
In an interview, the director shared that film was partly based on the life of his cousin.

Finally, Uma's father agrees and Uma leaves with Ashok to her village. Uma falls in love with Ashok but she cannot do anything to jeopardize the already fragile relationship between her and her father who dislikes Ashok. Things change when young Ashok enters Uma's life. He returns home after studying engineering abroad for five years, and joins them along with his friend, Ashok ( Dharmendra), a writer and a teacher who due to his straightforward nature most of the time remains jobless. Meanwhile, Arun (Deven Verma), son of Mohan Sharma's friend Hari Mehta, and who is set to marry Uma but starts loving Annie ( Shashikala) instead. As time passes, Mohan Sharma's health starts failing due to overwork and alcoholism doctors suggest a change of weather to a hill station, Mahabaleshwar. Naturally, the daughter grows up all by herself and becomes highly introverted and depressed. Mohan Sharma (Tarun Bose), a successful businessman in Bombay, marries Aruna (Surekha Pandit) late in life, and is leading a happy married life, when, unfortunately, his wife dies during childbirth, leaving behind a young daughter, Uma ( Sharmila Tagore), whom he cannot bear to see, except when he is drunk. One of the best Indian movie on father and daughter relationship.

It did "Above Average" business at the Indian Box Office. The film was critically acclaimed and was nominated for four Filmfare Awards and won Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography, B&W. At the 1966 National Film Awards it won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi. The movie stars Dharmendra, Sharmila Tagore, Shashikala, Deven Verma and Surekha Pandit.

Incomparable) is a 1966 Hindi film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee.
