The truck with 5 of the main protagonists was almost hurled off a cliff 4km in depth on a dark high way in Manali. The camera was rolling while it took place.
Manoj Bajpai almost caught frostbite while shooting for the climax sequence, 14,000ft above sea level, in 6ft of snow and ice.
The film did not have a theatrical release in British Columbia, Canada.
The film released as the same day as "Sarhad Paar". Both films dealt with the subject of prisoners of war.
Manoj Bajpayee was sitting at home waiting with no work until 1971 came along.