Madan Puri claimed that one of the lead roles was written with him in mind . When the film's shooting started, he was shocked he was not a part of the film. He claimed Utpal Dutt played dirty and bagged his role.
There was a shelved film "Aye Dil Sambhal Zara"(2011). Starring Irrfan Khan,Arjun Rampal,Raveena Tandon , Paresh Rawal. Directed by Chandrakant Patil. The film was to be a remake of Shaukeen.
Jab Bhi Koi Kangna Bole...R.D. Burman based this song on the non-film, Bengali song "Nitol Paaye Rinik Jhinik" composed and sung by his father, S.D. Burman.
Chalo Haseen Geet Ek Banayein..This was the last Hindi film song sung by actor Ashok Kumar. The male voice in this song was originally recorded by Sapan Chakraborty. Ashok Kumar, who had sung many songs in his heydays, did not want Sapan singing for him and insisted on singing it himself.
The last successful and appreciated film of Basu Chatterji. After Shaukeen he made many films but it could not repeat the earlier success. To some extent only the songless movie and there were no stars Ek Ruka Hua Faisla was appreciated and the whole film was set in a court.