Shot in the Chambal Valley ravines of Bhind-Morena under police protection in Madhya Pradesh state , and Mohan Studios , Mumbai the film highlights the acting talents of its star cast ; Waheeda Rehman and Sunil Dutt , and indeed the music by musical genius Jaidev . It was the fourth highest grossing highest grossing Bollywood film of the year , and the official selection at the 1964 Cannes Film Festival . The film was also the second success in a row of actor Sunil Dutt 's production banner , Ajanta Arts , after '' Yeh Rastey Hain Pyar Ke '' , which had been released earlier that year . '' Mujhe Jeene Do '' was India 's third " dacoit " film , a genre loosely inspired by Hollywood westerns , but more so by the menace of dacoity in Central India in the early 1960s . The film was a major success , like the earlier two other big films in the same genre , '' Ganga Jamuna '' ( 1961 ) and Raj Kapoor 's '' Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai '' ( 1960 )
1964 Cannes Film Festival
1964 Cannes Film Festival
Mujhe Jeene Do