Amitabh Bachchan was signed but later replaced by Vinod Khanna.
Sanjeev Kumar was offered the film but refused because it was a heroine oriented film.
Music Composer Pandit Ravi Shanker, one of his last movie as music composer.
Vinod Khanna stepped into the film at the last minute as a favor for Gulzar. The director needed a big star opposite Hema Malini. But no big stars wanted to accept such a small role.
Vinod Khanna was involved with Vidya Sinha during the making of the film.