
The supporting cast as mentioned earlier are Priyan's regulars and seem under-utilised. Sameera Reddy hardly leaves an impression. Akki, Paresh, Suniel, Katrina in descending order of of screen time. In terms of performance the lead performers are do a fine job ie. And when the tributaries join in, the confusion starts to seep in. By the time a character and the sub-plot sinks into the audience, the story moves on. No doubt there is breadth in terms of sub-plots, however the downside is lack of depth in it. On the same note, the director deserves brownie points for being able to cross the deliverable milestone. The writer should be applauded for being able to weave the intricate complex mesh of sub-plots and integrate it into the main storyline. There are streaks of "One Two Three" (under-rated, IMO). The laugh-riot owing to comedy of errors bear uncanny resemblance to Priyan's earlier outing "Hungama". There is little something for everybody and to what extent the character is justified is a debate for another day. De Dana Dan gives the opportunity to see all the Priyan's regulars under one roof. Needless to say the pressure surmounts and result is "De Dana Dan". The team needed a desperate hit to redeem themselves from the recent spate of flops in everybody's kitty. The film was originally titled " Aisa Ko Taisa".ġ6." Feeling Rude" by Hunter is a cover version of "Rishte Nate".With the team joins hands back again, the expectations are nothing short of yet another "Hera Pheri". After The Release Of The Movie, Critics Blamed Priyadarshan for copying and borrowing plots from English Movies like (Screwed And Blame It On The Bellboy) Priyadarshan defended himself saying "Whatever I've Learnt From Cinema Is By watching movies and reading novels, I've never attended film school, so my only duty is to provide entertainment and I guess I've fulfilled it through De Dana Dan "ġ5.

The makers of the film were questioned for shooting a flooded scene in the city when there is a problem of the water crisis.ġ4. In 2009 there was a water crisis in Mumbai. Films music is done by Pritam but Paisa Paisa's song was done by the RDB band.ġ3. The song was titled "I Love You Love Keh Gayi Re".ġ2. The original inspiration of the song was from the Pakistani film Haibat Khan. It was also sampled in the song "Mitran De Haath Farkay" from the Album D-Unit /Asian Flava Volume 2. The decision was made to use Paisa Paisa as the film's theme song due to it being light and up-tempo. On request of Akshay Kumar, the song was re-composed and re-released with a mix Hindi-Punjabi lyrics by RDB. He had sung this song a few years back in his Punjabi album. Paisa Paisa's song was sung by Manak-E a Punjabi singer.

Jhonny Lever and Priyadarshan worked together for the first time.ġ1. Katrina's voice was dubbed by Mona Ghosh Shetty though the film was in sync with the sound.ĩ. Somewhat Based On Priyadarshan's Movie Vettam.Ĩ. The song Gale Lag Jaa was added 2 weeks after its release.ħ. Katrina Kaif replaced Asin in the film.Ħ. First half of the film shares a similar plot with the Hollywood film Screwed (2000).ĥ. The climax was shot in a studio in Mumbai which recreated the Pan Pacific Hotel from Singapore and the flood scene was shot in 15 days.Ĥ. Akshay's spot boy is Nitin Bankar, while Sunil's spot boy is Ram Mishra.ģ. The names of 'Nitin Bankar' and 'Ram Mishra', the characters played by Akshay Kumar and Sunil Shetty respectively, are taken from their respective long-lasting spot boys. Last movie to feature till date the trio of Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, and Paresh RawalĢ.
