Badi Maa (1945 film)

Badi Maa Elder Mother, also called BariMa, is a Bollywood social war drama film. Released in 1945, it was produced and directed by Master Vinayak. Made under the banner of Prafulla Pictures, Kanpur, it had story written by V. S. Khendekar. Zia Sarhadi wrote the screenplay and lyrics for six songs. The other lyricists were Anjum Pilibhiti and Raja Badhe. The music director was K. Datta Datta Koregaonkar.

Set against the backdrop of WW II, it has the hero Dinesh, played by Ishwarlal, stuck in London during the Blitz. Dineshs father Durgadas D. S. Salvi lives in a village Dinapur in India, with his daughter Usha Meenaxi. Durgadas owes money to Ghanshyam Girish, a moneylender with two children. Ghanshyams son Rajinder Yakub, is a spy for the Japanese and is helped by a dancer called Mona Sitara Devi. His daughter Hema Noor Jehan is a compassionate, patriotic girl unaware of her brothers plans and is in love with Dinesh.Ghanshyam offers to free Durgadas of his debt if he will agree to his daughters marriage to Rajinder. When Durgadas refuses, Ghanshyam has his property confiscated. Dinesh returns to India and is shocked to find his father in penury and an attack on his village by the Japanese. He takes up arms to fight and is joined by Hema. His sister Usha dies under enemy firing, and a repentant Rajinder fights the enemy dying in the bargain. Hema and Dinesh survive the war having fought for Badi Maa India, and get together. ........

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