Vinod Khanna signed the film but later backed out as he decided to retire from films.
The film was originally going to be directed by Mahesh Bhatt.
Praveen Babi was signed for the film but opted out.
Smita Patil signed the film with the promise Raj Khosla was going to make a heroine oriented film in the future. That never happened.
There were reports that Shatrughan Sinha pursued Smita Patil on the sets of the film. He denied it stating she was involved with Raj Babbar and would not do that to a friend.