 The film had been written with Raakhee (qv) in mind, and she had  agreed to do it during the making of _Daag: A Poem of Love (1973)_ ,  but before production started she married Sampooran Singh  Gulzar (qv), who wanted her to retire from acting. Yash Chopra (qv)  persuaded Gulzar to let her do the film.