Bari Maa

The Hindi/Urdu film Bari Maa (1945) was directed by Master Vinayak.

Film Synopsis:Vinayak was forced to make this war effort movie to keep his company alive during WW2. Durgadas (Salvi) worries about his son Dinesh (Ishwarlal) who is in London during the Blitz. Money lender Ghanshyam (Girish) agrees to write off a debt provided Durgadas' daughter Usha (Meenakshi) marries his son Rajendra (Yakub), but Rajendra and the dancer Mona (Sitara Devi) are spies for the Japanese. When the Japanese attack the village of Dinapur, Rajendra becomes a patriot and fights for the Allied cause along with Dinesh.

(- Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema - Ashish Rajadhyaksha & Paul Willemen - New Revised Edition 1999 and thanks to Mr. Jamal Akbar)