The film was critically acclaimed and won laurels. It was a massive hit at the box office and was one of the last solo hit film of Jackie Shroff.
First film where Amrish Puri and Farida Jalal played husband and wife.
Amitabh Bachchan after seeing the film asked Priyadarshan how did you make it possible to shoot at Mahalakshmi's Dhobighaat. It was very much for him when he shot Don 1978 out there due to crowded place. Priyadarshan then told him that it was the set created by Sabu Cyril and not the real location.
Mukesh Rishi's debut film. Mukesh Rishi's character became so famous that for many years he was referred as Billa Jilani.
It was a remake of Malayalam movie ''Kireedam 1989".