Amma (TV series)

*Amma*
Amma
	First look
Genre	Crime; Thriller; Drama
Created by	Farhn P Zamma
Written by	Aloke Upadhyay
Creative director	Farhn P Zamma
Starring	See below
Country of origin	India
Original language	Hindi
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	52
Production
Production locations	Mumbai, India
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Production company	Salt Media LLP
Original release
Network	Zee TV
Release	25 June –; 18 December 2016

Amma is an Indian crime drama television series that premiered on June 25, 2016, on Zee TV. It was created by Farhn P. Zamma.^[1]^[2] The show is based on the female underworld don of Mumbai, Jenabai Daruwali.^[3]^[4]

Synopsis

The show explores the life of a female underworld figure through five decades.^[2] It adds the love story of Amma's daughter Rehanna and Faisal. Faisal is one of Amma's gangsters, The show follows them as they face trials and tribulations, so that Amma would accept them and they could marry. A small side love story describes Rehanna's sister Saraswati who loves Atul, her college friend. The show depicts Amma's reaction when she finds out about the romance.

Cast

Urvashi Sharma as Zeenat Sheikh^[5]
Nasirr Khan as Abbas Sheikh
Shabana Azmi as Old Zeenat Sheikh ^[6]
Aman Verma as Shekeran "Anna" Shetty (character based on Varadarajan Mudaliar)^[7]
Neha chandra as "Laxmi Shetty" "Anna's wife"
Nishigandha Wad as Lakshmi Shetty
Ashmit Patel as Faisal Qureshi^[8]
Yuvika Chaudhary as Rehana Sheikh^[9]
Nawab Shah as Haider Ali Qazi (character based on Haji Mastan)^[10]
Ziya Siddique as Saraswati Shetty
Zakir Hussain as Police Commissioner K. N. Dayal ^[11]
Meghna Naidu as Hanaan
Raju Kher as Faakir^[12]
Ajaz Khan as Azhar Yeda^[13]
Syed Ashraf Karim as Naeem Qureshi
Jeetu Verma as Inspector P. K. Prajapati
Sikandar Kharbanda as ACP Atul Sahay
Shawar Ali as Parvez Khan
Deepraj Rana as Kabeer Lal (character based on Karim Lala)
Sonal Parihar as Ghazzala
Rahul Verma Rajput
Shashi Kiran
Jitendra Bohara as Tariq Qureshi brother of Faisal Qureshi
Kanchan Awasthi as Sarla

References

^ Maheshwri, Neha (26 September 2016). "Farhn P. Zamma: Shabana Azmi is the female Amitabh Bachchan". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Shawar Ali and Nawab Shah in Zee TV's Amma". The Times of India. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
^ Bhatia, Saloni (29 May 2016). "TV show Amma based on the life of Mumbai's female don Jenabai?". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
^ Razzaq, Sameena (27 September 2016). "Shabana Azmi plays godmather on television". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
^ Maheshwri, Neha (19 May 2016). "Urvashi Sharma to make her TV debut". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
^ Maheshwri, Neha (7 September 2016). "Shabana Azmi is the new Amma on TV". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
^ "Aman Verma bids adieu to 'Amma', gets emotional". The Times of India. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
^ "Ashmit Patel: Working with Shabana Azmi a learning experience". The Times of India. 17 September 2016. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
^ Maheshwri, Neha (1 September 2016). "Yuvika Chaudhary is the new protagonist in Amma". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
^ "Nawab Shah set to return in Amma". the Times of India. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
^ "Meghna Naidu and Zakir Hussain to enter 'Amma'". The Times of India. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
^ "Actor Raju Kher to play the role of Fakira in Amma". The Times of India. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
^ "Scoop:Ex Bigg-Boss contestant Ajaz Khan to play a psychopath in 'Amma'". Daily News and Analysis. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2024.

External links

Official website

[1] Maheshwri, Neha (26 September 2016). "Farhn P. Zamma: Shabana Azmi is the female Amitabh Bachchan". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 July 2024.

[Shawar_Ali_and_Nawab_Shah_in_Zee_TV's_Amma-2] "Shawar Ali and Nawab Shah in Zee TV's Amma". The Times of India. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.

[3] Bhatia, Saloni (29 May 2016). "TV show Amma based on the life of Mumbai's female don Jenabai?". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 July 2024.

[4] Razzaq, Sameena (27 September 2016). "Shabana Azmi plays godmather on television". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 29 July 2024.

[5] Maheshwri, Neha (19 May 2016). "Urvashi Sharma to make her TV debut". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 July 2024.

[6] Maheshwri, Neha (7 September 2016). "Shabana Azmi is the new Amma on TV". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 July 2024.

[7] "Aman Verma bids adieu to 'Amma', gets emotional". The Times of India. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2024.

[8] "Ashmit Patel: Working with Shabana Azmi a learning experience". The Times of India. 17 September 2016. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.

[9] Maheshwri, Neha (1 September 2016). "Yuvika Chaudhary is the new protagonist in Amma". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 July 2024.

[10] "Nawab Shah set to return in Amma". the Times of India. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2024.

[11] "Meghna Naidu and Zakir Hussain to enter 'Amma'". The Times of India. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2024.

[12] "Actor Raju Kher to play the role of Fakira in Amma". The Times of India. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2024.

[13] "Scoop:Ex Bigg-Boss contestant Ajaz Khan to play a psychopath in 'Amma'". Daily News and Analysis. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2024.

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