The jewelry worn by Karisma Kapoor and Rekha in the film actually belonged to the Jaipur royal family. Both actresses were told to be very careful when wearing it.
Many criticized Manoj Bajpai for being selected in the role of a prince. It was stated he did not look like the character he played and another actor would be more suitable. This caused Bajpai to openly tell the media that those who saying such nasty comments were racist and being unfair to him.
Manoj claimed he did the film for free just to work with Shyam Benegal.
Based on the life of film Khalid Mohammed's mother,Zubeidaa Begum.
Manisha Koirala turned down the role of Karishma Kapoor. She even passed her roles to Karishma in Biwi no.1 Dil to paagal hai & Raja Hindustani , ultimately making her superstar