It remains a mystery how King Param Singh died in the castle dungeon and how Ustad Miraj Ali managed to escape. Sameer eventually ends up fulfilling his commitment to help Reva's spirit not only cross the desert but also liberate her from the period of time in which she was stranded. Cast The film's cast is as follows: Vinod Khanna – Sameer Niyogi Dimple Kapadia – Reva Amjad Khan – Shafi Ahmed Siddiqui Beena Banerjee – Sharda, Shafi's wife Alok Nath – Ustad Meraj Ali Hema Malini – Tara (guest appearance) Moon Moon Sen – Pammi Vijayendra Ghatge – Raja Param Singh Production Lata Mangeshkar's initiative to produce a film revolved solely around the idea of making a film with good music, as she was devastated by the quality of the songs that prevailed in the film industry and that she had to sing throughout the past decade. She approached Gulzar to direct the planned film. Having accepted her offer, he decided to adapt Rabindranath Tagore's 1895 spiritual short story Kshudhit Pashaan, also known as Hungry Stones. Gulzar later explained his choice of Tagore: "I wanted to capture Tagore’s original voice, the voice that found expression only in Bangla and that was not replicated in the English translations." In their conversations, Lata and Gulzar would often discuss supernatural phenomena. Those were the days when cases of supposed reincarnation were being reported on in the press. Educated intellectuals would often accept them albeit with certain degrees of doubt and skepticism, and their arguments would often end with "Lekin..." (But...), hence the title of the film. As soon as Kapadia learned about the project, she repeatedly called Gulzar and Mangeshkar insisting to be cast as Reva until she finally got the part. Vinod Khanna, who had been on a hiatus from acting and planned a comeback, approached Gulzar and asked if there was a role for him. Incidentally, the casting had almost completed by that time except for that of the male lead, and Khanna signed on to play Sameer. The film took four years to get made and released. The clap was given by cricketer Sunil Gavaskar in 1987. The film was shot during 1989. Gulzar had travelled extensively in Rajasthan (around 5,000 kilometers) looking for shooting locations. To make Kapadia's character more truthful to its ghost-like nature, Gulzar forbade Kapadia to blink during filming in order to capture an "endless,