The film at the box office lost out to screens because being released on the same day as Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenga. By the second week, it was out of most cinemas.
Dev Anand was to introduced the Miss Universe of 1992 Madhu Sapre as the heroine in this movie Gangster, but it didnt work out.
Gangster was half way through when Anita Ayoob left for the US, and then could not enter India, but the production was completed abroad.
The dubbing of Aneeta Ayoob, was done by someone else as she did not get visa to enter India.
After S.D.Burman, R.D.Burman, Rajesh Roshan Bappi Lahiri & Raam. Laxman, Jatin-Latin entered Navketan with this film, later they also did Censor. Gangster celebrated the Diamond Jubilee year (the 50th year) of Dev Anand in films, from 1945-1995.