Akshay Kumar said that he wasn't initially going to play God in the film and that he was only going to produce it. However, on being cajoled by Paresh Rawal, he agreed to play God. He said that to play God, a lot of honesty is required. He joked that usually actors are dishonest people so it was difficult to look honest on screen. He also said that any actor should mean what he says on screen since the camera catches everything. Akshay said that whether he is reciting shlokas or saying any dialogue, he should mean it.