The very first scene where we see Ritiesh Deshmukh as a bodyguard leaning to a man in car and saying, "Sir! Iss samay, hum duniya ke sabse safe jagah pe hai." (translation: Sir! At this moment, we're at the safest place in the world.) and then a bomb explosion is followed, thereby giving the scene a funny effect. This scene is actually taken from the movie 'Johnny English'
First film of Inder Kumar and rare Hindi film which did not have a lead actress.
Sanjay Dutt was in jail during the release but as the film was shot in sync sound it didn't cause any problems.
Tusshar Kapoor, Sohail Khan, Aftab Shivdasani were signed for roles but later opted out.
Dhamaal is a remake of the 1963 film, It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963), though it doesn't follow the original story very closely.