[4] According to Rajadhyaksha and Willemen, Kardar's interest with the topic of "sexually deviant behaviour" and violence in the garb of "reformism", a theme which he would later also use in Pagal (1940) and Pooja (1940) is present in Baghban.

Saroop (Nandrekar) is a young innocent man who gets lost in romantic thoughts when he hears a sadhu singing a love-song (prayer) to God.

On the day of the marriage, Kammo shoots Ranjit, and the Sadhu informs Dr. Hansraj that Saroop is his long-lost son who was married to Durga.

Baburao Patel, editor of the cine-magazine Filmindia, termed Bimla Kumari's acting as "staginess".

The direction for this "weak story" was called "unimaginative and unintelligent" but better than Kardar's earlier film Milap.

[6] K. N. Singh made a big name after his role in this film, he was praised by Ghosh for playing it with "remarkable assurance".

Nandrekar, who had acted in Amar Jyoti (1936) was contracted by Prabhat Film Company for three years.