Mammo

Mammo

Mammo

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Mammo

1994

2h 10m

5.6(7 votes)

Drama

Overview

Mammo is an account of a certain period in the life of Riyaz, a teenager who lives with his grandmother Fayyazi as they get a visit from his grandma’s sister Mehmooda Begum Anwar Ali, commonly known as ‘Mammo’.

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National Film Development Corporation of India

Doordarshan

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Farida Jalal

Farida Jalal

Mammo

Surekha Sikri

Surekha Sikri

Fayyazi

Amit Phalke

Riyaz

Rajit Kapoor

Rajit Kapoor

Older Riyaz

Himani Shivpuri

Himani Shivpuri

Anwari

Shri Vallabh Vyas

Shri Vallabh Vyas

Sabir

Ameya Balsekar

Rohan

Soumya Dhan

Faroukh

Kishore Kadam

Kishore Kadam

Agent Raju

Sandeep Kulkarni

Sandeep Kulkarni

Inspector Apte

Creative team

Directed by: Shyam Benegal
Written by: Khalid Mohammed

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