Producer Rakyesh Omprakash Mehra's Anil Kapoor starrer Fanney Khan started on with the movie 6 years back before finally roping in with the director Atul Manjrekar.

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and his Producer wife, Bharati Mehra saw the 2000 Oscar winning Dutch Film, Everybody's Famous which inspired them to make something closer to make a film closer home.