Mai

Mai (2013)

Mai is a story of an old desolate mother (Asha Bhosle) suffering from Alzheimer's and being tossed between her four children. The only son who she had great expectations from isolates her the moment he lands a job in a foreign country...

Date of release
2013-01-31
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 45m
Director
Mahesh Kodiyal

Casting

Interesting facts

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.

Production

The film features playback singer Asha Bhosle in the title role. Bhosle debuted through this film as an actress at the age of 79. Padmini Kolhapure, who is the real-life niece of Bhosle, played the role of her eldest daughter.

Bhosle dedicated the film to her mother, who was also lovingly called "Mai". About her acting experience, she says that she did not find acting difficult but also states that this will be her "only experiment with acting".

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