the production team had to re-create the look of 1980s bombay despite the fact that cars, shops, and advertisements had changed. the pavements where the murders took place were made of black tar unlike the multi-colored jigsaw shaped tiles of today. this restricted the shooting in myriad manners. for the wide shots of pavements, the unit often had to cover half a kilometer of pavement with black tarpaulin sheets to achieve the look of a tar footpath. the unit often waited until the late night before rolling the camera since they needed all modern vehicles off the roads. often some vehicles remained parked on the road and had to be covered by black tarpaulins. likewise, the neon hoardings and contemporary advertisements were hidden by 1980s style advertisements and film posters that were sourced out painstakingly by the art director from obscure raddi shops.