This was the second film based on director Mahesh Bhatt's real-life love affair with actress Parveen Babi. This subject was also dealt with in the films "Arth" (1982) and "Woh Lamhe" (2006).[1][2]
This was a made-for-TV film.
The idea for the poster of this film was copied from the poster of the Hollywood film "Basic Instinct" (1992).
Song
Tere Dar Par Sanam (Male) - Before this hit Anu Malik song, this Qateel Shifai ghazal was used by composer Rasheed Attre in the Pakistani film "Neend" (1959).[3]
Tere Dar Par Sanam (Male) - The prelude of this song was adapted from the Grammy award-winning "The Summer Knows" theme from the film "Summer Of '42" (1971), composed by Michel Legrand.[4]
Badalon Mein Chhup Raha Hai Chand Kyun - Qateel Shifai's lyrics for this song were used earlier in a song for the Pakistani film "Ik Tera Sahara" (1963). Its tune, however, was different.
Dil Deta Hai Ro Ro Duhaai (Female) - Qateel Shifai's lyrics for this song were used earlier for a song in the Pakistani film "Ishq Par Zor Nahi" (1963) composed by Master Inayat Hussain and sung by Mala Begum and Sain Akhtar. The tune of the mukhda of this song was also borrowed from the Pakistani original but the tune of the antaras was different.[5]
Dil Deta Hai Ro Ro Duhaai (Female) - Anu Malik adapted the tune of the shehnai in this song for the mukhda of the song "Chhup Gaya Badli Mein Ja Ke Chand Bhi Sharma Gaya" ("Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain", 1999).[6]
