Amitabh Bachchan had suggested name of Jackie Shroff's name to Rakesh Roshan as he was taking a sabbatical break.
Shahrukh Khan signed the film because he was told Amitabh Bachchan was doing the film. When Rakesh could not sign Amitabh, Shah Rukh asked Rakesh Roshan if he could leave the film. Shah Rukh asked him if he could find a replacement, and Rakesh said yes he could but he would prefer to have him in the film. Shah Rukh decided to stay on.
Govinda and Neelam were the first choice for Shah Rukh and Nagma' s role.
Shahrukh Khan went to attend success party of Amitabh Bachchan's successful world tour with Vivek Vaswani where Rakesh Roshan spotted him and asked you are the actor who acts in Fauji will you do my film with Amitabh Bachchan.It was when Amitabh Bachchan was playing the lead role. Another version is that Rakesh Roshan spotted Vivek Vaswani and Shah Rukh Khan and the China Garden restaurant. He approached Khan as he saw him in the Fauji serial. He asked Khan if he would be interested in acting in his film. Khan stated he would not be . The following day Shah Rukh had a change of heart and called Rakesh Roshan back at his office.
Was supposed to release November/December 1992 however due to communal riots in Mumbai it was delayed by several months.