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Mai (2013)

Mai poster
Directed by
Mahesh Kodiyal
Genre
Drama, Family
Country
India
Runtime
1h 45m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

An elderly mother is left alone by her children. She struggles with abandonment and illness.

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What happens

Mai (transl. Mother) is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language film which marks the debut of veteran singer Asha Bhosle as a lead actress. The film is a family drama of how children abandon their ailing old parents. The film is also the debut directorial venture of Mahesh Kodiyal. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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