Poor remake of Amitabh's 1978 blockbuster movie Don.
Jeetendra starred earlier in another "Dav Pech" but spelt differently. It got shelved after a few months. Anubhav Films' "Dao Pech (1976)" Starring Jeetendra, Mithu Mukherjee, Aruna Irani, Om Puri. Music by Kalyanji Anandji, Produced by Roop H.M. Directed by A . Salaam.
Remake of Telugu movie "Roshagadu". "Roshagadu" was then dubbed in Hindi and released as "Taqatwala" in 1984 with Chiranjeevi.
The producer had earlier announced a film with the same title,but different script. The shelved movie,Tutu Films "Daav Pech"(1986) Starring Jeetendra,Anil Kapoor, Story by Humayun Mirza,Dialogues by Kader Khan,Produced by Pradeep Sharma, Directed by Umesh Mehra.