'Mother India' was not an original film, rather it was a remake of 'Aurat' which was released 17 years earlier in 1940. The special thing is that the original film was also directed by Mehboob Khan, in which actors like Sardar Akhtar, Surendra Yakub, Kanhaiyalal and Arun Kumar Ahuja played important roles. Kanhaiyalal was seen in the same character in both the original and remake films.