It was remade in Tamil by Rajnikanth as Mr. Bharath with Satyaraj donning Sanjeev Kumar's role. The movie had previously inspired the Kamal Hassan starrer, Kadal Meengal and the Malayalam movie Meen starring Madhu and Jayan.
The film focuses on the three intertwined stories of Amitabh, Sanjeev, and Shashi.
The far-right Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) recently organized a program in Sangareddy, Telangana, where it distributed trishuls (tridents) to hundreds of its members.