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Starring:
Kirron Kher, Kanwaljit Singh, Divya Dutta, Viraf Patel,
Sachin Sharma, Simran Vaid, Urwashi Gandhi
Directed by
Pammi Somal
Mummy Punjabi is the 'New Age Mother India', with
today's grandeur, intensity, humour & emotions.
With the story rooted in Chandigarh, it is about a
Punjabi urban mother balances tradition with her own
value system.
The movie brings to life her realistic vision of life,
the joys, pleasures, as well as the social forces
experienced by her and the family.
After the
weddings she realizes that her ‘bahus’ (both the
daughter in laws) turn out to be just the opposite of
what they pretended to be. Shaadi to ho gayi, you can do
anything, so there is some crying and lamentation and
some sessions of chitchat with her gossip-monger maid
Munniya (Dutta).
It plays upon the uniqueness of her relationships with
her husband and children, and her special relationship
with a neighbor who admires her 'completeness'.
Credits:
Produced by Jenny Somal, Pammi Somal, Sonny Somal
Original Music by Aadesh Shrivastava
Directed by Pammi Somal
Written by Pammi Somal
Cinematography by Vivek
Film Editing by Pammi Somal
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To begin with, it is a melodramatic film where the
protagonist Baby Arora (Kirron Kher) finds her husband (Kanwaljit
Singh) boring as she flirts with her childhood friend
Mannu (Shroff) who still holds a flame for her.
But she keeps her sons (Viraf Patel and Sachin Sharma) on
a tight leash whereas gives full freedom to her daughter.
Like any typical Indian mom, she wants a simple Indian
girl as her daughter in law for one son, and wants an NRI
doctor for the other. She is lucky and gets exactly what
she wants for her sons.
Over the course of the film, her life comes a full circle
as she reflects on her relationships, connecting with the
hearts of all mothers, sons, daughters…
An avoidable film which preaches to love your parents, but
warns you that daughter-in-laws are never what they
pretend to be pre-marriage. Kirron Kher's carries the film
on shoulders who is the only reason to watch it… if you
have plenty of free time.
- ANIZ FILMVALA
Cast:
Kirron Kher - Mummy (Baby R. Arora)
Kanwaljit Singh - Rajinder Arora
Jackie Shroff - Kanwal Sandhu
Anju Mahendru - Kanwal's Sister
Divya Dutta - Muniya - Maidservant
Viraf Patel - Dr. Arjun R. Arora
Sachin Sharma - Karan R. Arora
Simran Vaid - Simran R. Arora
Urwashi Gandhi - Jeena W. Puri
Michael Joseph - Sid
Freddy Daruwala - Sexy Sam
Kashif Khan - DJ Abraham
Gurdas Mann - Dancer / Singer
Satish Kaushik - Rajeev Bhalla
Rohit Roy - Salman Khan / Rahul Sharma
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