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Mother India

1957 film directed by Mehboob Khan
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Summary

Mother India is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,300 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Filmfare Award for Best Film[3]
  • Director: Mehboob Khan[4]
  • Screenwriter: S. Ali Raza[5]
  • Composer: Naushad[6]
  • Genre: drama film[7]
  • Named after: Mother India[8]
  • Based on: Aurat[9]
  • Cast member: Nargis[10], Sunil Dutt[11], Rajendra Kumar[12], Raaj Kumar[13], Kanhaiyalal[14], Jilloo Maa[15], Kumkum[16], Mukri[17], Sajid Khan[18]
  • Producer: Mehboob Khan[19]
  • Performer: Naushad[20]
  • Production company: Mehboob Studio[21]
  • Director of photography: Faredoon Irani[22]
  • Original language of film or TV show: Hindi[23]
  • Commons category: Mother India[24]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[25]
  • Review score: 6.9/10[26], 86%[27], 53/100[28]
  • Color: color[29], black-and-white[30]
  • Country of origin: India[31]
  • Publication date: February 14, 1957[32]
  • Distributed by: Eros International[33], Netflix[34]
  • Narrative location: India[35]
  • Filming location: India[36]
  • Main subject: motherhood[37]
  • Described by source: 25 Must See Bollywood Movies[38], Time Out The 100 best Bollywood movies[39], 70 Iconic Films of Indian Cinema[40]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[41], International Submission to the Academy Awards[42]

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Adaptations and Inspiration

Mother India's after a work by is recorded as Mehboob Khan[43].

Why It Matters

Mother India has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

FAQs

What awards did Mother India receive?

Honors received include Filmfare Award for Best Film[3].

Related Entities

film India Nargis Netflix public domain Sunil Dutt

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'as', 'bn', 'ckb', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi',
    Ampas collections film id → 1020649, W080569
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Ampas collections film id: W080569, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/290954|batch #290954]]"
  2. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 53715
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 53715, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269266|batch #269266]]"
  3. 15w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 → mother-india
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14551: mother-india, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/295964580|Mother India (#295964580)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8091|Il cinema rit"
  4. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → 25 Must See Bollywood Movies, Time Out The 100 best Bollywood movies, 70 Iconic Films of Indian Cinema
    Publication date → +1957-02-14T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → S. Ali Raza
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+172'}
    + 33 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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