[1] It stars Sanjeev Kumar, Shabana Azmi, Shashi Kapoor and Smita Patil in leading roles and Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Nilu Phule, Sudhir, Jagdish Raj, N.A.

[2][3][4] The film is based on a true story about a village woman who gets lost at a railway station and waits fourteen years for her husband to come back.

[5] Vithal (Kulbhushan Kharbanda), a young sadhu, is trained by his guru (Nilu Phule) on the importance of celibacy for attaining enlightenment.

Music of the film was composed by the duo of Laxmikant–Pyarelal and the songs were penned by lyricists Anjaan, Aziz Qaisi, and Rahi Masoom Raza.

Further, Smita Patil, who was playing one of the lead roles in Oonch Neech Beech and who is regarded as one of the greatest film actresses of all time[7] died in 1986.

Finally, Sanjeev Kumar, who was also playing one of the lead roles in Oonch Neech Beech and who is regarded as one of the greatest film actors of all time[8] died unexpectedly in 1985.