Kyun! Ho Gaya Na...

The film's original title was "Kyon! Ho Gaya Na Pyar…", but the director felt that the word pyar (love) was too common and too frequently used in Hindi films. He therefore dropped pyar from the title and shortened it.

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The real-life relationship between lead actors Vivek Oberoi and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan gave the film extra publicity, as it was a much-discussed topic at the time among the Bollywood industry and its fans.

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Amitabh Bachchan was approached ten times for the role but turned it down each time. He finally accepted on the condition that producer Boney Kapoor sign his son, Abhishek Bachchan, for the lead in Run (2004).

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During production the film was delayed because of accidents the two lead actors suffered on the sets of their other films: Vivek Oberoi on Yuva (2004) and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan on Khakee (2004).

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Amitabh Bachchan's character name is never spoken in the film; he is referred to simply as uncle. In the script, however, his name was Raj Chauhan.

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Politician Amar Singh is thanked in the film's opening credits because Boney Kapoor faced financial difficulties during the making of Pukar (2000) and Amar Singh guided him through them. Boney Kapoor decided to thank him in all his films for the memorable help he gave in a time of need.

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Kyun Ho Gaya Na, in which Sunil has a special appearance opposite Ash, was the first released film to star the pair. Aishwarya and Sunil Shetty both belong to the Tulu-speaking Bunt community of Mangalore. Believe it or not, they had signed two films together in the late 1990s: Radheshyam Seetaram and Hum Panchi Ek Daal Ke. A year later Sunil would appear in another film with Ash: Umrao Jaan.

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This was Kajal Aggarwal's debut.

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Vivek Oberoi and Aishwarya Rai were dating during the film, and their love story made headlines because of Vivek Oberoi's fight with Salman Khan.

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This was the only film starring Vivek Oberoi and Aishwarya Rai together.

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Amitabh Bachchan played the real-life Cupid. Vivek Oberoi and Aishwarya were dating in real life; Junior B visited Big B on set, and this time Big B brought Junior B and Aishwarya closer, which led to Aishwarya breaking up with Vivek.

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UTV had initially planned to produce the film but backed out just three weeks before its release. Vivek Oberoi suggested that the director meet producer Boney Kapoor, who decided to trust a first-time director and take on the film's production.

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Payal Rohatgi was to appear in a song in which Vivek Oberoi wanted her to be featured.

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Director Samir Karnik first went to see Anil Mehta on the set of Saathiya and asked him to shoot his first feature film. On that set he met Vivek Oberoi and told him about the film idea. Sudeep Chatterjee was appointed as cinematographer.

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Arjun Mathur, an actor known for Made in Heaven, had a very small role in the film as an assistant director named Sumi.

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Debutant director Samir Karnik was a childhood friend of Vivek Oberoi, which made it easier for him to sign an established star for his first film.

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Dia Mirza made a special appearance in this film.

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The film was released in cinemas in Canada.

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