During the final filming days of Swami Dada, Jackie Shroff signed Subhash Ghai's Hero. Subhash asked Jackie if he could speak to Dev Anand and ask him to delete his scenes and remove him from the film. Ghai did not want his new hero to be known as a former villain sidekick. Dev Anand told Jackie is was too late to remove him from the film. The shooting was almost over and the scenes could not be re shot with another actor.
'Jacky Shroff' was a sidekick to the villain. This is his first screen appearance.
Jackie Shroff was to play Mithun 's role, as Mithun became popular after Disco Dancer, he was taken and paired with Rati Aghnihotri, which become a hit pair, this film was their first film together. They did many films together later.
2 big banner films Subhash Ghai's Vidhaata and Swami Dada released on the same day in 1982.
In this film Dev Anand had introduced Jackie Shroff and an American Actress, Christine O'Nell, later, Jackie Shroff went on to become big, major and successful actor. Then Dev and Jackie Shroff had worked together in Sachche Ka Bol Bala The Return Of Jewel Thief, Censor and Chargesheet.