MAD FilmsSacrificial, destructive, vindictive, saintly, and sometimes all these things at once, motherhood is one of Bollywood’s most enduring subjects, as complicated as onscreen depictions of women in general. This Friday, Indian screen legend Sridevi, who ruled the marquee in the ‘80s and early ‘90s, is back as a vengeful mother in Mom. In 2012, Sridevi triumphed in English Vinglish, a gentle but affecting story of a woman’s awakening self-respect. Unlike English Vinglish, where she played a meek, put-upon and nurturing mother, Sridevi in Mom is vindictive, with an invigorating directness. The mother of all sacrificial mother movies was Mehboob Khan’s rural drama Mother India (1957), starring Nargis.

Source: Forbes July 05, 2017 05:15 UTC