Real life father and son Sunil Dutt and Sanjay Dutt play father and son in this film. They would be cast as father and son again in "Kshatriya" (1993) and lastly in "Muna Bhai M.B.B.S." (2003)
While shooting for a scene there was a huge crowd gathered where some one passed obscene comment on Tina Munim.Sanjay Dutt got hold of the guy tore all his clothes took him to his van and tied him nude over there for an hour.
Anil Kapoor auditioned for the small role of Sanjay Dutt's friend in the latter's debut film Rocky, in struggling days. He was rejected. Gulshan Grover bagged the role afterwards.
Nargis (Acclaimed actress, Actor Sanjay Dutt's Mother and Director Sunil Dutt's wife) underwent treatment for the cancer of the pancreas at Solane Kettering Hospital in New York (USA). When her condition deteriorated upon her return to India, she was admitted to Breach Candy Hospital in Bombay. She sank into a coma on May 2, 1981 and breathed her last on Sunday, May 3, 1981. Her absence at the premiere of this film on May 7, 1981, where one seat was kept vacant for her, was an unforgettable event. Strangely, her presence was felt even more in her absence.