Mum (film)

Mum
Directed byAkash Mihani
Written byJackie R. Bala
Produced byAkash Mihani
StarringGunn Mihani
Inayat Kazi
Nitesh Upadhyay
CinematographyKiren Jadhav
Edited byAkash Mihani
Music byBapi-Tutul
Production
company
Sirius Motion Pictures
Release date
  • 11 August 2017 (2017-08-11) (India)
Running time
13 minute
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget$22,500

Mum is a 2017 Hindi drama short film directed and produced by Akash Mihani and written by Jackie R. Bala.[1][2][3][4] The film focuses on tackling the worldwide issue of female infanticide and child abandonment. Mum marked the directorial debut of Akash Mihani.[5][6]

The short film was initially released on 11 August 2017, on the festival circuit and received positive reviews and acclamation around the world. It has bagged more than 27 awards from nearly 70 nominations. Apart from India, the film was selected for several film festivals in the United States, Georgia, Vietnam, Russia, Belgium, Canada, Switzerland, Spain, China, Ukraine, Sweden, Russia and Kenya, as reported by Firstpost.[7]

  1. ^ Jaiswal, Akash (26 November 2017). "शॉर्ट फिल्म 'मम' को दुनियाभर में मिला शानदार रिस्पोंस" (in Hindi). Firstpost.
  2. ^ "Pankaj Tripathi all praises for the short film Mum". Deccan Herald. 2 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Another VICTORY For MUM". businessofcinema.com. 23 December 2017.
  4. ^ "बुरहानपुर में शूट 'मम' फिल्म को मिला पुरस्कार" (in Hindi). Daily Bhaskar. 12 August 2017.
  5. ^ "मासूम की दर्दनाक कहानी बनी शॉर्ट फिल्म की प्रेरणा, दे रहे बेटी बचाओ का सन्देश" (in Hindi). News18 India. 14 August 2017.
  6. ^ Koranga, Hansa (7 December 2017). "'मम' देखने पहुंचे पंकज त्रिपाठी, कहा- ये शॉर्ट फिल्म समाज का आइना" (in Hindi). Aaj Tak.
  7. ^ Verma, Arbind (12 November 2017). "नई दिल्ली शॉर्ट फिल्म फेस्टिवल में 'मम' ने जीता बेस्ट फिल्म का अवॉर्ड" (in Hindi). Firstpost.