''Amma'' is an Indian

crime drama Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combin ...

television series that premiered on June 25, 2016, on Zee TV. It was created by Farhn P. Zamma. The show is based on the female underworld don of

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' fin ...

, Jenabai Daruwali.

Synopsis

The show explores the life of a female underworld figure through five decades. 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 Urvashi Sharma (born 13 October 1984), also known as Raina Joshi, is an Indian Bollywood actress and model, born in Delhi. Personal life She married in February 2012. She changed her name to Raina Joshi. On 21 January 2014, she gave birth ...

as Zeenat Sheikh * Nasirr Khan as Abbas Sheikh *

Shabana Azmi Shabana Azmi (born 18 September 1950) is an Indian actress of Hindi film, television and theatre. One of India's most acclaimed actresses, Azmi is known for her portrayals of distinctive, often unconventional female characters across several ge ...

as Old Zeenat Sheikh * Aman Verma as Shekeran "Anna" Shetty (character based on ''

Varadarajan Mudaliar Sathuvachari Varadarajan Mudaliar (9 October 1926 – 2 January 1988), also known as Vardhabhai and Vardha, was an Indian crime boss. From the early 1960s to the 1980s, he was, along with Karim Lala and Haji Mastan, one of the most powerful ...

'') *Neha chandra as "Laxmi Shetty" "Anna's wife" *

Nishigandha Wad Nishigandha Wad ( mr, निशिगंधा वाड) is an Indian Marathi film actress, social scientist, and author. Biography She received her doctorate from the University of Mumbai with a dissertation on ''Changing Role of Women In ...

as Lakshmi Shetty *

Ashmit Patel Ashmit Patel (born 13 January 1978) is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films and was seen on ''Bigg Boss''. Personal life Patel is the son of Amit Patel and Asha Patel, and the younger brother of actress and model Ameesha Patel, and ...

as Faisal Qureshi *

Yuvika Chaudhary Yuvika Chaudhary (born 2 August 1983) is an Indian actress who has appeared in Bollywood films such as ''Om Shanti Om'', '' Summer 2007'' and '' Toh Baat Pakki!''. In 2009, she also acted in a Kannada movie, '' Maleyali Jotheyali'', in a lead r ...

as Rehana Sheikh *

Nawab Shah (actor) Nawab Shah is an Indian actor, who works in Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada-language films and television series. Before entering into films, he played character roles in television serials. Career Nawab Shah debuted his acting car ...

as Haider Ali Qazi (character based on ''

Haji Mastan Mastan Mirza (1 March 1926 25 June 1994), popularly known as Haji Mastan or Sultan Mirza, was an Indian mafia gang leader, originally from Tamil Nadu and based in Bombay. He was one of an infamous trio of mafia gang leaders in Bombay for over ...

'') * Ziya Siddique as Saraswati Shetty *

Zakir Hussain Zakir Hussain ( ur, , link=no) is the name of: * Zakir Husain (politician), an Indian politician and former president of India * Zakir Hussain (actor), Bollywood actor * Zakir Hussain (field hockey) (1934–2019), Pakistani field hockey player * ...

as Police Commissioner K. N. Dayal *

Meghna Naidu Meghna Naidu (born 19 September 1980) is an Indian actress who primarily starred in Hindi films. She has also appeared in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi and Bengali films. Biography Meghna Naidu is an Indian actress and dancer. He ...

as Hanaan *

Raju Kher Raju Kher is an Indian actor and director. He directed the television serial Sanskaar in 1999. Filmography Kher appeared in the following films and television serials: Films * Ghulam as Alisha's father * Jungle as Mr. Malhotra * Bub * Om ...

as Faakir *

Ajaz Khan Ajaz Khan is an Indian actor. He has starred in movies such as ''Rakta Charitra'' and ''Allah Ke Banday'' and acted in several television daily soaps including ''Rahe Tera Aashirwaad'' and ''Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki''. In 2013, Khan pa ...

as Azhar Yeda *Syed Ashraf Karim as Naeem Qureshi *Jeetu Verma as Inspector P. K. Prajapati * Sikandar Kharbanda as ACP Atul Sahay *

Shawar Ali Shahwar Ali is an Indian actor and model who appears primarily in Bollywood, Tollywood and Sandalwood films. Early life and career Sarwar Ali was born and raised in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. His father was a farmer in Bhopal. He shifted to Mu ...

as Parvez Khan *

Deepraj Rana Deepraj Rana (also Deepraz Rana or Deep Raj Rana) is an Indian and Nepali film and television actor. Early life He was born and brought up in Allahabad. Now he lives in Mumbai. He is married to TV actress Natasha Rana known for the role of Chh ...

as Kabeer Lal (character based on ''

Karim Lala Karim Lala (1911 – 19 February 2002), born as Abdul Karim Sher Khan in the Samalam Village of the Shegal District of the Kunar province of Afghanistan, was infamous as one of the three "mafia dons of Mumbai" in India for more than two d ...

'') *

Sonal Parihar Sonal Parihar is an Indian television actress. She has appeared in the serials ''Bade Achhe Lagte Hain'', '' Kaisa Yeh Ishq Hai... Ajab Sa Risk Hai'', ''Adaalat'', and ''Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat''. and is currently working in zee TV's show amm ...

as Ghazzala * Rahul Verma Rajput * Shashi Kiran * Jitendra Bohara as Tariq Qureshi brother of Faisal Qureshi *

Kanchan Awasthi Kanchan Awasthi is an Indian model and actress. She has appeared in the Indian television show ''Amma'' and Hindi movies including, ''Manto Remix'', ''Bhootwali Love Story'' ''Gunwali Dulhaniya'', and ''Fraud Saiyaan ''Fraud Saiyaan'' () i ...

as Sarla

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Amma (TV series) 2016 Indian television series debuts 2016 Indian television series endings Hindi-language television shows Indian drama television series Indian period television series Television shows set in Mumbai Television series about organized crime Zee TV original programming Indian crime television series Indian political television series Works about organised crime in India