Sunil Dutt and Sadhana inhabit the elements of glamorous realism; colorful flowers, trendy and trend setting clothes and make-up, water fountains, manicured architectural nature, a Western ambiance.

"Waqt" was a huge success at the box office and sent other film makers scrambling to capture 'the films magic. The 'Yash Chopra style' became a term used to describe the look of 'glamorous realism'.