Kishore Sahu "made news" by getting Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel to inaugurate the film premiere at Novelty cinema in Bombay on 1 December 1945, according to the magazine Filmindia [REF].
The "expensive picture" was cited as being "more for the intellectuals than for the masses",[REF] however, it was claimed to be a success at the box-office [REF].