bˈæɹæt ʃˈɑː wʌz sˈɛt tə faɪnˈæns ðə pɹˈɑːdʒɛkt ænd nᵻɡˈoʊʃɪˌeɪɾᵻd tˈɜːmz wɪð dˈɪksɪt tə wˈɜːk ɔnðə pɹˈɑːdʒɛkt, hˌævɪŋ ˈɜːlɪɚ wˈɜːkt wɪð hɜː dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə mˌeɪkɪŋ ʌv dˈɛvdəz tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː.
Bharat Shah was set to finance the project and negotiated terms with Dixit to work on the project, having earlier worked with her during the making of Devdas (2002).