Sita suspects that Dr. Dharmesh will not be able to give her husband a fair treatment because of his love interest in her.

Dr. Dharmesh is seized with a feeling that he can't afford to fail in this surgery, as it might seem that he was biased due to Sita.

Long days of hard work for the preparation of surgery takes its toll, and he dies on the spot.

Dil Ek Mandir was directed by C. V. Sridhar and remade from his own Tamil film Nenjil Or Aalayam (1962).

Singers like Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar And Suman Kalyanpur crooned the songs in the album.

[3] Kutty Padmini was recognised by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi at her residence along with Rajendra Kumar and Meena Kumari.

[5] Sports and Pastime wrote "The subject of a love triangle and a doctor's supreme sacrifice in the pursuit of his ideals is not new on the Indian screen [..] but [..] director Sridhar presents this seemingly familiar plot with a zest and suspense that evoke praise".