Saif Ali Khan was first approached for Ayushman's role.
Nishad, the character played by Mohd. Zeeshan Ayyub, is loosely based on social activist and BHIM army co-founder, Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan.
Remake of this movie is planned in Tamil language
Article 15 was nominated for a whopping 11 Filmfare awards winning 3.
Manoj Pahwa won laurels for his negative role.