The claim that it was inspired by Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita was denied by Amitabh Bachchan in the CNN IBN TV show Unspoken relationships - Nishabd special (3 March 2007).
Amitabh Bachchan denied the suggestion that the film was influenced by Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita during an interview on the CNN IBN TV show Unspoken relationships - Nishabd special in 2007.