Amma (TV series)

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Amma
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Genre Crime
Thriller
Drama
Created byFarhn P Zamma
Written byAloke Upadhyay
Creative directorFarhn P Zamma
Starring See below
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes52
Production
Production locations Mumbai, India
Camera setup Multi-camera
Production companySalt Media LLP
Original release
Network Zee TV
Release25 June (2016-06-25) 
18 December 2016 (2016-12-18)

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]

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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.

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