Development Around three hundred cast and crew are working on the film.
Pre-production The film was initially slated to begin filming on 20 October 2023 in
Varanasi and
Prayagraj in India. Bangladeshi actor
Shakib Khan was supposed to participate in the shooting that day as the film's protagonist. He was scheduled to go to
Mumbai on 15 October, to participate in the pre-production work. His photoshoots, script reading sessions, look sets were scheduled to take place in Mumbai before the filming began in Varanasi, India. However, the entire unit of 14 including Shakib Khan did not receive work permit visa on time from Bangladesh and could not travel to India at the scheduled time. On 21 October, one of the film's producers Kamal Mohammad Kibria Lipu, told
Prothom Alo, "All the artists who will go to India for the shooting of this film, including Shakib Khan, have applied to the ministry for work permit visas. But the visas have not been approved yet." The next day on 22 October, the entire unit of the film, including Shakib Khan, got visas. Which was confirmed by Lipu and director
Anonno Mamun to
Prothom Alo. Then on 24 October, Shakib Khan went to Mumbai to participate in the pre-production work. On 25 October 2023, the film's press meet was held at a hotel in Mumbai which was attended by lead actors Shakib Khan,
Sonal Chauhan, director Anonno Mamun and one of producers Kamal Mohammad Kibria Lipu. Anonno Mamun confirmed that the film was being made on a budget more than 10 crore. Shakib Khan went to
Varanasi from Mumbai on 26 October to participate in the shooting.
Casting After the success of Shakib Khan's previous film
Priyotoma (2023), director Anonno Mamun announced a film with Khan. He said that the heroine will be from
Bollywood. The film was initially rumored to be titled
Psychopath and
Darad and the names of some Bollywood actresses including
Prachi Desai,
Neha Sharma,
Zareen Khan and
Shehnaaz Gill were also rumored. In the late-July 2023, it was reported that
Aamir Khan's brother
Faisal Khan will star in the film, which was confirmed by the director to
Prothom Alo. The director confirmed to the media that Faisal Khan has been signed for the film. However, Faisal Khan denied this and said that it is unprofessional to use his name in the media without any agreement. After many rumours, the lead actress was signed for the film in the late September or early October,
Sonal Chauhan was named as the lead actress, which was confirmed by
Eskay Movies, one of the film's Indian production companies, on 6 October to
Prothom Alo. On the same day, the director revealed the names of the other cast members of the film, including
Payel Sarkar,
Misha Sawdagor,
Lutfur Rahman George,
Rajesh Sharma, Debachandrima Singh Roy, Elina Shammi,
Imtu Ratish, Farhan Khan Rio. The director confirmed to the media that Payel Sarkar will play a brave police official and Debachandrima Singh Roy will play a model. Then on 8 October, Shakib Khan was officially signed as the lead actor of the film. After the singing, the final script of the film was handed over to him by director Anonno Mamun, and the Bangladeshi producers Sarder Saniat Hossain and Kamal Mohammad Kibria Lipu. The following day, on 9 October, veteran Indian actor
Rahul Dev, who had previously collaborated with Khan in the 2016 film
Shikari, joined the cast. Two days later, on 11 October,
Miss Bangladesh 2017 crown-holder
Jessia Islam signed up for a guest appearance in the film, her second film, and is scheduled to participate in the filming for 10 days. A rising fashion-model from Bangladesh Safa Marua stars in the film, and shot for a total of 16 days in Varanasi.
Filming The
principal photography began on 27 October 2023 in
Varanasi,
Uttar Pradesh, India. On the same day, the director revealed a
behind the scenes look of the film on his Facebook account. On the second day of its filming on 28 October, Shakib Khan shot for around 18 hours continuously. On 7 November, during filming, 70 percent crew of the unit including protagonists Shakib Khan, Sonal Chauhan and director Anonna Mamun, were infected with fever. However, the director continued filming.
The Daily Star reported that director Mamun confirmed that a romantic song featuring Khan and Chauhan was shot in Varanasi on 9 November. On the same day,
Channel i revealed some stills from the song, which Mamun had sent to Channel i Online. The film's Indian portion was
wrapped up on 17 November 2023. It was shot for 22 consecutive days in India, with a cast and crew of over three hundred every day. == Soundtrack ==