For the theme song, 20 actors, 3000 crowd members, 100 dancers, 22 make-up artistes, and 20 hairstylists shot over three days.
Dino Morea postponed his portion of the shoot by three weeks, so he could get his abs in shape. He will be seen bare-bodied most of the time in the film.
Meghna Gulzar shot in a small hut in a small village close to Chandigarh to lend authenticity to the pooranmashi shots.
Suniel Shetty and Sanjay Dutt shot together for five days in the rain. Dutt fell ill, while Shetty was fine. On further investigation, it was revealed that Shetty had worn a wet suit under his clothes.
Although Sanjay Gupta agreed to lend his Alibaug house for one of the films, he backed out a day after the shoot. An entirely new set was constructed in record time for the rest of the film.
Shabana Azmi and Naseerudin Shah worked together after 18 years. Shabana had a Tamil tutor to help her with her character.
Neha Dhupia had to lick the hand of one her co-stars. She made him wash his hands five times before she shot the scene.
Jimmy Shergill got drunk for a scene, to perform naturally.