Mahesh Majrekar was asked in an interview whether the film was based on Saaransh 1984 which had a similar story line of an elderly couple losing their only son. Mahesh Manjrekar replied that the story is based on a real life couple who had lost their only son in a tragedy.
Amitabh's third songless film in 2005 after Black and Sarkar.
Sharmila Tagore was conscious about the height difference between her and Amitabh Bachchan. Before she started shooting for the film, she went shopping for high heels. On the first day of shooting, she came in wearing her heels, only to realize they were shooting sitting down.
Amitabh Bachchan and Sharmila Tagore paired after over 23 years since Desh Premee.
This was the first movie that Jagjit Singh sung in an Amitabh Bachchan movie.