The Showman Raj Kapoor shot two separate endings for Ram Teri Ganga Maili, an happy ending and an sad ending, he decided to keep the happy ending. For Bobby had also shot two different endings and when the film was complete he had decided which ending should he keep. Sometimes for his films he always shot twice than later decides which one to keep.
Raj Kapoor wanted to launch Sanjana Kapoor in the lead role opposite a new comer in this film. When she refused he launched Mandakini.
Anupam Kher at that time a newcomer was offered a role in this movie, but he thought the role is not interesting so he refused. Later he regretted for missing the chance of working in R.K.Films and The Showman Raj Kapoor even if the role was small. Later he did R.K.Film's Pre m Granth.
Even though Zeenat Aman wearing a wet see-through sari that revealed her nipples caused a huge controversy in the Raj Kapoor directed Satyam Shivam Sundaram: Love Sublime (1978), Kapoor decided to show Mandakini in an even more revealing wet sari in this film, clearly showing her breasts. This time the scene helped make this film a blockbuster.