The music was composed by Sajjad Hussain, with lyrics written by D. N. Madhok, Rajendra Krishan and Hasrat Jaipuri.

[4] A period film depicting feudal India, the plot is remade from the American Western Duel In the Sun (1946).

He, in the Singapore Free Press, called the film "splendour and magnificen[t]" and stated that it is "cleverly directed and well-photographed".

The film ran to packed houses throughout India and did extremely well at the box office.

[4] Writer Ganga Prasad Sharma called Saiyan the best film starring Sajjan in the leading role.