The director wanted a strong actor to play the role of the family head figure and wanted to sign Amitabh Bachchan. He asked a journalist mutual friend of Amitabh who arranged a meeting between the director and the actor. After a detailed negotiation, Amitabh signed on.
Director Suneel Darshan was toying on the idea of making a thriller movie, and decided to leave that project and make a family drama around the ups and downs and family relationships he personally had experienced.