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Maa (1952)

Original title: माँ

1952-05-09 · 2h 0m · HI
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Chanderbabu (Nazir Hussain), a retired postmaster, lives in the village with his wife and two sons, Rajan (Paul Mahendra) and Bhanu (Bharat Bhushan). He continues to live there and work for the Zamindar, while his children are getting their education. Rajan is studying for his law exam. He is married to a girl (Padma) from a wealthy family whose haughty ways alarm and frightens him. Bhanu, the younger brother is fun-loving but studious. He gets influenced by the Nationalist Movement in the campus and stops his education in the last year of college. His father is disappointed and feels that Rajan is the one they can depend upon in their old age. Bhanu meets Meena (Shyama), and the two fall in love. Meera's father, Ramnarayan, is the school Principal and is impressed by Bhanu. He decides to get Meera married to Bhanu.

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Nabendu GhoshWriterPaul MahendraWriterBimal RoyDirector

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Bharat BhushanBharat BhushanBhanuLeela ChitnisLeela ChitnisBhanu's & Raju's momShyamaShyamaMeenaNazir HussainNazir HussainBhanu's & Raju's dadPaul MahendraPaul MahendraRajuAchala SachdevAchala SachdevKusum DeshpandeKusum DeshpandeMehmoodMehmoodAsha ParekhAsha ParekhB.M. VyasB.M. VyasBharat VyasBharat VyasVikram KapoorVikram Kapoor

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Genre affinityDrama · RomanceMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityRomanceDirector preference745369Actor preference140816 · 420172 · 458341

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What is Maa about?

Chanderbabu (Nazir Hussain), a retired postmaster, lives in the village with his wife and two sons, Rajan (Paul Mahendra) and Bhanu (Bharat Bhushan). He continues to live there and work for the Zamindar, while his children are getting their education. Rajan is studying for his law exam. He is married to a girl (Padma) from a wealthy family whose haughty ways alarm and frightens him. Bhanu, the younger brother is fun-loving but studious. He gets influenced by the Nationalist Movement in the campus and stops his education in the last year of college. His father is disappointed and feels that Rajan is the one they can depend upon in their old age. Bhanu meets Meena (Shyama), and the two fall in love. Meera's father, Ramnarayan, is the school Principal and is impressed by Bhanu. He decides to get Meera married to Bhanu.

How long is Maa?

Maa has a runtime of 120 minutes.