After Laawaris (1981), Prakash Mehra decided he wanted to move on to something more intense for Amitabh Bachchan and wrote Zindagi Ek Juaa. The financiers and producers all rejected the script as the film was too bold and serious for that time. So Prakash later moved on to Namak Halaal (1982), as it was comedy and would work better for mainstream cinema.
Anil Kapoor and Prakash Mehra fought thru put the making of the film. Anil wanted to walk out of the film a few days into shooting the movie. Prakash Mehra convinced him to stay on.But he would regret this decision as he kept clashing with Prakash.
Many characters' names in the movie are the actors' real name, such as Suresh Oberoi is called Suresh, Mangal Dhillon is called Mangal and Shakti Kapoor is called Shakti. Even Swapna is named Sapna.
The original title of the film was " Juaa".
The film was previously also titled "Zindagi Ka Juaa".
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