[1][2] The film was made in Bengali-speaking East Pakistan,[1] and Raihan and much of the cast and crew were from there, but for commercial reasons it was produced in Urdu.

[3] Raihan's decision to film in colour was influenced by the first colour laboratory in Pakistan being located in Dacca, at the fledgling government-run East Pakistan Film Development Corporation.

[4] Most of the film was shot on location in the Chittagong Hill Tracts.

Kaptai Lake and its surrounding hills feature prominently.

[1] Khan Ataur Rahman composed the musical scores.