The read
Audiences rate it 25 points higher than critics do. It runs long at 2h 55m.
Synopsis
A poverty-stricken woman raises her sons through many trials and tribulations. But no matter the struggles, always sticks to her own moral code.
Ratings
IMDb7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes86%
Metacritic53/100
Audiences rate it 25 points higher than critics do.
109 audience votes
Key crew
- Mehboob KhanDirector
- NaushadOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- NargisRadha
- Sunil DuttBirju
- Rajendra KumarRamu
- Raaj KumarShamu
- Kanhaiyalal ChaturvediSukhilala
- KumkumChampa Chanchal
- MukriShambu
- Sheela NaikKamla Siddiqui
- AzraChandra
- Sajid KhanYoung Birju
- JilloShamu's mother
- SiddiquiCast
Stills
Themes
motherrage and hatepraisepeasanthungerbodily disabled personphysical workpride and vanityariditymusicalinterestfield