1. Plans for the film began way back in 2005 but the
project was shelved in lieu of Farah Khan's Om Shanti
Om (2007) which also featured Shah Rukh Khan. After
her 2010 film Tees Maar Khan, Farah began to consider
the possibilities of the film and screenwriting was
completed by October 2012. The filmmaker stated that
she wanted an established actress in the lead role
opposite
Khan.
Sinha, Aishwarya
Names
Rai
such
as Sonakshi
Bachchan, Parineeti
Chopra and Katrina Kaif were rumoured to play the role,
however Deepika Padukone was finalized, making it her
third
film
with
Shahrukh
after Om
Shanti
Om and Chennai Express (2013). As for the lead role,
Khan was the director's first choice for the film.[2] The
actor was reported to be playing the role of an obsessed
lover in the film which has Deepika in the role of a
Marathi dancer. At a point, John Abraham was to play

2. one of the supporting roles but Sonu Sood replaced
him.[3] Boman Irani was confirmed by the director during
an interview. In August 2013, Jackie Shroff was finalised
to
play
the
film's
antagonist.[4] The
director's
brother Sajid Khan will be making a guest appearance
while actressMalaika Arora Khan was also signed to
appear in a cameo role.[5] Vivaan Shah will reportedly
play the role of a computer hacker and also narrates the
film in the first half.[6] Actor-director Prabhu Deva has
performed a dance in a cameo appearance for the film.[7]