It was launched in 1974 with Rajesh Khanna as he didn't have dates he told them to take Sanjeev Kumar. This project took 10 years.
Asha Parekh was signed for the lead role in 1975 but later opted out .
The film was to be made with Rajesh Khanna and Dulal Guha. This was in the late 70s.
This was director P. Madhavan's remake of his own, award-winning Tamil film "Raman Ethanai Ramanadi" (1970) starring Sivaji Ganesan.