[3] It was the first film made under the newly formed Rajkamal Kalamandir banner that Shantaram had started.

[5] The cinematatography was by V. Avadhoot and the film starred Kumar Ganesh, Jayashree, Chandra Mohan, Ameena, Shantaram, Zohra and Nana Palsikar.

She gives birth to a son, Bharata and several years pass without the return of Dushyanta who has lost his memory and has no recollection of Shakuntala.

[4] The film has been cited as a "major hit" and was shown at a theatre in India for continuous 104 weeks.

This was Desai's first independent music venture and continued to have a long association with Shantaram's films.