 For authenticity, real mujahedin were used in the film. One of them  was supposed to play a bandit, but due to a mistake in communication  he discovered this on his second (and final) day of shooting, and  refused to portray a bandit. Since half the mujahedins scenes had  already been shot, the crew were in a crisis, until Afghan producer  Azim Jaan convinced the mujahedin to go complete the shoot. However,  the mujahedin took Jaan aside afterwards and told him, "I am seeing  this film when it releases, and if I discover Im portraying a  bandit, I will track you down and shoot you." To this day Jaan begs  Kabir Khan (qv) to remove the bandits scenes from the film.