The film was originally titled Cheekh.
The film was first announced under the J.P. Films banner in 1974. Satish Kaul,Radha Saluja and Helen were signed. Producer Pratap Kumar was making the film. When the film got shelved,the Ramsay's decided to produce the film themselves with another cast.
Remade as "Zee Horror Show - Haveli".
The brothers struggled at first to find buyers for Darwaza. However, a smart trick worked as Arjun Ramsay happily explains to Dasgupta: "This was about a monster, and we had spent a lot of money to make the monster; we got the right clothes, the mask had come from Mr Tucker.... We spent a lakh on the look of the monster; we were ready. So the distributor came and sat down in a room. Tulsi- ji and Kumar- ji were talking with the distributor, and I was in the adjacent room, making strange and scary noises. I had been dressed up in the monster's costume, and I had these chains I was using to make a noise. Then, while they were talking, I suddenly burst into the room wearing the costume and the mask, with the chains tied to me, and attacked the distributor. We had decided on the script. Tulsi- ji and Kumar- ji would run away, and I would attack the man. He nearly died.... I jumped on him, and he started shouting.... The distributor came around. Darwaza was released, and it made enough money to keep everyone involved happy."