Subash Ghai's first lead role after small appearances in Taqdeer 1967 and Aradhana 1969.
Paintal had a short role in the film but director,producer Aaatmaram noticed his talent and recommended him to F.C Mehra for his film Lal Patthar 1971.This film proved turning point for Paintal.
Debut of Paintal,Meena T,Archana ,Satish,Aradhana,Jaymala,Sudha,Kapila Suresh Chatwal,Jayanth Mukherjee and Baldev Khosa.
Asrani thou had done films earlier his name appears in the list of new comers.
Subhash Ghai stated that after the release of Umang he signed a dozen films. But because they were not made by established producers, they either got shelved or the films flopped. He did not give the required 3 hit films to become a star. Actors worse than him became stars. Destiny had its own plans. He realized he missed his big chance. There was no point hanging on as a actor unless you are already a star. Flop actors do not get respect. So he took to writing. When he wrote scripts he imagined how it would be to act on screen.