First time two classical vocalists Ustad Amir Khan and Pandit D. V. Paluskar performed for a film.
Film ran for about 10o weeks and was musical hit.
Naushad won his only film fare award for the film.
Vijay Bhatt was met with skepticism for attempting such film and was called Viju Bawra in industry before its release.
soundtrack was based on classical ragas such as Puriya Dhanashree, Todi, Malkauns, Darbari and Des.