Mission Mummy

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2016 Indian film

Mission Mummy

Directed by| Ashish Kakkad
Screenplay by| Dipal Soliya
Ashish Kakkad
Story by| Dhiruben Patel
Produced by| Nigam Shah
Divyesh Mehta
Sugam Shah
Starring| Aarti Patel
Raj Vazir
Satyam Sharma
Aashna Mehta
Saumya
Cinematography| Darshan Dave
Edited by| Anand Diwan
Deepak Gupta
Music by| Nishith Mehta

Production
company

Virtual Entertainment

Distributed by| Rupam Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.

Release date

* 9 December 2016 (2016-12-09)

Running time

| 114:37 Minutes
Country| India
Languages| Gujarati
English

Mission Mummy (Gujarati: મિશન મમ્મી), is a 2016 Indian children and family drama film, written and directed by Ashish Kakkad and produced by Nigam Shah, Divyesh Mehta & Sugam Shah. It stars Aarti Patel, Raj Vazir, Satyam Sharma, Aashna Mehta & Saumya Shah in lead roles. This is the second film by Ashish Kakkad, after Better Half.[1] Mission Mummy is produced under the banner of Virtual Entertainment. It is also co-produced by Ashish Kakkad. The story of the film is based on a book by Dhiruben Patel. The screenplay and dialogues are written by Dipak Soliya and Ashish Kakkad. The film celebrates the idea of "being Gujarati" and hence poet and lyricist Tushar Shukla was approached for a song portraying the love for the mother tongue.

## Plot[edit]

Aparna (Aarti Patel), a working woman, quits her job to become a full-time mother. She raises her three kids Vyom (Satyam Sharma), Saloni (Aashna Mehta) and Vismay (Saumya Shah), with much love and care, and now that the kids are grownups, she is wondering if she should resume her career. Over the years, she has devoted her time and sacrificed her career for her children. But the kids now find her "old fashioned" and start to visualize a new image of her on their own. They demand their mother to be a modern and trendy lady. When Aparna wants to resume her career, the kids gradually intensify their demand to make mummy a modern woman. Their definition of modern is simple: everything has to be "western" and not "Gujarati". Aparna tries to pacify them but peer pressure makes the kids more resolute in their demand for a modern mummy. They call it "mission mummy". The mission is then implemented and everything changes in that family, forever.

The film beautifully touches on the important issue that in "happy families" of Gujarati community, there is a "set trend" of growing gap between mother and kids. It is not just a schism between the generations, it is a gap between the culture within the house and the culture outside. The strength of this film is that it presents a serious issue in a light-hearted and vibrant manner.[2]

## Cast[edit]

* Aarti Patel, Aparna (Mummy)
* Raj Vazir, Shrikant (Papa), Aparna"s husband
* Satyam, Vyom, eldest son
* Aashna, Saloni, daughter
* Saumya, Vismay, younger son
* Megha Bhojak
* Rohan Mistry
* Ved Choksi
* Himja Bhojak
* Viswa Dalal
* Sakshi Simran
* Hardav Shah
* Maharshi Shah
* Bhagyesh Thakkar
* Deep Joshi
* Khushi Joshi

## Music[edit]

Mission Mummy

Soundtrack album by

Nishith Mehta

Released| 12 November 2016 (2016-11-12)
Recorded| 2016
Genre| Feature film soundtrack
Length| 37:36
Label| Virtual Entertainment
Producer| Nigam Shah
Nishith Mehta chronology
| Better Half
(2010)  | Mission Mummy
(2016)  | Passport
(2016)

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Music and background score is composed by Nishith Mehta, with lyrics penned by Narsinh Mehta, Dhiruben Patel, Tushar Shukla and Ashish Kakkad. The music album consists of four "Prabhatiyas" that were written by Narsinh Mehta.

Film"s title track, "Aa Chhe Mission Mummy" is penned by Ashish Kakkad. Another song, "Bhasha Mari Gujarati Chhe" is written by Tushar Shukla. The youngest actor Saumya wrote a song, "Jig Jig Jig Jignesh Bhai" during the shoot of the film, and when the director found it interesting he decided to take it in into the film. Original story writer Dhiruben Patel wrote a song, "Why Do I Have to Miss Her So Much?" for the film that is entirely written in English.

Official music album was released on 12 November 2016 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The music is digitally available through Hungama Digital.

Track listingNo.| Title| Lyrics| Singer(s)| Length

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1.| "Jaag ne Jadva Krishna Govalia"| Narsinh Mehta| Himali Vyas Nayak| 5:16
2.| "Jaagi ne Joun to Jagat Dise Nahi"| Narsinh Mehta| Himali Vyas Nayak| 8:45
3.| "Jalkamal Chhandi Jaa ne Bala"| Narsinh Mehta| Himali Vyas Nayak| 6:06
4.| "Vaishnav Jan to Tene re kahie"| Narsinh Mehta| Himali Vyas Nayak| 5:30
5.| "Morpinchchh Shi Kadi Mulayam"| Tushar Shukla| Himali Vyas Nayak| 2:52
6.| "Bhasha Mari Gujarati Chhe"| Tushar Shukla| Gaurang Vyas, Shyamal Munshi, Saumil Munshi, Aarti Munshi, Praful Dave, Sanjay Oza, Himali Vyas Nayak, Rasikraj Barot, Punshi Gadhvi, Urmish Mehta, Vaishali Mehta, Hiral Brahmbhatt, Amip Prajapati, Aashita Prajapati, Bhumik Shah, Riya Shah, Abhita Patel, Prahar Vora, Aashna Mehta, Tathya Solanki, Taksh Shah, Manush Prajapati, Prisha Rachh, Yashvi Vyas, Shreya Lal| 4:21
7.| "Aa Chhe Mission Mummy"| Ashish Kakkad| Kushal Choksi, Mousam & Malka Mehta, Aashna Mehta| 2:42
8.| "Why do I have to miss her so much?"| Dhiruben Patel| Kushal Choksi| 1:42
9.| "Jig Jig Jig Jigneshbhai"| Saumya Shah| Nishith Mehta| 0:39
10.| "Tarana"|  | Himali Vyas Nayak|

## Marketing[edit]

The film producers started the marketing and promotional campaigns from 13 October 2016. The producers of the film declared the title and release date on their official social media platforms.

## Release[edit]

Preview screenings for a selected audience were conducted a few days before the actual release. The film was released in Gujarat, Mumbai, and Pune on 9 December 2016.[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Mission Mummy Gujarati Movie Trailer, Casting, Videos, News and More Information". Retrieved 4 December 2016.
2. ^ "Mission Mummy Official poster released". 6 November 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
3. ^ Live Gujarat News (13 November 2016). "MISSION MUMMY PICTURE NU PC". Retrieved 4 December 2016 - via YouTube.

## External links[edit]

* Mission Mummy at IMDb

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