They both agreed to this and decided to co-produce the film.[11] In July 2017, it was confirmed they would be working together on the film.[12] The film is set in the Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh and is inspired by several true incidents.[4] Mukkabaaz also deals with the issue of the caste system and cow vigilantism in India.[13][14] Singh trained for a year to play the part with coach Anudeep Singh, a former boxer, who was coaching people for free and runs a garage.