Karishma Kapoor was signed for the film but opted out.
Salman personally asked Abhishek to abandon the film and to boycott and stop working with Aishwarya, he denied. Which was believed to be one of the starting points of connection with Abhishek and Aishwarya. That would blossom in the coming years as they proceeded to spend more time working with each other in Bunty Aur Babli, Umrao Jaan, Dhoom 2 & Guru.
Salman Khan was the original choice for Arbaaz Khan's role.
Arjun Rampal was also approached for Arbaaz' s role.
The film took 3 years to complete.