The film was earlier titled Sanki when it was announced.
In one scene, where a character commits suicide, you can see a special disclaimer on the bottom right that reads "Suicide is not a solution for everything".
While the film is primarily shot in the Hindi language, some portions were re-shot exclusively for the Tamil version (which was dubbed into Telugu.):
- The "Vandha Edam" song ("Zinda Banda" in Tamil) featured SRK mouthing the initial second verse of the song in Tamil with proper lip sync. This instance would mark 23 years since SRK's has spoken in Tamil since working on Kamal Haasan's Tamil version of Hey Ram (2000).
- Tamil actor Yogi Babu scenes replaced the scenes featuring Mukesh Chhabra.
First Hindi film to mention "Onam" celebration.
While the films in Bollywood have always generalized South Indian states, Jawan describes malayalees of Kerala state and the state celebration of Onam