The film was based on the Bengali short story 'Bisher Dhoan' by
Saradindu Bandopadhyay.
Himanshu Rai's sister had read the story and suggested the same to Himanshu Rai. Himanshu Rai brought Saradindu Bandopaddhyay, the story writer, from Calcutta to join Bombay Talkies as a writer on payroll.
