 On August 24, 2014 it was announced that Penn Masala, the all-male Hindi a cappella group from director Elizabeth Banks's and producer Max Handelman's alma mater The University of Pennsylvania, would be featured as a team from Southeast Asia.On June 25, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen was confirmed added to the cast.On May 21, 2014, principal photography began at Louisiana State University (LSU) campus in Baton Rouge.