When it comes to a biopic, it is very important for the actor playing the title role to have done immense research to portray the role on the silver screen. Just like that, Shraddha Kapoor who will be featuring in her first biopic of Haseena Parkar, went through great first hand research. The actress who would be playing the intense character of Haseena Parkar spent a lot of time in the pace she lived in, Nagpada. Haseena Parkar known as the Aapa of Nagpada had a huge role to play in the life of the people living there, who had seen the journey of the woman and some were even part of it.

While going through the learning of Haseena as a person, Shraddha and director Apoorva Lakhia decided that it would be great practice to meet the real people who has seen Haseena and lived around her. For a week,...