Mehboob Khan's Mother India is a remake of his earlier film Aurat which depicts the struggle of an Indian woman’s fight for honour and dignity against all odds and atrocities. Set in rural India Radha (Nargis) becomes a widow at an early age while her husband leaves her behind with two infant kids. Radha loses everything in pursuit to save her farming land but works hard to bring up her two children, Birju (Sunil Dutt) and Ramu (Rajendra Kumar). Finally, Radha's struggle pays off resulting in the village's upliftment and development despite losing her younger son.