Mumbai, Aug. 22 -- Motherhood in cinema has rarely been limited to love, care and sacrifice. Over the years, films have given us mothers who fought criminals, challenged entire systems, survived unimaginable dangers and pushed themselves beyond every limit when their children were at risk. Ahead of Gandhari, here are some films that have shown just how powerful a mother's instinct to protect can be.

Kahaani 2 (2016)

In Kahaani 2, Vidya Balan's character, Vidya Sinha's life takes a dramatic turn when her daughter is kidnapped. As she desperately tries to find and save her, her past begins to come to light, revealing a much darker and more complicated history. The film shows a mother willing to confront everything she has buried if it mea...