This was a rare Hindi film whose title included the name of its lead actor.
The theme music used in the opening credits of this film used the tune of the popular Portuguese language song "Mama Eu Quero" originally recorded by Brazilian artists Vicente Paiva and Jararaca in 1937, and popularised by its English version, "I Want My Mama", by Carmen Miranda in 1940. This song was probably used because of its Portuguese connection - this film was set in pre-independence Goa which was under Portuguese rule. The same tune was also used for the Tamil film song "Mammama Maamathe" ("Mangamma Sabatham", 1943), the Telugu film song "Mamayyochede Mama" ("Mangalasutram", 1946), the Hindi film song "Mamamma Mami Meharbaan Main Hoon Tumhari" ("Mangala", 1950), and the Telugu film song "Mammama Maamari" ("Mangala", 1951). The hook line of the Hindi film song "Mamaiya Kero Kero Kero Mama" ("Arjun", 1985) was also inspired by "Mama Eu Quero".[1][2][3][4][5][6]
