Gajraj Rao shared that when he had auditioned for Shekhar Kapur's 'Bandit Queen', he assumed that he had been rejected. However, it was Tigmanshu Dhulia who told him that he got selected for the role. Rao recalled that he was paid ₹30,000 as the film's signing amount and for the first time, he was given medical insurance and other perks.