Armaan is also Anil Kapoor's first film with a woman director. He has, however, played a man whose life is torn apart by a marriage contract. In Judaai, he was torn between his greedy wife (Sridevi) and the daughter (Urmila Matondkar) of his boss who 'buys' him.

This is the second film featuring Anil and Amitabh together, but the first in which the two actors have scenes together. In Ramesh Sippy's Shakti (1982), they never shared a frame.

Preity Zinta seems to be a favourite in the Akhtar camp. She was in Farhan Akhtar's debut film Dil Chahta Hai, she is starring in Armaan, and is part of the cast in Farhan's next film, Lakshya.