white, but  when colour came in vogue, Amrohi scrapped those portions already  shot and decided to start again. Later, Cinemascope came into vogue,  and Amrohi acquired a Cinemascope lens from MGM and scrapped the  plain colour portions too. Then Amrohi and Kumari separated in 1964,  bringing filming to an indefinite halt. Finally, the film was  resumed in 1968, and though by then Kumari was suffering from  alcoholism and was in critical condition, she was still Amrohis  only choice and she agreed to complete the film.