Govinda rejected Biwi no 1 to do Haseena maan jayegi. He felt he did too similar of a character in Saajan chale sasural also. While haseena... was a hit, biwi no 1 became the biggest grossing film of 1999.
During the 1999 cricket world cup promos of the film were all around on television during the break sessions of cricket matches.
Sanjay Dutt and Govinda's fourth collaboration after Do Qaidi, Taaqatwar and Andolan, This was their most successful film and their pairing was repeated in Jodi No.1 and Ek Aur Ek Gyarah by David Dhawan.
The lead actress Karisma Kapoor's mother, Babita, and great uncle, Shashi Kapoor, also starred in a movie of the same name.
The plot of Kader Khan and his to sons Govinda and Sanjay Dutt was quite similar to David Dhawan's earlier film Aankhen 1993.Where his sons Chunkey Pandey and Govinda always put their father in trouble.