The events depicted in the film take place on a single night and result in several characters sharing their life stories. It is a fascinating depiction of some of the challenges faced by the poor and by women in Indian society, some of which continue to this day. Parikshit Sahni changed his screen name to Ajay Sahni at the suggestion of Sanjeev Kumar during the shooting of this film, before eventually reverting to his own name a few years later. The was composed by while the songs featured in the film were composed by . This article about a Hindi film of the 1960s is a . You can help Wikipedia by .