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Title:

Mammo / Doordarshan and National Film Development Corporation presents ; a film by Shyam Benegal.

Publisher:

National Film Development Corporation,

Copyright Date:

2012

Description:

1 videodisc of 1 (DVD) (approximately 130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Muslim women--India--Drama.
Widows--India--Drama.
Emigration and immigration--Drama.
Emigration and immigration.
Muslim women.
Widows.
India.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Drama.

Other Authors:

Benegal, Shyam, 1934- direction. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88147889
Bhatia, Vanraj, music. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86865157
National Film Development Corporation of India. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85376928

Notes:

Copyright notice on disc: National Film Development Corporation Ltd. Farida Jalal, Surekha Sikri, Amit Phalke, Himani Shivpuri, Rajat Kapoor. Originally released theatrically in 1994. "Cinemas of India"--Container. "Collector's edition"--Container. Summary taken from container.

Summary:

Mammo is a nickname given to Mehmooda Begum by her sisters. She marries a man from Lahore. After partition, she and her husband automatically become Pakistan 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. She comes to india to stay with her only kin, her two sisters. Unable to extend her visa she has to go back - political priorities defeat humanitarian ones!.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)903567673

LCCN:

2014357260

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)