The film was previously titled "Jaise Dariya".
This film was made between Pakeezah & Razia Sultan.
Kamal Amrohi initially wanted to make the film "Shankar Hussain" in 1964 with Feroz Khan and Sanjeev Kumar. He told Sanjeev Kumar that his new name as a actor would be "Gautam Rajvansh". His co star was Vidya Manjrekar ( Anjana Mumtaz). Anjana was going to called "Al -Sheba". The film was shelved when Meena Kumari agreed to shoot for Pakeezah. Shankar Hussain was eventually made in 1977 with. another star cast.