Ramanand Sagar had promised to sign Vijayta Pandit for the film. But Sagar got immense pressure from Rajendra Kumar to drop her from the film.
Helena Luke did not want to do the film. She did not want to play the role of a mother to a grown heroine. But Ramanand Sagar convinced her that her characters age was only 35 in the film. Plus Sagar promised to pay her a good amount for her role.
There was a shelved film Omar Khayyam Films "Romance"(1968). Starring Sanjay Khan, Mumtaz.
Anupam Kher attempted to meet Ramanand Sagar and sign a role in the film. He was discouraged by a assistant of Ramanand.
Many people felt that Rajendra Kumar was forcing Kumar Gaurav to do films with old film makers from the 60's. Most agreed that despite Romance having fresh and modern treatment, the directors of that era needed to make way for new directors. Ramanand Sagar was one of the filmmakers that use to work with Rajendra Kumar in the 60's.