Remake of Chase a Crooked Shadow,just as Dhuan, Khoj, Deepti Naval video film Laapata . The second half of Azaad Desh Ke Ghulam also was similar.
Lata Mangeshkar's Tum Samne Baithe Raho Tum Samne Baithe Raho (1978) by Lata Mangeshkar was sampled in Piano Garden by Madlib. The album was Beat Kondukta in India.
Kailash Advani went to the press and stated Rakesh Roshan kept interfering with the film. He kept insisting that the flashback portion be reshot.
In 1969, producer Satish Khanna signed Vinod Khanna and Farida Jalal for a different film titled "Iqraar". The director was Nanabhai Bhatt. The film was in the making for years. Finally the title was changed to "Dil Sachcha Chehra Jhoota". The film kept getting delayed for several reasons. Finally Vinod Khanna told the producer to scrap the film and start a fresh film. Director Chand was signed and and new film was announced. Soon that film was also shelved as they did not like the script.Satish Khanna finally launched "Karan" in 1975. Vinod Khanna, Zarina Wahab and Kabir Bedi were signed. Vinod then in the late 70s announced his retirement from films and lost interest in the film. Satish Khanna had waited for years for Vinod Khanna. He kept asking and pleading with Vinod to finish the film. Finally he got tired and replaced Vinod Khanna with Shatrughan Sinha and Zarina with Reena Roy and Kabir Bedi with Vijayendra. He also changed the title to "Kali Basti". Satish Khanna had to scrap the entire film and re shoot with the film with Shatrughan Sinha.
The film was stuck with censor problems. The censors gave the film a Adults only certificate. The told the producer it was due to the seductress killing her lover and long shots of the dead body. The producer was not getting and distributors due to the Adults only certificate. He ended up editing several scene' s.