Producer Surinder Kapoor who was not a successful Film producer took the risk of launching his son Anil Kapoor as a hero with this film, Anil Kapoor was declined by many producers and directors saying he cant be an actor because of his very slim personality which made him look too young to be a hero.
Many well known actresses had declined to work opposite newcomer Anil Kapoor as a heroine until Padmini Kolhapure was finalized.
Boney and Anil had gone to Chennai to buy the filming rights from Bhagyaraj. But didn't have enough money. They had to borrow a couple of lakhs from Sanjeev Kumar who was in Chennai at that time. They also borrowed some money from Shabana.Azmi
After Woh 7 Din, Surinder Kapoor and Boney Kapoor had launched a film tittled Govinda with Anil Kapoor and Sridevi and again Bapu was the director but then Govinda was shelved and instead Mr.India was made.
Boney Kapoor had signed Padmini for the film in 1982. But then Prem Rog released and became a huge hit. Padmini became a superstar and now her dates her becoming difficult. It was Anil Kapoor's job to constantly hunt down Padmini and attempt to get shooting dates from her.