The film was launched as " Bodyguard" with Anil Kapoor , Sunny Deol and Zeba Bhaktiar. When Zeba had to leave the country due to VISA issues the script was changed to a comedy and Sunny Deol also opted out . Shah Rukh Khan was signed for Govinda's role. Due to date hassles he also opted out . Thats when David Dhawan asked his favorite Govinda to do the role.