Without any doubt Mother India is a masterpiece, a milestone in Indian cinema. Its a story in which an Indian woman survives an almost unimaginable series of hardships and rejuvenates an entire village with her own backbreaking work, only to face the ultimate sacrifice - one she must make not only for her family, but for the good of the entire community. Clearly Mehboob Khan has portrayed and reinforced the status and ideological image of womanhood, fixing it within the tradition of the sub-continent: a virtuous village woman who faces extreme hardship so that her family can survive in dignity. This movie is about how forgiving a woman can be, and the endless sacrifices she is ready to do for others. It depicts the lifelong struggles of a woman in a rural Indian village that is being oppressed by a greedy money-lender. By enduring her husband's incapacitation and later departure, facing poverty, natural disaster, death of a child and the choice between her son and the law, she demonst ...more

Yes, it's an unparalleled movie even today...!