Mother (1999 film)
Mother is a 1999 Indian comedy film, produced & directed by Saawan Kumar under his Saawan Kumar production banner.[2] Starring Jeetendra, Rekha, Rakesh Roshan, Randhir Kapoor in the pivotal roles and music composed by Dilip Sen-Samir Sen. The film is based on the stage musical Mamma Mia!. This film marked the debut of Sanober Kabir. Randhir Kapoor made a comeback to acting with this film after 12 years. It was also the last film in which Rakesh Roshan played a major role.
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| Directed by | Saawan Kumar |
| Produced by | Saawan Kumar |
| Written by | Anwar Khan (dialogues) Sameer (lyrics) |
| Screenplay by | Ravi Kapoor |
| Story by | Saawan Kumar |
| Based on | Mamma Mia! |
| Starring | Jeetendra Rekha Rakesh Roshan Randhir Kapoor Sanober Kabir |
| Music by | Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen |
| Cinematography | Nazir Khan |
| Edited by | Suraj Ghosh |
Production company | Saawan Kumar Productions[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 142 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
Asha's (Rekha) affairs with three men Sunil Malik (Jeetendra), Kumar Sinha (Randhir Kapoor), Amar Khanna (Rakesh Roshan) lands her with a baby girl, and she must relocate to distant Mauritius to start life anew. She makes up a story about her husband, Mr. Brittania while admitting her daughter in school, heroically saving lives of numerous Indians and being unable to save himself. Now Asha has a grown-up daughter, Jiya (Sanober Kabir). She finds out that Jiya wants to marry Mrs. Chaudhary's (Shashikala) grandson, Raj (Rahat Khan). Asha's three boyfriends also contact her one by one that they will be coming, with their respective wives and families to tow, to visit Mauritius. Asha's past is now coming back to haunt her, and Asha must use all her wits to see herself through this crisis.
Cast
- Jeetendra as Sunil Malik
- Rekha as Asha
- Randhir Kapoor as Kumar Sinha
- Rakesh Roshan as Amar Khanna
- Asrani as Johnny
- Rahat Khan as Raj Chaudhary
- Sanober Kabir as Jiya Brittania
- Altaf Raja as himself
- Tirlok Malik
- Mushtaq Khan as Sunder Das
- Dinesh Hingoo as Dhanraj
- Shashikala as Mrs. Chaudhary
- Shubha Khote as Maria
- Nishigandha Wad as Mrs. Sinha
- Prabha Sinha
- Fatima Sheikh
Soundtrack
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
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| 1 | "Pardesi To Hai Pardesi" - (I) | Anuradha Paudwal, Sonu Nigam, Roop Kumar Rathod |
| 2 | "Mother Mother Dear Mother" | Anuradha Paudwal, Kavita Krishnamurthy |
| 3 | "Pardesi To Hai Pardesi" - (Part II) | Udit Narayan |
| 4 | "Bivi Hai Chiz Sajaavat" | Altaf Raja |
| 5 | "Ek Duni Do Do Duni" | Udit Narayan, Anuradha Paudwal |
| 6 | "Chaar Chaar Duni Aath" | Vipin Sachdeva, Sadhana Sargam |
| 7 | "Happy Days Are Here Again" | Sapna Mukherjee, Hariharan, Roop Kumar Rathod, Uncredited |
| 8 | "Jiya I Want To Love You" | Kumar Sanu, Anuradha Paudwal |
References
- "Mother (1999) (Overview)". Moviefone.
- "Mother (1999) (review)". Letme Enjoy.
- "Mother (1999) Music". My Swar.