[10] While working on the script they both made several research-based trips to Hrishikesh, one of the planned shooting locations for the film.
[10] In March 2013, producer Karan Johar officially announced that Dharma Productions had begun pre-production on this new film venture.
[11] Though initially rumored to be a film adaptation of Amish Tripathi's "The Immortals of Meluha", this was later proven false.
[12] In September 2013, Karan Johar announced that Malhotra would direct The Immortals of Meluha, but only after the theatrical release of Shuddhi.
[16] It was later bought by Shekhar Kapur and Roy Price who are set to adapt the book into a web series, marking the debut production venture for Roy Price's International Art Machine in India.