Urmila Matondkar who later acted in several movies played the role of Rekha's son in this movie.
Shashi kapoor's second production. Supriya Pathak was introduced in this film.
Was inspired by the mythological epic 'Mahabharata'.
Rekha, Urmila Matondkar and Victor Banerjee would reunite in Bhoot in 2003. This time Urmila Matondkar would play the protagonist while Rekha and Victor Banerjee in supporting roles.
People thought Shashi Kapoor had gone crazy when he signed Shyam Benegal. People told him Shyam was to be admired, not hired!. Shashi saw Ankur and loved it. He then met Shyam and realized they had the same views on cinema. That is when Shashi signed Shyam.