Aishwarya Rai was offered the female lead role by producer Murali Manohar after the success of her previous Tamil film, "Jeans" but her busy schedule in Hindi films resulted in Simran eventually winning the role. Aishwarya had then agreed to appear in a guest appearance in the film, but her unavailability led to Isha Koppikar eventually doing the part. Trisha Krishnan, winner of the Miss Chennai 1999 beauty pageant, made an appearance in an uncredited role as a friend of Simran's character.