Shekhar Kapur was hurt that no one from the Prem film unit informed him that he was being dropped from the film. He spoke to Satish Kaushik in the morning and he did not say anything. It was composer S. Bhattacharya who informed Shekhar. Shekhar argued it was not him, but Boney not having a script ready that caused the delay. Both Shekhar Kapur and S. Bhattacharya never worked in a Boney Kapoor production again.
Shekhar Kapur was the original director and shot a large majority of the film before leaving due to the project going over budget. It was then delayed for almost 5 years before Satish Kaushik completed the rest of the film.
Divya Bharti was signed for the lead role but dropped a week later for Tabu.
Boney Kapoor had launched a film titled "Jungle" Starring Sanjay Kapoor and Shilpa Shirodkar directed by Shekhar Kapur. But Shekhar did not like Shilpa. She was thrown out of the film and the subject changed.
The film was in the making for 5 years.