br />
!Award<br />
!Category<br />
!Recipient(s)<br />
!Result<br />
!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}<br />
|-<br />
!1996<br />
|[[Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards]]<br />
|[[Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award for Best Actress (Hindi)|Best Actress (Hindi)]]<br />
|rowspan="2"|[[Farida Jalal]]<br />
|{{won}}<br />
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/event/ev0004432/1996/1/|title=Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards 1996|access-date=21 July 2021}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
!rowspan="3"|1995<br />
|[[40th Filmfare Awards|Filmfare Awards]]<br />
|[[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress|Best Actress - Critics]]<br />
|{{won}}<br />
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/event/ev0000245/1995/1/|title=Filmfare Awards 1995|access-date=21 July 2021}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
|rowspan="2"|[[42nd National Film Awards|National Film Awards]]<br />
|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi|Best Feature Film in Hindi]]<br />
|[[Shyam Benegal]], [[National Film Development Corporation of India|NFDC]] and [[Doordarshan]]<br />
|{{won}}<br />
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/75_42ndNfacatalogue.pdf|title=National Film Awards 1995|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725171953/http://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/75_42ndNfacatalogue.pdf|access-date=21 July 2021|archive-date=25 July 2020}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
|[[National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]<br />
|[[Surekha Sikri]]<br />
|{{won}}<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*{{IMDb title|0110449}}<br />
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{{National Film Award Best Feature Film Hindi}}<br />
{{Shyam Benegal}}<br />
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[[Category:Films featuring a Best Supporting Actress National Film Award-winning performance]]<br />
[[Category:Films set in Mumbai]]<br />
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