It has been said that director Hrishikesh Mukherjee based this film on the real-life story of Pandit Ravi Shankar and his first wife, Annapurna Devi. Their wedding was arranged by the renowned Hindustani musician Baba Alauddin Khan, the father of Annapurna Devi - then called Roshanara Khan. The two met when Ravi Shankar came to learn the sitar from Baba. Annapurna Devi was considered a much better sitar player and this apparently made Ravi Shankar jealous of her. This and other marital issues eventually led to their divorce. While the film may have been based on their story, its happy ending deviates from the real-life tragedy. There are other theories about the origin of this film. According to one, the film was inspired by the plot of the Hollywood film "A Star Is Born", various versions of which were released in 1937, 1954, 1976 and 2018. The Hindi film "Aashiqui 2" (2013) was a remake of this series. Another theory is that this film was inspired by the real-life story of singer Kishore Kumar and his first wife, Ruma Guha Thakurta.

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