Mother India

1957 film directed by Mehboob Khan
Movie film Q1411238
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Mother India

Summary

Mother India is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,116 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mother India received the Filmfare Award for Best Film[3].
  • Mother India's video is recorded as Mother India - 1957.webm[4].
  • Mother India's instance of is recorded as film[5].
  • Mother India's director is recorded as Mehboob Khan[6].
  • Mother India's screenwriter is recorded as S. Ali Raza[7].
  • Mother India's composer is recorded as Naushad[8].
  • Mother India's genre is recorded as drama film[9].
  • Mother India is named after Mother India[10].
  • Mother India's based on is recorded as Aurat[11].
  • Mother India's cast member is recorded as Nargis[12].
  • Mother India's cast member is recorded as Sunil Dutt[13].
  • Mother India's cast member is recorded as Rajendra Kumar[14].
  • Mother India's cast member is recorded as Raaj Kumar[15].
  • Mother India's cast member is recorded as Kanhaiyalal[16].
  • Mother India's cast member is recorded as Jilloo Maa[17].
  • Mother India's cast member is recorded as Kumkum[18].
  • Mother India's cast member is recorded as Mukri[19].
  • Mother India's cast member is recorded as Sajid Khan[20].
  • Mother India's producer is recorded as Mehboob Khan[21].
  • Mother India's performer is recorded as Naushad[22].
  • Mother India's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2003061225[23].
  • Mother India's production company is recorded as Mehboob Studio[24].
  • Mother India's director of photography is recorded as Faredoon Irani[25].
  • Mother India's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0050188[26].
  • Mother India's original language of film or TV show is recorded as Hindi[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Mother India's performer is recorded as Naushad[22]. Its producer is recorded as Mehboob Khan[21]. Its director is recorded as Mehboob Khan[6]. Its screenwriter is recorded as S. Ali Raza[7]. Cast members include Nargis[12], Sunil Dutt[13], Rajendra Kumar[14], Raaj Kumar[15], Kanhaiyalal[16], and Jilloo Maa[17].

Publication

Mother India's publication date is recorded as +1957-02-14T00:00:00Z[28]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as Hindi[27]. Its genre is recorded as drama film[9].

Subject and Themes

Mother India's main subject is recorded as motherhood[29].

Reception

Mother India received the Filmfare Award for Best Film[3]. Reviews include 6.9/10[30], 86%[31], and 53/100[32].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Mother India's after a work by is recorded as Mehboob Khan[33].

Why It Matters

Mother India ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,116 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

What awards did Mother India receive?

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

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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