Tarun Bose initially didn't want to do the film as he had to play father figure to Ashok Kumar.
During theater days in Nagpur Tarun Bose had acted in the play Ulka and played Ashok Kumar's role.
Based on Bengali novel Ulka by Nihar Ranjan Gupta.
Writer Nihar Ranjan Gupta who was a Doctor wrote the film after his experience when a couple rejected to to accept their ugly looking still born son.