 In preparation for her role, Padukone watched several films of actresses Helen and Hema Malini to study their body language.Her voice was dubbed by the voice artist Mona Ghosh Shetty.For one of the songs in the film, "Dhoom Taana,” Padukone drew upon Indian classical dance, and according to Dorling Kindersley, "mesmeriz[ed] audiences" by using "hasta mudras" (hand gestures).