1 MOM Review by Ally Adnan Sridevi delivers a powerful performance as the film’s titular character in Ravi Udyawar’s Mom. Hers is a towering presence in the film that features a number of talented actors in its cast. Thankfully, Udyawar does not allow her to overshadow the remarkable work of other actors and ensures that all cast members deliver both as individuals and as members of a gifted ensemble. Good acting is but one of Mom’s many strengths. The film excels in a number of areas, most notably direction, editing, production design and cinematography. Sadly, its one area of weakness – writing – takes away from all others, rendering it an initially brilliant, mildly engaging, and ultimately disappointing movie, instead of the great one it could and should have been. A successful schoolteacher, Devki Sabarwal (Sridevi) lives with her husband, Anand (Adnan Siddiqui), and two daughters in a well-appointed Delhi apartment. Arya (Sajal Aly), who is Anand’s daughter from an earlier marriage, has an uneasy relationship with Devki, whom she respects but refuses to accept as her mother. Devki loves Arya like her own and is determined to win her over. The life of the happy family is turned upside down when Arya decides to attend a raucous, drug-fueled Valentine’s Day party, against her parents’ better judgement but with their permission. At the party, Arya is approached first by class