Though the theme was similar to that of Arth, the ending was more conventional, to cater to the commercial demands of the distributors. Shabana Azmi who played the wronged wife in both movies, stated in an interview that everyone expected this movie to be a big hit because of the ending, and Arth to flop. But the reality turned out to be vice versa.
Marc Zuber came to India because Vinod Pande wanted him in Yeh Nazdeekiyan. After shooting the film he went back to England to shoot a TV series. When Marc returned for the film's premiere he received several more offers to do more films.
Shabana Azmi signed the film but later opted out.
For this film, Vinod Pande signed Parveen Babi who had mostly worked in commercial films. Parveen Babi had just come back from U.S.A. and was completing pending assignments like Shaan and Kaalia and signing new films like Namak Hala and Rang Birangi.
Sarika auditioned for Parveen Babi's role.