Awards
The film bagged many prestigious awards at National Film Awards and Filmfare Awards. The film stood out at the 9th Filmfare Awards function by winning maximum (four) awards in various categories from eight nominations.
- National Film Awards
- 1960: Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film in Hindi
- Filmfare Awards
- Won
- Best Movie
- Filmfare Best Actor for Raj Kapoor
- Best Editing for G.G. Mayekar
- Best Art Direction for M.R. Acharekar
- Nominated
- Best Actress for Padmini
- Best Male Playback for Mukesh for the song "Hothon Pe Sacchai Rehti Hai"
- Best Lyricist for Shailendra for the song "Hothon Pe Sacchai Rehti Hai"
- Best Music Director for Shankar Jaikishan
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