Many of the character's names are the same or shortened versions of their real names, such as Amitabh is called Amit, Shabana Azmi is called Shabbo, Neetu Singh is called Neetu, Dev Kumar is called Dev and Shammi Kapoor is called Shamsher.
In the song "Hum Premee Prem Karna Jaane", Amitabh is wearing a white suit, symbolizing that he is the good son, while Vinod Khanna is wearing a black suit, symbolizing that he is the evil son.
Manmohan Desai shot this film and Amar Akbar Anthony at the same time in the same studio.
After 11 years, in 1988, Pehlaj Nihalani and Shibu Mittra remade Parvarish as Paap Ki Duniya with Sunny Deol, Neelam, Chunky Pandey, Rubaina, with Danny Denzongpa and Pran.
This film was first film of Manmohan Desai and Amitabh Bachchan toghether.