The story of Akshay Kumar and his nephew is heavily influenced by the plot of Adam Sandler starrer Big Daddy. The scene in the beginning where he enters Nick Mathur's Birthday bash and the surprise gets wasted is a straight pick up from Big Daddy where Adam is shown to be a irritating slacker just like Akshay's character.
John and Akshay comeback together after a long period of time. Last being Garam Masala which was a Blockbuster.
John Abraham can be seen wearing the jersey named "Dhoni" with number '7' which is a direct reference to cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who is a good friend of John.
This is the directorial debut of Rohit Dhawan.
Ajay (Omi Vaidya) calls Jerry (Akshay Kumar) "International Khiladi", which is a film and also a famous name of Kumar.