Overview
- Rohit Saraf is attached as the male lead and the production plans to start principal photography in the first week of September, according to industry reports.
- Sajid Ali will direct the film and Ektaa Kapoor is producing, with Imtiaz Ali reported to have completed the screenplay after pausing his own directing plans.
- Casting director Mukesh Chhabra publicly denied that Sara Arjun is involved, saying she has not met or signed for the film, and makers are now reported to be seeking a new face for the female lead.
- Reports say the project has quietly finalised the script and is closing casting and other pre-production work ahead of the September shoot.
- The film is being positioned as a contemporary retelling of the Heer–Ranjha legend and makers hope to build on renewed audience interest in Sajid Ali after the belated success of Laila Majnu, a factor likely to increase attention on the new lead choice.