 This film was Mukherjee's second films as a director after "Uro Chithi" which was a box-office failure.At first the film was named "Jwala" (meaning, "pain" or "agony").About the title of the film Mukherjee told, despite being a film director Ghatk's life was capped with clouds which creates a connection between Ghatak and Nilkantha, the protagonist of the film.