On the 14th anniversary of 'Shootout at Lokhandwala', Vivek Oberoi revealed that he had initially turned down the role of Maya Dolas because he had reservations with the way the character was written. "Sanjay Gupta and Apoorva...asked me how I'd want...character to be...That led to...creative jam session that lasted all night and by morning, I was doing [it]," he added.