The film was started under the name "Ek Tha Chander Ek Thi Sudha" and starred Amitabh Bachchan and Rekha. After a month long shooting, Amitabh was replaced by the director. The director's reasoning was due to Amitabh's then flop status, no distributors were buying the film. Amitabh even shot for a song with Rekha . Amitabh was replaced with Sanjay Khan and the title of the film was changed to "Duniya Ka Mela". The film flopped and Amitabh's Zanjeer became a blockbuster. The song shot from Ek Tha Chander Ek Thi Sudha with Amitabh can be seen on YouTube.