The movie is loosely based on the life of England Slow left-arm orthodox bowler Monty Panesar.
Akshay Kumar's real life Mother-in-law Dimple Kapadia plays his mother in the film.
Nikhil Advani was looking for an actor to play younger Akshay Kumar and spotted Usman Qureshi in one of the family photos of director Ashutosh Gowarikar.
This was second film after Namastey London (2007) where Rishi Kapoor played an NRI from London. Also both the films feature Akshay Kumar in the lead.
Balwinder Singh Sandhu former Indian cricketer and member of 1983 world cup winning team helped Akshay Kumar to prepare for his character of a fast bowler by accompanying him everywhere on the film sets.