At that time Vijay Anand was the highest paid director of Indian Movies.
A scene of the film is shown in the 2007 thriller Johnny Gaddaar, prompting a character to give Johnny as a fake name and hence the film title.
The highest grossing film of 1970
Vijay Anand won the award for the best script and editing. The climax sequence of this film was something new at that time and was later copied in many films.
" Pal Bhar Ke Liye" was used in American TV show, The Simpsons.