<span class=normal>Controversial climax<br><br><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p>Believe it or not, the film was completed in a period of only 30 days and that was a record of sorts because matching the stars dates and completing the post-production work is not so easy. You could call this film a quickie that was also low-budget. <br><br><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p>What I like the most about the film is its climax where Sanjeev just gets out of the Ranjeeta affair, promises his wife to change his flirtatious ways but on entering his office, encounters his new secretary Parveen Babi and is back to his old ways again. This is my favourite scene because I wanted to drive home the message that no man can change his ways overnight. Though many tried to convince me that I should show Sanjeev as a reformed person in the end, I stuck to this climax. <br><br><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p>After a private screening, Tarachand Barjatya came upto me and predicted that the film would fail miserably at the box-office since the theme was unsuitable for Indian society. Contrary to that, the film clicked! Released in 1978, the film opened to a weak response but gradually picked up and went on to become one of the top grossers of the year. Sanjeev Kumar was thrilled to bits on seeing the overwhelming response of the audience. As promised, I gave him the 20 per cent of the overflow, which he admitted was much more than he earned from any other film. Also, I kept my promise of giving due credit to my wife as the story writer of the film. <br><br><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p><a href= https://www.screenindia.com/ target=_blank>Screen India</a></span><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p>