The film was screened at the film festival in Tokyo in 1987.Gregory Peck was one of the judges and gave Deelti Naval a outstanding ovation. He he felt she deserved the best actress award.
Deepti Naval was selected from India's government to attend the screening of the film in Moscow,Montreal and Tokyo. Suresh Oberoi wanted to attend the screening in Japan but was not selected to go with Deepti.
There were stories of Akbar Khan and Deepti Naval having a affair in Kathmandu during the filming .