Prakash Mehra had the script with him for many years. He started the film in the 1980' s as the much hyped " Kaayar" with Amitabh Bachchan, Anita Raaj and Raj Babbar. The film was shelved because it was too similar to Manoj Kumar's Sanyasi. Prakash Mehra restarted the film with Jeetendra and Puru Rajkumar. Jeetendra later dropped out from the film and was replaced by Mukesh Khanna. Prakash Mehra renamed the film " Bal Brahmchari".