The film was started in 1977 with Vinod Khanna,Mithun and Bindya Goswami. It was about two friends who separate in childhood only to meet once again during the war, on opposite sides of the army . The film was shelved when Vinod Khanna decided to quit films and move to America.
J.P.Dutta and Bindiya Goswami started their affair during the making of this film Sarhad.
J P Dutta started M.I.Films "Sarhad - 1965" Starring Vinod Khanna,Neetu Singh, Bindiya Goswami ,Navin Nischol,Mithun Chakrabarthy,,Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri,Pran Music by Jaidev. The story was about two childhood friends who separate in the 1947 partition. They meet again during the Indo Pak 1971 war. This time one friend is now a prisoner of war and the other a soldier on the other side. The film got shelved .