Both lead actors Waheeda Rehmaan and Kamaljeet are real life husband & wife.
The Holi song in MASHAAL (1984), "Holi Aayi Re" was based on Hridaynath Mangeshkar's Marathi song in JAIT RE JAIT (1977) which also has got traces in the original Punjabi folk tune used in SHAGOON (1964) as "Gori Sasural Chali".