Overview
- Speaking to Moviefied, the director confirmed writer Yogesh Chandekar’s original draft centered on a female Bittu in love with her best friend.
- Sarpotdar said Shraddha Kapoor and Alia Bhatt were approached for Bittu, with Shraddha nearly finalised and having completed a look test.
- He explained that after joining the project he felt the initial approach split the film’s focus and proposed a male Bittu for a tighter narrative.
- Following the revision, newcomer Abhay Verma was cast opposite Sharvari Wagh in the version that released last year.
- Coverage notes the change also sidestepped possible complications within Maddock Films’ shared horror-comedy universe, where Kapoor already plays a key role.