 Tota Roy Chowdhury signed on to play the lead role in the Bengali version of the film, and along with Suri, began attending final script reading sessions with Ghosh.Jaya Bachchan was added to the cast to play Konkana's mother, while Raima Sen agreed to play a guest role in the films.Suri then opted out of the project noting that he had "reservations about the character" and was subsequently replaced in the film's Hindi version by Madhavan.