The was originally started in 1967 with Shashi Kapoor Jeetendra,Saira Banu. The title was Vaada and it inspired by Waterloo Bridge and Fanny (1961). It was later remade as Hanover Street in 1979. Vaada was to be directed by Manmohan Desai. After a month of shooting the film was shelved due to undisclosed reasons. Ravi Chopra decided to make the film using the old script ,but with a new cast. Ravi also altered the script and changed certain elements.
Dahleez and Bewafai ( akshay kumar ) were the remakes of. B.R.Chopra earlier film Gumrah.
In the year 1985 producer B.R.Chopra started 3 films, Awaam, Dehleez & Kirayadaar (directed by basu chaterjee)
Dehleez was one of the last release of Smita Patil before she died. She died few weeks only after the release of Dehleez.
At the time of Dehleez Jackie Shroff had films with major filmakers like B.R.Films Dehleez, Chetan Anand's Hathoon Ki Lakeern, Manmohan Desai's Allah-Rakha, & Shakti Samanta's Palay KhanAt that time also he had also signed major films like Mahesh Bhatt's Kaash & Dev Anand's Sachche Ka Bol Bala