He was looking for an actor who could essay the role in a way he envisioned. The film will be jointly produced by Anurag Kashyap and Shahnaab Alam.

Anurag said, “I have known Rahul since the days of my struggle when we lived next to each other. I only discovered his potential much later when I started to interact with him. His nature and experiences in life are quite close to the script and the character I am writing.”

Ace international director Bill Bennett is also considering Rahul Bhat for his next film, which will be shot in India.  Bill Bennett has met Rahul a few times already.

Among the films that Anurag has directed till date are ‘Black Friday’, in which he even played the brief role of an ISI operative, ‘No Smoking’, the feature length animation ‘Hanuman Returns’, ‘Dev D’ and Gulaal. Anurag has also penned screenplays and dialogues for Kabhie Kabhie, a TV series and films like Satya, Shool and Deepa Mehta’s ‘Water’ besides Main Aisa Hi Hoon.