With the success of the film, even the others associated with the film got a new identity and recognition

1 Geeta Bali played an unconventional role, that of a club dancer with a crush on the hero, her partner in crime; the role was quite distinct from what she had done earlier in hit films like: Badi Bahen, Dulari, Bawre Nain, and Albela.

2 Kalpana Kartik, a distant relation of Chetan Anand’s wife, was introduced as the leading lady, whom Dev Anand married three years later.

3 S. D. Burman became a composer of commercial reckoning and a mainstay in most of the Navketan films and other films starring Dev Anand.

4 Geeta Roy had till then mostly sung sad and sentimental songs or devotional ditties, which typecast her as a bhajan singer. In Baazi, she got to sing some modern, peppy, and westernised songs. These songs helped her break the bhajan singer image, and in the years to come, she glided roy’ally between the oriental and occidental with effortless ease.

5 Sahir Ludhianvi made a major breakthrough as a mainstream lyricist with his rebellious lines: ‘Darta hai zamaane ki nigahon se bhala kyon’, ‘Insaaf tere saath hai, ilzaam uthaale’. His bold, rebellious voice marked a departure from the existing styles of lyrics writing, offering a fresh and unprecedented perspective that resonated well with music lovers.

Some more cards were at stake which soon became winning ‘trumps’ in the years to come

1 Raj Khosla started as an assistant director and went on to become one of the topmost directors.

2  Johnny Walker, in a brief role of a drunkard, became an indispensable actor and factor in all films of Guru Dutt except Sahib Bibi aur Ghulam.

3  K. N. Singh consolidated his position as a major villain with Baazi as well as Raj Kapoor’s Awara, released in the same year, both the films sharing a similar message that criminals are not born, but made.

4  Balraj Sahni wrote the screenplay and dialogues and shared the story credit with Guru Dutt. However, for many years, he had a hard time convincing people about his contribution to the film. And above all, Guru Dutt proved himself as a creative director and storyteller, displaying exceptional skill in song picturisation.

5  Zohra Sehgal did some imaginative choreography, which in the later years came to be known as item songs.