Raveena Tandon was signed for the film but replaced .
Rahul Rawail approached Aishwarya Rai but her dates were blocked for Josh.
Sanjay Dutt's cousin Nimai Bali was signed in for the film but Rahul Rawail didn't find him fitting the bill completely as the main villain Shahbaaz Khan replaced him later.
This movie is a remake of the 1995 Kannada hit Om - Directed by Upendra.
The film had a theatrical release in Canada.