The film was originally started in 1968 but kept having delays then was shelved. When Sanjeev Kumar became in demand in the late 70's, the project was restarted.
There was a shelved movie, Priti Chitra's shelved film "Maan Apmaan"(1971). Starring Amitabh Bachchan,Jaya Badhuri, Story based on Narayan Sanyal's Bengali novel Neel May Neel. Produced by M.Nasuralah Khan,Lyrics by Gulzar,Music by Dulal Sen, Directed by Anil Ghosh (Associate of Hrishikesh Mukherjee).