The character of Bhashkor Banerjee is a direct tribute to the 1971 classic Anand . In that film, Amitabh Bachchan’s character was also named Bhaskar Banerjee—a nod from Shoojit Sircar to his idol, Hrishikesh Mukherjee.
Irrfan Khan was so committed to the script that he reportedly turned down a role as a NASA scientist in Ridley Scott's Hollywood blockbuster The Martian to play Rana Chaudhary. piku hindi movie exclusive
While Deepika Padukone gave what many consider a career-best performance, she was not the first choice for the titular role. The part was originally offered to Parineeti Chopra , who turned it down because she was already filming another father-daughter story, Daawat-e-Ishq . The character of Bhashkor Banerjee is a direct