British director Danny Boyle watched Satya and Company (2002) to understand the true color of Mumbai before he started filming his acclaimed film Slumdog Millionaire. He acknowledged this in a TV interview.
Earlier, Manoj Bajpayee was to play the role of Satya. However, as the roles were developed and became clear,director ram gopal verma realised that Bhiku Mhatre needed a strong character with good command over hindi. Hence, Manoj Bajpayee was asked to potray Bhiku Mhatre.
When asked why he did not cast famous actors for the lead roles, Varma stated he needed actors who had no set image in the public's mind. He needed unknown actors to make the film look real.
Manoj Bajpai's first lead role.
Scene where Satya is spotted in a theater while watching the film Border 1997 and cops come to arrest him after getting a tip.Satya fires a bullet in cinema hall in order to escape which causes stampede loosing many lives. This particular scene was inspired from the tragedy of Uphhar Cinema in Delhi On 13 June 1997.When fire broke out during the show of Border which caused many lives due to stampede