Mum (film)
Mum is a 2017 Hindi drama short film directed and produced by Akash Mihani and written by Jackie R. Bala. The film is focused on destroying long run worldwide issue of female infanticide and child abandonment. Mum is marked as directorial debut of Akash Mihani. The short film was initially released on 11 August 2017, on the festival circuit and received positive reviews and acclamation around the world. The short film Mum has bagged more than 27 awards and nearly 70 nominations. Apart from India, the film is selected for several film festivals in the United States, Georgia , Vietnam, Russia, Belgium, Canada, Swtizerland, Spain, China, Ukraine, Sweden, Russia and Kenya, reportedly by Firstpost. Plot. The story is about Mamta, an 8-year-old school girl, who is struggling with her homework. Mamta garners the attention of her strict teacher as she narrates an unwritten essay on Mother, leaving the teacher unvoiced. The story is inspired by a real-life incident in Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh, where a five-hour-old girl was dumped in a pile of ashes with a 10 kg stone kept on her chest, making sure she dies of the weight. Mum (film) Mum