While waiting for Gaav to be released and gaining international recognition, Mehrjui was busy directing two more films. In 1970, he shot Agha-ye Hallou (Mr. Naive), a comedy that starred and was written by Ali Nassirian. Mehrjui had said that, “After all the censorship problems with Gaav, [he] wanted to do a no-problem film.” The film also starred Fakhri Khorvash and Entezami.