Director Rajiv Rai said Naseeruddin Shah brought up the age gap between himself and co-star Sonam Khan during Tridev shoot. In an interview with Vickey Lalwani on his YouTube channel, director Rajiv Rai recalled how the actor was conscious of the fact that Sonam was younger than his daughter, Heeba Shah. Director Rajiv Rai recalls how Naseeruddin Shah was awkward about the age gap with co-star Sonam while filming Tridev.