Jimmy Sheirgill, who was known as Jasjit Sheirgill in this film christened himself Jimmy after the character in this film
Gulzar feels this is the closest film to his heart which he has made
Gulzar stated he chose Chandrachur Singh due to his intense eyes. Years later when Chandrachur's career failed, Gulzar stated Chandrachur was trying to be something he was not / did not suit. That being a clean shaven conventional hero.
Jimmy Shergill made his acting bollywood debut in this movie
Jimmy Sheirgill came to Mumbai and met Manmohan Singh, the cinematographer of this film and told him to assist Gulzar with this film even though he wanted to become an actor. The actor playing Jimmy never attended that day in which Gulzar was frustrated. He eventually requested Jimmy Sheirgill to play the role and was happy with the results. Since then Jimmy Sheirgill never looked back