This underestimated movie is one of the best film of Shakti Samanta's film and the best film director Ashim Samanta made.
Sanjay Dutt stated that he was always high on drugs during the filming . He had very vivid memories shooting for the film.
Sanjay Dutt demanded he be credited above Raj Babbar in the film. Since he was playing the title role, he wanted his name to appear first. Raj Babbar reasoned that he was also a leading man in films and was senior to Sanjay, so he should be have his name first in the credits. Ashim Samanta decided to completely do away with the crediting in the film.
Shakti Samanta had directed Sunil Dutt in Insaan Jaag Utaah and Shakti's son Ashim Samanta directed Sunjay Dutt in this film.
This film is one of Gulshan Nanda's last work as writer.