Sanjay Dutt wanted director Mahesh Manjrekar to remake this movie after viewing Analyze This (1999), Mahesh Manjrekar didn't feel too keen with the idea. Then Sanjay approached David Dhawan who decided to direct the movie.
First film Ajay Devgan worked with David Dhawan. Years back Ajay Devgan had grabbed a stick and chased David Dhawan out of the film studio.Ajay felt David Dhawan was bad mouthing him . Sanjay Dutt helped clear the misunderstanding between both.