Though not the lead, Hema Malini made a memorable special appearance in the song “Hum Yaar Hain Tumhare” from the film Khiladi (not to be confused with the 1992 Akshay Kumar film; this was a different action drama). The cameo was a nod to her enduring star power, but it also signaled that producers now saw her as a guest attraction rather than the primary romantic heroine.

For Hema Malini, 1990 was a year of selective visibility. She was no longer the ubiquitous leading lady who dominated every marquee, but she had not yet settled into the "mother roles" that would later define films like Baghban (2003). In 1990, she occupied a liminal space—a star attempting to reinvent her star power in a changing market.