gained popularity later not just in India but abroad also, especially in the then Soviet Union. When the film was first released, its running time was four hours forty three minutes. Just two weeks later it was reduced to four hours and now it is available in an abridged edition of the running time of one hundred and seventy minutes. This was viewed as a kind of semi-autobiographical film. It took Raj Kapoor six years to complete the film. This film proved to be the last film in which Raj Kapoor was hero. There was a whole team of stars in this film including Dharmendra, Rajendra Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Dara Singh, Padmini, Simi Grewal, Russian actress Ravinkina, AchalaSachdev, Rishi Kapoor, Om Prakash, comedians RajendraNath Aga, Birbal, mukery etc.The film was puts the philosophy of life through the joker played by Raj Kapoor. Abbas published a novel in English in which the entire script of the film can be seen in details. This film was the last musical feat of Shanker Jaikishan. Raadhu Karmakar did a tremendous job in his photography of the film. The film also reflects the existential philosophy of the protagonist and the script writer.

Khwaja Ahmed Abbas had firm faith in the ability of cinema to contribute immensely to the creative development of society. He believed that cinema should play a pro-active role in propagating the progressive steps of the state. Blind criticism of every step of government is also not desirable. The film Do Boond Paani presents the story of the sacrifice