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The film was a box office hit upon release. The movie proved memorable for its award-winning performances by the lead actors and memorable music by S. D. Burman. Time magazine listed it at Number Four on its list of Best Bollywood Classics.

A 120-minute U.S. version was written by Pearl S. Buck, and directed and produced by Tad Danielewski. The film was screened at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, 42 years after its release.

Differences from the Novel –

In the film, Raju meets a celebrity death surrounded by his near and dear ones and the media with rain ending the drought in the village. However, in the novel, this event is ambiguous with an unclear ending about his death or the end of the drought.

In the novel, Raju is shown to woo Rosie, but in the movie, Rosie is already unhappy with her marriage. Upon seeing her husband with another woman, she leaves him and goes to Raju.