21 Years of Garam Masala: Facts

Akshay Kumar`s real-life inspiration

Akshay shared that his character`s fun situation of dating multiple women was a phase from his own real-life past where he dated 3 women at the same time.

John Abraham`s first comedy

"Garam Masala" marked John Abraham’s very first foray into a full-fledged comedy film and he totally nailed it.

Akshay`s toughest role

Akshay revealed that playing Mac was one of the most difficult and challenging roles of his career. Akshay had to rapidly switch facial expressions.

Remake of a classic

The film is an unofficial remake of an American film Boeing Boeing, which was also inspired by the 1985 Malayalam film Boeing Boeing directed by Priyadarshan.

Dubbing from the USA

The post-production dubbing for Akshay Kumar came to a halt when he was traveling in the US; the production crew had to mail him recording equipment abroad.

Original title

The film was initially titled Boeing Boeing, and Akshay Kumar`s character was originally supposed to be an airline pilot rather than a photographer.

Saif & Akshaye were first choices

Saif was originally approached to play the role of Sam (played by John Abraham). Later, Akshaye Khanna was also considered, but the role eventually went to John