After shooting for a scene with Farida Jalal Shatrughan Sinha got compelled to stop signing villianous roles.
Farida Jalal's role in this film was initially offered to actress Poonam. However, Poonam's aunt, who had brought her up and was her manager of sorts, had turned down the offer since she believed that Shatrughan Sinha, opposite whom Poonam was to be paired, was a bad influence on her.
Gali Gali Aur Gaon Gaon Mein
The song, essentially a solo by Kishore Kumar, featured brief vocalisations by Asha Bhosle. However, Asha was not officially credited for it.
This film was adapted from the Tamil movie "Chinnanchiru Ulagam" (1966) written, produced and directed by K.S. Gopalakrishnan. The Tamil film itself was based on the Tamil novel "Manithanai Kaanom" by Subbu Arumugam.