A film by H S Rawail has a powerful storyline but could not reach to the expectations despite stellar performance by Dilip Kumar, Balraj Sahni, Sanjeev Kumar, Vyajanthimala, Jayant and Ulhas and evergreen music of Naushad. The direction could have been better given the expertise of Rawail. Sets look gorgeous and little detached from the real life the then Benaras. It could not hit at the box office. Rawail is a seasoned film maker and has hits like Mere Mahboob, Laila Majnu, Patanga, Mehboob ki mehandi to his credit. A bit disappointed to see this movie. From these movies onwards Dlip Kumar reduced his movies ofcourse Shakti was his dazzling performance. But he is an all time great artist. There is no doubt about this.