A shortened version of the film won the Crystal Globe Grand Prix at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in Czechoslovakia in 1957.
Film was big hit in Soviet Union due to Raj Kapoor's popularity.
The only R.K.Film's Jagte Raho, which Salil Chowdhry composed music for.
The most common wall image(in alcoholic's flat or in fake currency printer's room) seen in the film is that of Swami Vivekanand's guru Shri Ramakrishna who is much praised in West Bengal.
film's Bengali version was Ek Din Raatre.