A.K. Hangal and Sanjeev Kumar had a long history together. They had worked together in stage theatre. Hangal was against acting in films and was angry when Sanjeev started taking roles in films. Sanjeev started arriving late for rehearsals and Hangal had enough. He told Sanjeev he would no longer be taking him in any future plays. They both had a good laugh about this when they met each other on the sets of Dharti Kahe Pukar Ke.