Amma (TV series) explained

Genre:	Crime Thriller Drama
Creator:	Farhn P Zamma
Creative Director:	Farhn P Zamma
Starring:	See below
Num Seasons:	1
Num Episodes:	52
Country:	India
Language:	Hindi
Location:	Mumbai, India
Camera:	Multi-camera
Company:	Salt Media LLP
Channel:	Zee TV

Amma is an Indian crime drama television series that premiered on June 25, 2016, on Zee TV. It was created by Farhn P. Zamma.^{[1] [2]} The show is based on the female underworld don of Mumbai, Jenabai Daruwali.^{[3] [4]}

Synopsis

The show explores the life of a female underworld figure through five decades.^[2] It adds the love story of Amma's daughter Rehanna and Faisal. Faisal is one of Amma's gangsters, The show follows them as they face trials and tribulations, so that Amma would accept them and they could marry. A small side love story describes Rehanna's sister Saraswati who loves Atul, her college friend. The show depicts Amma's reaction when she finds out about the romance.

Cast

• Urvashi Sharma as Zeenat Sheikh^[5]
• Nasirr Khan as Abbas Sheikh
• Shabana Azmi as Old Zeenat Sheikh ^[6]
• Aman Verma as Shekeran "Anna" Shetty (character based on Varadarajan Mudaliar)^[7]
• Neha chandra as "Laxmi Shetty" "Anna's wife"
• Nishigandha Wad as Lakshmi Shetty
• Ashmit Patel as Faisal Qureshi^[8]
• Yuvika Chaudhary as Rehana Sheikh^[9]
• Nawab Shah as Haider Ali Qazi (character based on Haji Mastan)^[10]
• Ziya Siddique as Saraswati Shetty
• Zakir Hussain as Police Commissioner K. N. Dayal ^[11]
• Meghna Naidu as Hanaan
• Raju Kher as Faakir^[12]
• Ajaz Khan as Azhar Yeda^[13]
• Syed Ashraf Karim as Naeem Qureshi
• Jeetu Verma as Inspector P. K. Prajapati
• Sikandar Kharbanda as ACP Atul Sahay
• Shawar Ali as Parvez Khan
• Deepraj Rana as Kabeer Lal (character based on Karim Lala)
• Sonal Parihar as Ghazzala
• Rahul Verma Rajput
• Shashi Kiran
• Jitendra Bohara as Tariq Qureshi brother of Faisal Qureshi
• Kanchan Awasthi as Sarla

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. News: Farhn P. Zamma: Shabana Azmi is the female Amitabh Bachchan. Maheshwri. Neha. The Times of India. 26 September 2016. 29 July 2024.
2. News: Shawar Ali and Nawab Shah in Zee TV's Amma. The Times of India. 10 June 2016. 15 June 2016.
3. News: TV show Amma based on the life of Mumbai's female don Jenabai?. Bhatia. Saloni. The Times of India. 29 July 2024. 29 May 2016.
4. News: Shabana Azmi plays godmather on television. Razzaq. Sameena. Deccan Chronicle. 27 September 2016. 29 July 2024.
5. News: Urvashi Sharma to make her TV debut. Maheshwri. Neha. The Times of India. 19 May 2016. 29 July 2024.
6. News: Shabana Azmi is the new Amma on TV. Maheshwri. Neha. The Times of India. 7 September 2016. 29 July 2024.
7. News: Aman Verma bids adieu to 'Amma', gets emotional. The Times of India. 23 August 2016. 29 July 2024.
8. News: Ashmit Patel: Working with Shabana Azmi a learning experience. The Times of India. 17 September 2016. 17 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160917210535/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Ashmit-Patel-Working-with-Shabana-Azmi-a-learning-experience/articleshow/54377283.cms. 17 September 2016. dead.
9. News: Yuvika Chaudhary is the new protagonist in Amma. Maheshwri. Neha. The Times of India. 1 September 2016. 29 July 2024.
10. News: Nawab Shah set to return in Amma. the Times of India. 18 October 2016. 29 July 2024.
11. News: Meghna Naidu and Zakir Hussain to enter 'Amma'. The Times of India. 26 July 2016. 29 July 2024.
12. News: Actor Raju Kher to play the role of Fakira in Amma. The Times of India. 22 September 2016. 29 July 2024.
13. News: Scoop:Ex Bigg-Boss contestant Ajaz Khan to play a psychopath in 'Amma'. Daily News and Analysis. 27 October 2016. 29 July 2024.