Mother India

film by Khan [1957]

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Bollywood

  • Sholay
    In Bollywood: Cultural and global impact

    …have all been Hindi offerings—Mother India, Mira Nair’s Salaam Bombay! (1988), and Lagaan. Chopra Jonas and Padukone have participated in the Oscars as presenters. Rai Bachchan, Padukone, and Chopra Jonas, who regularly attend events such as the Cannes film festival, the Met Gala, and award shows such as the…

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role of Dutt

  • In Sunil Dutt

    …came six movies later with Mother India (1957). His role in that movie was that of the outlaw hero Birju, and it remains one of Bollywood’s most-memorable performances of all time. Some of Dutt’s other successes at the box office were in Ek-hi-rasta (1956; “The Only Way”), Gumrah (1963; “Astray”),…

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