Hungama

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1. #001

   Nandu's (Aftab Shivdasani's character) father is named Baburao Ganpatrao Apte, a reference to another popular 2000 Priyadarshan comedy, Herapheri. This is shown in the advertisement Popat Seth reads in the newspaper about Chandu's disappearance.

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2. #002

   Although Aftab's character and Paresh Rawal's character are both leads (as are Rimi Sen and Akshaye Khanna), they never share the screen with each other throughout the film.

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3. #003

   The song "Chain Aap Ko Mila" had previously been recorded in 1993 for the film Sanam O Sanam. The film starred Vinod Khanna, Reena Roy, Ronit Roy, Javed Jaffery and Indrani Banerjee. The music was by Nadeem Shravan. The film was produced by Barkha Roy (Reena Roy's sister). When the film was shelved, Nadeem Shravan took the song and included it in the soundtrack of Footpath (2003). They later re-recorded it with singer Shaan for Hungama.

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4. #004

   Aftab signed on for a Venus Productions film starring Chandrachur Singh and Preeti Jhangiani. It was to be directed by Sameer Malkan. The film was ultimately shelved. There is speculation that this film actually became the 2003 release "Hungama", with Akshaye replacing Chandrachur, Rimi replacing Preeti Jhangiani and Priyadarshan replacing Sameer Malkan.

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5. #005

   Hungama achieved cult status through repeated television broadcasts.

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6. #006

   Hungama was the first comedy Akshaye Khanna made with Priyadarshan.

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7. #007

   Hungama was Rimi Sen's first film, and her voice is dubbed.

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8. #008

   Saif Ali Khan was offered Akshaye Khanna's role but turned it down due to scheduling conflicts.

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9. #009

   Hungama was the first film Aftab and Akshaye made together.

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10. #010

    Rani Mukherjee and Priety Zinta turned down the female lead, after which Rimi Sen was cast.

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11. #011

    After his earlier comedies "Hera Pheri" and "Awaara Pagal Deewana", Paresh Rawal became widely recognized with this film.

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12. #012

    When Rajpal Yadav arrives in the city, Aftab and the Milkman (character name Bholu) trick him, telling him he is being chased by Chota Chetan and his gang. 'Chota Chetan' is actually the title of India's first Hindi-dubbed 3D film.

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13. #013

    After its release, Hungama received positive reviews and became a commercial success.

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14. #014

    Hungama's (2003) "Pari" (Nadeem Shravan) is derived from "Dil Ka Qarar" from Sangharsh (1999) (Jatin Lalit). The original is "Moti Ho To Bandh Kar Rakh Doon" from Daulat.

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15. #015

    A sequel to the film, Hungama 2, was released in 2021. Its cast includes original members Paresh Rawal, Rajpal Yadav, Tiku Talsania and Manoj Joshi, with new additions in the lead roles.

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16. #016

    The film was released in cinemas in Canada.

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17. #017

    Priyadarshan signed Rimi Sen after noticing her in Neethodu Kavali (2002).

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18. #018

    Vijay Galani, who always co-produced films with Venus, announced a film in October 2001. It was to star Salman Khan, Arbaaz Khan and Esha Deol, with Priyadarshan directing. Whether this film ultimately became Hungama remains a mystery.

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19. #019

    Keeping in mind the cult status the film has gained over the years, fans have often (even humorously) credited the unseen character of Anandi Lal Katpitiya (the millionaire Amit Divatia refers to when telling Paresh Rawal that his children abandoned him by settling abroad) as the film's unifying factor in terms of its lead cast.

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20. #020

    Priyadarshan initially wanted Amitabh Bachchan for the film. Because Amitabh's health was not good, Paresh Rawal was signed instead.

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21. #021

    In an interview with Bipasha Basu on the sets of Ajnabee (most likely around mid-2001), Bipasha was asked about her upcoming projects and mentioned an untitled film directed by Priyadarshan and starring Aftab Shivdasani and Jimmy Shergill. That film may possibly have been Hungama, which was released two years later.

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