Subhash Ghai had written the story of the film. He felt the story was good, but the film failed due to poor direction.
The film started in 1973.
Padmini Kapila stated she met Prakash Mehra during the filming of Aakhri Daku. She did not like him as he would push his weight around and be bossy. She stated they only got involved with each other during the making of Laawaris..
Shatrughan Sinha claimed he was offered the film but turned it down. It was later done by Vinod Khanna. Shatrughan was going thru a transition period where he wanted to move away fro. supporting roles and be accepted as a solo hero. So he rejected Aakhri Daku thinking Randhir Kapoor would be given the better role. The only one Shatrughan would agree to play supporting to was Dharmendra.
When Haath Ki Safai was launched,Randhir Kapoor was thought as a bigger star then Vinod Khanna. Randhir played the lead while Vinod was in supporting . When Aakhri Daku was launched both had a equal role. But slowly the focus started shifting on Vinod as he was slowly becoming a bigger star than Randhir Kapoor.