Thanks Maa
| Thanks Maa | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Irfan Kamal |
| Produced by | Quantum Films |
| Written by |
Irfan Kamal Vishal Vijay Kumar |
| Starring |
Master Shams Patel Master Salman Master Fayaaz Baby Almas Master Jaffer Baby Sakshi Barry John |
| Music by | Ranjit Barot |
| Cinematography | Ajayan Vincent |
| Editing by | Amit Saxena |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Entertainment |
| Release dates |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Thanks Maa is a Hindi film, the directorial debut of Irfan Kamal,[1] distributed by Sony Pictures Entertainment(SPE), India. The film focuses on Child abandonment Issue in India. It has been officially selected to be screened at Edinburgh International Film Festival,[2] Pusan International Film Festival,[3] Montreal World Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival,[4] International Film Festival of India and Palm Springs International Film Festival.[5] The debut child actor Master Shams Patel has also won the Best Child Artist[6] for the film, in the 56th National Film Awards.
Plot
A 12-year-old street kid named Municipality, while on the run from the reformatory, finds and saves a two day old abandoned child from being prey to a ferocious street dog. Failing to find any takers among the people he deemed responsible & respectable, Municipality takes up the onus of finding the child's mother himself. Here onwards ensues his struggle in the urban jungle of Mumbai with just four of his friends from the streets - Soda (15), Sursuri (10), Cutting (8), & Dhed-shaana (6).
Municipality's rock steady determination ultimately helps him emerge a winner against all odds as he reaches the child's mother. Though in the bargain, he loses his 'God like' & flawless image of a mother he used to anticipate in his dreams. A mother, who he hoped, would come searching for him someday at the Municipality Hospital, where he was abandoned 12 years back.
The film ends showcasing some of the real-life issues of abandoned children and the misery they face in their day to day lives.
Cast
- Master Shams as Municipality Ghatkopar (W)
- Master Salman as Soda
- Master Fayyaz as Cutting
- Baby Almas as Sursuri
- Master Jaffer as Dhed-Shaana
- Baby Sakshi as Krish
- Alok Nath as Warden of the Reformatory
- Raghubir Yadav as Peon of the Municipality Hospital
- Barry John as Priest at the Church
- Sanjay Mishra as The Cab Driver
- Ranvir Shorey as Mr.Motwani
- Mukta Barve as Lakshmi The Prostitute
- Jalees Sherwani as Head Eunuch
References
- ↑ "Straight from the street". Mid-Day. 2009-05-22.
- ↑ "EIFF to host 23 world premieres". Screen Daily. 2009-05-06.
- ↑ "PIFF Day One: In Review". The One One Four. 2010-10-10.
- ↑ "IDream buys Thanks Maa; to screen five films at Cannes". Business of Cinema. 2009-05-08.
- ↑ "India's five films make it to Palm Springs International Film Festival". Economic Times. 2009-12-28.
- ↑ "Beginner's Luck". The Indian Express. 2010-02-08.