Thanks Maa (2010): reparto, argumento y streaming

Released in 2010, Thanks Maa is a comedia and drama film directed by Irfan Kamal, running about 120 minutes. “Based on 12.66 million true stories” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. While on the run from the reformatory, a 12 year old boy named Municipality finds and saves a two day old abandoned baby from becoming the prey to a ferocious street dog. Failing to find any takers among the people whom he deemed responsible and respectable, Municipality takes up the onus of finding the mother of that abandoned baby himself. Municipality's rock steady determination ultimately helps him emerge a winner against all odds as he reaches that baby's mother but in bargain he loses his most precious possession, the flawless and god-like image of a mother he used to see in his dreams and probably the hope that he'll ever find his own mother again.

Who’s in it. Thanks Maa stars Master Shams as Munsipalty Ghatkopar, Master Salmaan as Soda, Sanjay Mishra as Yousuf Charasi and Alok Nath as Warden - Juvenile Center.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.8/10, Thanks Maa has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response. It went on to earn $2M at the box office.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Thanks Maa page.

If you liked it. Fans of Thanks Maa tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parásitos, La vida es bella and El club de la lucha.