Plot: Mother India (1957) The film begins with the finishing of a water canal for the village set in the present. Radha (Nargis), as the mother of the village, is asked to open the canal and remembers back to her past when she was newly married, mirroring the new independence of India. The wedding between Radha and Shamu (Raaj Kumar) was paid for by Radha's mother-in-law, who got a loan from the moneylender Sukhilala. This event starts the spiral of poverty and hardship that Radha endures. The conditions of the loan are disputed, but the village elders decide in favor of the moneylender, after which Shamu and Radha are forced to pay three-quarters of their crop as interest on the loan of 500 rupees. While trying to use more of their land to alleviate their poverty, Shamu's arms are crushed by a boulder. He is shamed by his helplessness and is humiliated by others in the village. Deciding that he is no use to his family, he leaves and does not return. Soon after this, Radha's mother-in-law dies. Radha continues to work in the fields with her children and gives birth again. Sukhilala offers to help alleviate her poverty in return for Radha marrying him, but she refuses to sell herself. A storm sweeps through the village that destroys the harvest and kills Radha's youngest child, and the villagers start to migrate but decide to stay and rebuild because of Radha's urging. The film then skips forward several years to when Radha's two surviving children, Birju (Sunil Dutt) and Ramu (Rajendra Kumar), are young men. Birju, embittered by the exactions of Sukhilala since he was a child, takes out his frustrations by pestering the village girls, especially Sukhilala's daughter. Ramu, by contrast, has a calmer temper and is married soon after. He becomes a father ,but his wife is soon absorbed into the cycle of poverty. Birju's anger finally becomes dangerous and, after being provoked, attacks Sukhilala and his daughter and violently lashes out at his family. He is chased out of the village and becomes a bandit. On the day of the wedding of Sukhilala's daughter, Birju returns to exact vengeance. He kills Sukhilala and takes his daughter--but Radha, who had promised that Birju would not do harm, shoots Birju, who dies in her arms. The film ends with her opening the canal and reddish water flowing into the fields.
More Movies on FouMovies
Redeeming Love (2022)
Redeeming Love 2022 Based on the bestselling novel by Francine Rivers, REDEEMING LOVE is a powerful story of relentless love and perseverance as a young couples relationship clashes with the harsh realities of the California Gold Rush of 1850 It is a life changing story of the power of unconditional
Catching Hearts (2012)
Catching Hearts (2012) What happens when a bestselling atheist author Professor Mark Gavin loses his faith in atheism? This intense drama asks tough questions and explores why there is no such thing as coincidence.
The Secret Lives of Cheerleaders (2019)
The Secret Lives of Cheerleaders (2019) Naturally-gifted cheerleader Ava is an instant hit at her new school, but her quick rise in popularity is threatened by the rivalry of cheer captain and Homecoming Queen Katrina, who puts ...
Alistair1918 (2015)
Alistair1918 (2015) A World War One soldier accidentally time travels to present day Los Angeles and struggles to find a way back to his wife in 1918.
Fracture (2007)
Fracture (2007) Wealthy, brilliant, and meticulous Ted Crawford, a structural engineer in Los Angeles, shoots his wife and entraps her lover. He signs a confession; at the arraignment, he asserts his rights to represent himself and asks the court to move immediately to trial. The prosecutor is Willy
The Year of the Dog (2022)
The Year of the Dog 2022 An alcoholic finds a stray Husky The man and dog relationship is precarious at first, but with the help of a close knit Montana community, the two strays find a connection and discover what it takes to pull through to the finish
TwoLane Blacktop (1971)
The Driver and The Mechanic are two car freaks driving a 1955 Chevy throughout the southwestern U.S. looking for other cars to race. They are totally dedicated to The Car and converse with each other only when necessary. At a gas station, The Driver and The Mechanic, along with a girl who has ingrat
TNA: Against All Odds (2024)
The 2024 Against All Odds was a professional wrestling event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. It took place on June 14, 2024, at the Cicero Stadium in Cicero, Illinois, and air on TNA+. It was the 13th event under the Against All Odds chronology
Trinity Goodheart (2011)
Trinity Goodheart (2011) When 12-year-old Trinity Goodheart is visited by an angel who leaves her a pendant that belonged to her long-lost mother, Trinity concludes that her mother is in danger and needs her help.
Stephen Curry Underrated (2023)
Stephen Curry Underrated 2023 The coming of age story of Stephen Curry, from an undersized basketball player at a small college, to becoming a larger than life NBA superstar
Gloves Off (2016)
This is the story of Doug, a fantastic fighter but not so fantastic businessman, who must save his beloved gym by training a gentle giant for a bare knuckle fight
Mothers Daughters (2008)
Mothers Daughters 2008 Explores the hilarious, the ridiculous, and the complicated dynamics of motherdaughter relationships These three motherdaughter pairs offer a diverse glimpse into the needs, the denials, and the inescapable love that these women feel towards each other Ultimately, it is a cele
Zukan ni nottenai mushi (2007)
Zukan ni nottenai mushi 2007 A freelance writer Iseya Yusuke is given a bizarre assignment by the sexy editor of Black Book Monthly Mizuno Miki find a bug with the power to bring humans back from the dead, in order to report on the afterlife With his trusty companion Endo Matsuo Suzuki in tow, he se
Les tribulations dun Chinois en Chine (1965)
Les tribulations dun Chinois en Chine (1965) Turbulent, fast-paced comedy adventure (one of the best of its time) about unhappy billionaire Belmondo, whose suicide attempts keep failing. When he hires some killers to do him in, he falls in love with beautiful Andress and wants to reverse the deal. B
SexWorld (1978)
SexWorld (1978) Taking off on WESTWORLD, a bus load of people going to a resort that helps them solve their sexual hang-ups. Everyone and everything is monitored by a huge computer run by a gang of white-coated technicians, which deduces their deepest sexual fantasies - whether or not they are aware
Honeymoon From Hell (2016)
Honeymoon From Hell (2016) When young newlyweds Julia and Rivers find themselves trapped in a quaint, Carolina coastal bed and breakfast with fellow stragglers during a dangerous hurricane, they soon begin to suspect they are being haunted by the legendary ghost of Alice Flagg.