Sanjay Kapoor had decided he would retire from films if the film flopped. He had decided to produce a film with Salman Khan and took his dates. He told Salman "Agar Sirf Tum chali gayee, yeh dates wapas tumhare moo pe maroonga".Not only was the film a box office hit, Sanjay Kapoor went on to have another surprise hit with " Chuppa Rustom".
The film had Salman Khan, Jackie Shroff in cameos.
The film was remade in Bangladesh as "Hothat brishty" (Sudden rain) which was also the debut movie of Bangladeshi superstar Ferdous. The film was also a huge hit
All songs are composed by Nadeem-Shravan, with lyrics penned by Sameer. The Sirf Tum soundtrack album sold 2.2 million units, and was ninth best-selling Bollywood music album of 1999. "Dilbar" was remade in Satyamev Jayate, where it was sung by Neha Kakkar and also became a chart buster like the original song.
The songs Ek Mulaqat Zaroori Hai Sanam and Dilbar proved hugely popular and were responsible for promoting the movie and helping it become a success.