Production
Pre-production of the film began in 2005, during the making of Bunty Aur Babli. Abhishek Bachchan was the first actor to be cast in the film. The working title was Sangam Mein. Vidya Balan and John Abraham were first approached for the roles of Anaida Raza and Steve Singh. When they refused Dutta and Deol were roped in. Amitabh Bachchan has been credited with a special appearance in the film.
Shooting began in the second half of 2006 in London and included a shooting schedule in Paris, France. Many images from the set show shooting being conducted at Waterloo Station, London. Some shooting took place in Agra, near the Taj Mahal. The choreography has been done by Vaibhavi Merchant. Filming has taken place in numerous locations along Green Lanes, Harringay in North London.
Abhishek Bachchan and Bobby Deol worked together for the first time in this film; their fathers (Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra) had worked together in the hit Sholay (1975). The film features a scene in which they travel in a scooter like their fathers had done in Sholay, only this time Bobby Deol is driving and Abhishek Bachchan is on the passenger seat. The film re-unites Bobby Deol and Preity Zinta who starred in Soldier in 1998 as well as Abhishek Bachchan and Lara Dutta who co-starred in Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost.
Some filming took place in Stamford Bridge stadium, home to Chelsea football club. It was announced in September 2006 that the Chelsea football team would be part of the film, but this scene did not appear in the completed film.
The first trailer for the film was shown on 27 April 2007 with the release of the film Ta Ra Rum Pum.
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