Guru released at the peak of Mithun Chakrborthy and Sridevi's career and was the biggest opener of 1989.
Sri Devi shot a quick kiss scene with Mithun while they were in a relationship. This was due to the original south film Khakhichatai having the same scene. After Mithun and Sri Devi broke up, Sri Devi insisted the kiss be removed from the film. She went as far to threaten director Umesh Mehra with a legal notice if he did nit listen to her.
Actor Bob Christo shares his own name in the film.
The film proved a major hit at the box office.
The scene which shows security camera's being put in hotel lobby and recording everything was something new to the Indian audiences those days.