Mum (film) explained

Mum
Director:Akash Mihani
Producer:Akash Mihani
Starring:Gunn Mihani
Inayat Kazi
Nitesh Upadhyay
Music:Bapi-Tutul
Cinematography:Kiren Jadhav
Editing:Akash Mihani
Studio:Sirius Motion Pictures
Distributors:-->
Runtime:13 minute
Country:India
Language:Hindi
Budget:$22,500

Mum is a 2017 Hindi drama short film directed and produced by Akash Mihani and written by Jackie R. Bala.[1] [2] [3] [4] The film is focused on destroying long run worldwide issue of female infanticide and child abandonment. Mum is marked as directorial debut of Akash Mihani.[5] [6]

The short film was initially released on 11 August 2017, on the festival circuit and received positive reviews and acclamation around the world. The short film Mum has bagged more than 27 awards and nearly 70 nominations. Apart from India, the film is selected for several film festivals in the United States, Georgia, Vietnam, Russia, Belgium, Canada, Switzerland, Spain, China, Ukraine, Sweden, Russia and Kenya, reportedly by Firstpost.[7]

Cast

Plot

The story is about Mamta, an 8-year-old school girl, who is struggling with her homework. Mamta garners the attention of her strict teacher as she narrates an unwritten essay on Mother, leaving the teacher unvoiced. The story is inspired by a real-life incident in Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh, where a five-hour-old girl was dumped in a pile of ashes with a 10 kg stone kept on her chest, making sure she dies of the weight.[8] [5]

Awards

Notes and References

  1. News: Jaiswal. Akash. शॉर्ट फिल्म 'मम' को दुनियाभर में मिला शानदार रिस्पोंस. Firstpost. 26 November 2017. Hindi.
  2. News: Pankaj Tripathi all praises for the short film Mum. Deccan Herald. 2 December 2017.
  3. News: Another VICTORY For MUM. businessofcinema.com. 23 December 2017.
  4. News: बुरहानपुर में शूट 'मम' फिल्म को मिला पुरस्कार. Daily Bhaskar. 12 August 2017. Hindi.
  5. News: मासूम की दर्दनाक कहानी बनी शॉर्ट फिल्म की प्रेरणा, दे रहे बेटी बचाओ का सन्देश. News18 India. 14 August 2017. Hindi.
  6. News: Koranga. Hansa. 'मम' देखने पहुंचे पंकज त्रिपाठी, कहा- ये शॉर्ट फिल्म समाज का आइना. Aaj Tak. 7 December 2017. Hindi.
  7. News: Verma. Arbind. नई दिल्ली शॉर्ट फिल्म फेस्टिवल में 'मम' ने जीता बेस्ट फिल्म का अवॉर्ड. Firstpost. 12 November 2017. Hindi.
  8. News: मम मूवी: 'बिन माँ' की ममता ने बताई 'माँ की ममता' और हमारा दिल पसीज कर रख दिया. Blogtobollywood.com. 31 October 2017. Hindi.
  9. News: Films of the month -2017. hlc-cicff.com. 10 August 2017.
  10. News: Pardeshi. Ranjit. बुरहानपुर में बनी शॉर्ट फिल्म 'मम' को इंटरनेशनल अवार्ड. Parika. 12 August 2017. Burhanpur. Hindi.
  11. News: Singh. Vijay. 1st Prize for "MUM" at NDSFF. Bollywoodflash.in. 11 November 2017.
  12. News: शॉर्ट फिल्म फेस्टीवल में अवारडेड फिल्मस. Pressnote. 12 November 2017. Hindi.
  13. Web site: Best Indian short film of the month. lviffest.com. 17 January 2018.
  14. Web site: LIIFT India Awards 2017 Winners. lifftindia. 17 January 2018.
  15. News: Radhika Apte's Parched Rules LIFFT India Filmotsav 2017 Awards. NDTV. 6 September 2017.
  16. Web site: Great Message International Film Festival. Gmiff.spanconstruction.org. 22 September 2017.
  17. Web site: Award Winners. 10 March 2018. nimfestival.com/.
  18. Web site: LA Shorts Awards Winners - October 2017. lashortsawards.com. 16 January 2018.
  19. Web site: Free Spirit Film Festival 2017.
  20. Web site: Winners Saiff 5.0. awadhfilmfestival.com. 17 January 2018.
  21. Web site: Spotlight Short Film Awards 2017. spotlightfilmawards.com. 17 January 2018.
  22. Web site: Award Winners Asia South East-Short Film Festival Winter 2017. 23 December 2017. wwcsff.com/.
  23. Web site: The 2018 Global Short Film Awards Winners. 5 March 2018. globalshortfilmawards.com/.
  24. Web site: B'Oscar Winners 2018. 15 March 2018.

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