The first film to pair Sanjay Dutt and Juhi Chawla. They had acted together in the same director Jyotin Goel's earlier 1990 film "Zahreelay" but paired with other actors. 13 years after this film, they reunited in "Son of Sardaar."
Sanjay Dutt had 6 releases in 1999, Safari was one of the flops along with Kartoos and Khoobsurat.
The film started shooting in 1992 and was delayed due to Sanju's arrest and released in 1999.
Suresh Oberoi replaced Shafi Inamdar after he passed away in 1996.
This is the third film of Sanjay Dutt and director Jyotin Goel after Inaam Dus Hazaar (1987) and Zahreelay (1990).