The director first wanted Sanjay Dutt for the film. But since it was going to be a quickie, that was not possible. Next he approached Akshay Kumar. He agreed but later his dates were also a problem . Then Prithvi was approached but he quoted a high price. Thats when the director saw 2 reels of Virodhi. He was impressed with Armaan Kohli and signed him.
There was a shelved movie Visual Productions India "Anaam"(1978) Starring Vinod Khanna,Parveen Babi,Vijendra Ghatge,Music by Rahul Dev Burman, Directed by Yogesh Saxena.
The film did not have a theatrical release in British Columbia,Canada.
The soundtrack of this film was composed by Nadeem-Shravan. This was the first time Kavita Krishnamurthy sang for Nadeem-Shravan.