According to the director Kunal Deshmukh the story has been inspired by the floods happened on July 26, 2005.
He says, "Yes my forthcoming film is based on Mumbai floods that affected life in Mumbai. I will be shooting it in Mumbai and Cape Town as these two main protagonists' moves from Cape Town to Mumbai.
We are planning to erect a huge set in Mumbai itself to shoot flood portions. Our first schedule will commence in mid-November in Cape Town."
Speaking about this unusual casting he says, "Yeah. After Jannat once again I wanted to work with Emraan. He is very talented and dedicated actor.
While Soha is very apt for this role as she is very close to her character. She was my first choice. Apart from all that Emraan Hashmi and Soha Ali Khan haven't paired before so that's USP of my film." He signs off.