Rajesh Khanna was not giving any dates for dubbing of Adhikaar . So the producer decided to give a Rajesh Khanna a bait. He promised him his next film which would star Rajesh Khanna, Tina Munium and her nephew Karan Shah. Khanna finished the dubbing of Adhikaar very fast. The mahurat of the new film was announced with all three posing for pictures. A month later Khanna found out the producer replaced the cast Rishi Kapoor, Padmini Kholapure and Govinda.
This film was adapted from the Pakistani film "Qurbani" (1981), directed by Pervez Malik. "Qurbani" (1981) itself was based on the Hollywood sports drama "The Champ" (1979), starring Jon Voight and Faye Dunaway, which in turn was a remake of the 1931 film of the same title. "The Champ" (1979) was adapted for another Hindi film, "Rustom (The Champion)" (1982), starring Dara Singh and Tanuja. Another film featuring Rajesh Khanna and Tina Munim, "Alag Alag" (1985), was also based on a Pervez Malik film, "Mehrbani" (1982)
The director of Pyar Jhukta Nahi later directed Adhikar.