The film is reportedly in pre-production and is scheduled to start shooting in Bhopal in October, according to a report. Vishal Jethwa, who starred in Tiger 3 before, will also feature in the movie.

Anurag Kashyap's Instagram post lauding Sandeep Reddy Vanga, the director of the blockbuster film Animal, faced disagreement from actors Avinash Tiwary, director Neeraj Ghaywan, and writer Varun Grover.

His father was in the military and mother a school teacher. Varun studied Civil engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi. He worked in a software firm before joining Bollywood.