The movie story depicts what really used to happen in 90's in Bihar and still a traditional version of this type of marraiage, though in a softer version, followed in some tribes of North India
The film was originally titled "Mehmaanji".
Groom kidnapping, the subject of the movie, is colloquially known as pakaruah shaadi, jabaria shaadi or pakadwa vivah.
Antardwand, the title of the movie, means 'inner conflict'.
The film won the National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues at the 2009 Indian National Awards.