A remake of the 1971 Kannada film Kasturi Nivasa,[2] it focuses on Rajan, who incurs losses as Chander, a man he helped, prospers.

Rajan, the owner of a matchbox factory called "Dove", lives in a huge house named Laxmi Bhavan.

This begins Rajan's downfall, as his charity and donating activities eat up profits, leading him to put his house up for sale.

Due to Rajan's loss, Pratima shows her sympathy to him, much to Chander's dismay which leads him to become addicted to drugs.

After the success of the 1971 Kannada film Kasturi Nivasa, the Hindi remake rights were sold for ₹400,000 (equivalent to ₹12 million or US$140,000 in 2023).

[4][5] Cinematography was handled by S. Maruti Rao, and the dialogues were written by Rajinder Krishan.