The series was previously titled " Ahmaq".
This was British Pakistani actor Ayub Khan Din's first and only film shot in India. Since he was not familiar with the language, his Hindi diction/dialogue delivery was very terrible.
Sanjay Dutt was in talks with Mani Kaul for the project. He eventually backed out when he realized it would air on television and not be a full feature length film in theaters. Ayub Khan Din replaced him.