Deepika Padukone had shot for the look test for role of Tara.But was replaced later as it was tough to shoot with a big star in crowded locations of Mumbai.She was later replaced by new comer Malvika Mohanan.
AR Rahman and Majid Majidi collaborate for second time after The Messenger of God 2015.
Film is an inspiration from Majid Majidi's own Iranian film Children of Heaven 1997.
Majid Majidi's first film to be shot outside of Iran.
Majid Majidi's first foreign language film.