S.D. Burman passed away during the making of this film. R.D. Burman then picked up his father's tunes and helped record the songs. He was given "Grateful Acknowledgements" in the film's opening credits.
This was one of the three films released in 1975 in which Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bhaduri were paired together. The other two films were "Chupke Chupke" (1975) and "Sholay" (1975). Their next film together was "Silsila" (1981).[1][2][3]