Anees Bazmee's classic comedy, No Entry, completed 18 years on Saturday. Starring Anil Kapoor, Salman Khan, Fardeen Khan, Bipasha Basu, Lara Dutta, Celina Jaitley, Esha Deol and Boman Irani, it was produced by Boney Kapoor. The film was a hit at the box office. No Entry pulled off a casting coup by roping in some of the biggest names of that time.

However, did you know Saif Ali Khan was the first choice to play the lead role of Kishan Singhania? It later went to Anil Kapoor. Reportedly, Saif was offered the part when he was shooting for Kal Ho Naa Ho, but he declined. Anil, whose films struggled at the box office in the early 2000s, delivered a much-awaited successful film with No Entry.