The family drama Samay Ki Dhara was released on December 18, 1986. The movie was directed by Sisir Mishra and produced by Dharmendra Goyal. The important roles in the movie were played by Shatrughan Sinha, Tina Munim, Shabana Azmi and Vinod Mehra while Shreeram Lagoo, Asit Sen and Leela Mishra were also there in the film. The music of the film was directed by Laxmikant Kudalkar and Pyarelal while the songs were sung by Jayshree Shivram, Kishore Kumar Ganguly, Asha Bhonsle and Anuradha Paudwal.

The movie Samay Ki Dhara was a family movie that managed to grip the audience for a long time. The movie was directed by Sisir Mishra who has directed movies like Billo Badshah released in 1989 and Aseema Beyond Boundaries released in 2008 while his debut movie as a director was Bheegi Palken released in 1982. The movie was produced by Dharmendra Goyal for whom it was a special movie as this was his first film as a producer.

The male lead in the film was played by Shatrughan Sinha who has acted in movies like Ek Nanhi Munni Ladki Thi released in 1970, Gulam Begum Badshah released in 1973 and Bombay 405 Miles released in 1980 while his first movie was Raton Ka Raja released in 1970. The female lead in the film was played by Shabana Azmi who acted in films like Kissa Kursi Ka released in 1977, Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Ata Hai released in 1981 while her first film as an actress was Parinay released in 1974.

The songs of the movie are:
1.    Cash zindagi ka cash kar lijiye
2.    Ghar se beghar kar gayi karwate naseeb ki
3.    Ma meri pyaari ma
4.    Pyaar to kiya pyaar ki pyaas rah gayi
5.    Tikdki tu tum tikdik tum tum