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Muslim minorities under non-Muslim rule Women Refugees, migrants and diaspora

Screening Room

Format: Film · Muslim history or life carries the story
Released: 1994 CE · 1415 AH†
Countries: IN
Languages: hi (original) · ur (original)
Approach: drama of Muslim life
Depiction of sacred figures: The Prophet: Not applicable · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable

Where to watch officially: No official link recorded. · Listed, not endorsed.

Overview

A film by Shyam Benegal about a Muslim woman stranded in Pakistan after Partition who returns to Mumbai; the first part of the director's trilogy on Indian Muslims. ¹ ²

People and things also explored

Brick Lane· Quo Vadis, Aida?· The Swimmers· The Edge of Heaven· Ali: Fear Eats the Soul· Almanya: Welcome to Germany· Atlantics· Baran

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islam.museum contributors. “Mammo”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/mammo-1994/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.

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Brick Lane

Sarah Gavron's adaptation of Monica Ali's novel about a Bangladeshi Muslim wife in London's Brick Lane torn between duty and desire; filming drew community objections.