Earlier this year, there was speculation that Alia Bhatt was to be paired with Ranbir Kapoor in Abhinav Kashyap's Besharam. However, these rumours were quashed when it was finally confirmed that Pallavi Sharda (who made her debut in My Name is Khan and was subsequently seen in films such as Love Breakups Zindagi and Heroine) had been cast opposite Ranbir in Besharam.