Veer's prisoner number is 786, which Saamiya sees as a good omen. According to the Arabic language system, which assigns numerical values to each letter, the number 786 is the numerical value of the phrase "Bismillah Ar-Rahman Ar-Rahim" ("In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful"), the first verse in the Qur'an.
One of the few Indian movies to officially release its original tunes of songs and background music.
Hrithik Roshan's favourite film, as stated in the DVD's bonus features.
The movie was written with Aishwarya Rai for the role of Saamiya Siddiqui, but she and Shahrukh Khan had a fall out on the sets of Chalte-Chalte. And she had to quit both these films and coincidentally got replaced by Rani in both of the films.
The character of Saamiya Siddiqui is based on Pakistani human rights activist and well-known lawyer Asma Jehangir.