While many people believe Ilzaam was Govinda's first release it was actually Love 86 by two weeks. Love 86 was already a hit when Ilzaam released in late February 1986.
Govinda and Johnny Lever's very first film together.
Thru out the making of the film, Govinda's role was treated as a supporting actor's compared to Rohan Kapoor's role. But when the film was declared a hit, it was Govinda who took all the credit.
Neelam's voice is dubbed in the film. This was due to her very bad Hindi diction .
Karan Shah and Pranlal Mehta had a disagreement on price. Govinda ended up signing the film.