 The story of the film was written by Amitabh Bachchan's wife Jaya Bachchan and the screenplay was written by veteran screenwriter Inder Raj Anand, who died before the film was released.The film marked Bachchan's comeback to films after a three-year hiatus during which he had entered politics.Bachchan still had films releasing during the hiatus, as they were projects he had previously completed.