: Bachchan accepted the role of Sonia Solandres because she grew up watching the original Peter Sellers films and wanted to participate in a project her young relatives could enjoy.
: Director Harald Zwart included a subtle nod to his hometown, Fredrikstad, Norway, by placing a flag for the Norwegian football team Fredrikstad FK in a rucksack during one scene.
: Despite the heavy French influence and the inclusion of Jean Reno , the film was a massive commercial failure in France, lasting only one week in many major multiplexes.
: While the film has a predominantly French setting, many of the "Parisian" scenes were actually filmed in Boston .