It starred Paresh Bannerji, Urmila and Vasant Thengdi in the lead roles, with Baby Shakuntala and Manajirao forming the supporting cast.

His family consists of a young eight-year-old sister (Baby Shakuntala), whom he takes care of.

Trouble arises when Urmila's father wants her to marry Dr. Ramesh (Vasnt Thengdi), who comes from an equally wealthy family, and has just returned from abroad after completing his medical studies.

Raja Nene, nephew of Vishnupant Damle, started his career at Prabhat Film Company as an assistant director, working with Shantaram on Chandrasena (1935) and Amar Jyoti (1936).

Das Baje in Hindi and Daha Wajta in Marathi were his first directorial ventures under Prabhat.

Prabhat Film Company was "at the top of the ladder" as far their "experience and success" was concerned, intent on making "only progressive and purposeful pictures" in their own words.

Nene, who had the "unique opportunity of being trained for years under Mr. V. Shantaram" had "either wasted his time all these years... or lacks the executive capacity to harness his training...." Urmila, as Asha the college-going had an "awful" English accent.

[6][7] The music director was Keshavrao Bhole, who was famous for his music composition in devotional and social films like Amrit Manthan (1934), Sant Tukaram (Marathi 1936), Duniya Na Mane (Kunku, 1937) and Sant Dnyaneshwar (1940) and later for Ram Shastri (1944).