Nana Patekar, who wasn't cast until three months into production, at first refused to star in the film as he was taking a year off. After being shown footage of the movie, he changed his mind.
When The Pool didn't get into the Directors' Fortnight at Cannes, which had been the plan, the director decided to re-edit the film. About 9 minutes was cut.
The makers did not intend the movie to be in Hindi. However, when they began casting, director Chris Smith claimed that most of the promising actors did not speak English.