It was a spiritual successor to Mehboob Khan's previous film, Mother India (1957).

[3] With a net collection of ₹60 lakh and a total gross of ₹1.2 crore, the film was declared a "Flop" by Box Office India.

[3] The soundtrack for the movie was composed by Naushad and lyrics penned by Shakeel Badayuni.

The soundtrack consists of 9 songs, featuring vocals by Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar, Geeta Dutt and Shanthi Mathur.

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