ममता

A 1942 social melodrama directed by I. A. Hafizji, with Prince Dara and Pushpa Rani in the lead and a supporting cast that included Kalawati, Padma Devi and Akbar. As with most films of the early 1940s social-drama cycle, the narrative — built around themes of family bond and sacrifice that the title 'Mamta' (maternal love) signals — served as a frame for a seven-song score by composer R. A. Atra.

The complete documented score of seven songs was composed by R. A. Atra with all lyrics written by G. Shadani — a single composer-lyricist team across the film. The titles range from the narrative 'Aao Sunau Ek Kahani' (come, let me tell a tale) to the devotional-philosophical 'Ye Tune Kya Kiya Bhagwan' and the Urdu-couplet 'Ibn Mariyam Hua Kare Koi'. Playback singer credits for the individual songs are not reliably documented.

Mamta belongs to the dense field of socially themed Hindi films released in the war year of 1942, when Bombay and Lahore studios were turning out melodramas at high volume. It is documented chiefly through its surviving song listing, the work of music director R. A. Atra and lyricist G. Shadani — a composer-poet pairing that anchors the entire soundtrack.