[3] Jaal is considered a noir classic for its grey shade characters which were among the first of its type in Indian cinema.

It established the idea of Anti-Hero with "no qualms about bending moral codes" in Hindi cinema.

Singh) lives with his sister, Maria (Geeta Bali), on the Indian coast in a fishing village.

The spirit of Christian love and forgiveness lies at the base of the story, and the film has a strong religious colour to it.

One of the shooting locations for the movie was Malvan, Sindhudurg District, returning from where Dev Anand and Geeta Bali met with an accident.