Mom is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film directed by Ravi Udyawar, with a screenplay by Girish Kohli.

However, her stepdaughter Arya rebuffs her attempts to build a relationship despite Devki's persistence and warmth, as she still misses her biological mother.

One day in class, a student Mohit Chadda sends Arya an inappropriate video; Devki throws his phone out the window.

Angered by the public rejection, Charles, Mohit, their criminal friend Joginder "Jagan" Singh, and farmhouse security guard Baburam Yadav ambush and kidnap Arya when she leaves the party.

Arya is found barely alive by a man walking his dog the next morning, and brought to a hospital; Devki and Anand are shattered.

Inspector Mathew Francis quickly rounds up the perpetrators; however, the case falls apart when Arya is found to have consumed alcohol at the party, raising the possibility that her memory is unreliable.

Devki remembers a shady detective, Dayashankar Kapoor ("DK"), whom she had met at the police station on the night of the crime.

Devki then breaks into Charles' home and mixes crushed apple seeds, a source of cyanide, into his powdered nutritional supplement.

It was announced in early 2016 that Sridevi would star in Boney Kapoor's upcoming women's film, Mom, which would be directed by Ravi Udyawar.

[12] Akshaye Khanna and actors Sajal Aly and Adnan Siddiqui were then cast,[13][14] and A. R. Rahman was signed to compose the film's music.

Meena Iyer of The Times of India gave the film four stars out of five and said, "This one still manages to stay ahead with some interesting twists and turns".

[37] Sarita A. Tanwar of Daily News and Analysis gave it three stars, saying, "Mom is interestingly cast and that's a major part of the battle won.

"[38] Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave the film two out of five stars: "The plot is riddled with holes, and is too focused on Sridevi.

"[39] Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV India gave it 3.5 out of five stars, saying that the film was not a "conventional rape-and-revenge drama" with a "clearly defined moral and emotional context.

"[40] Mayank Shekhar of Mid-Day gave it three out of five stars; "the filmmakers effectively employ their talent" on the ensemble cast, characters, and "fine passages of photography and production design.

"[42] Kunal Guha of the Mumbai Mirror gave the film 3.5 out of five stars and said, "Several scenes in Mom wordlessly convey more than what can be said through dialogue.

India Today called the actress "unbelievably good as the mother thirsty for revenge,"[46] and NDTV found her "magnificently expressive as the titular figure.

[49] According to a Firstpost review, "Here is a 53-year-old leading actress doing what Amitabh Bachchan once excelled at ... Sridevi is a far more riveting watch than a shirtless Salman Khan with his 6 plus packs or the quintessential middle-aged Hindi film hero, who refuses to grow up ...

"[50] Manjusha Radhakrishnan of Gulf News gave Mom 3.5 out of five stars, calling the film a "taut thriller studded with some superlative performances".

"[53] Ravi Udyawar directed Mom and the movie was qualified for the 75th Golden Globe Awards in the foreign film category.