This is the third time when Akshay Kumar and Neeraj Pandey collaborate, after Special 26 (2013) and Baby (2015). Both these films were highly successful and received a appraisal.
Rustom broke records by getting 3 million views on the Internet and also by getting 100 million views on television via zee network where it was simultaneously shown across all their channels.This was the first time any movie has reached the 100 million mark, that too in one day.
Based on K. M. Nanavati court case. The case was the last to be heard as a jury trial in India, as the government abolished jury trials. The tagline used on film's poster, "Three shots that shook the nation" was an actual newspaper headline about the 1959 murder case. Other films inspired by this case include: Yeh Rastey Hain Pyar Ke (1963), Achanak (1973), Asthram (1983), and Love Affair which began production in 2016 but was shelved.
"Rustom Pavri" was the name of a character in the film "Munna Bhai MBBS (2003)" played by actor Kurush Deebo.
The film made on budget of 50 Crore crossed 100 Crore in less then 10 days.