Actor Danish Iqbal, who portrayed Dawood Ibrahim in 'Dhurandhar 2', said casting director Mukesh Chhabra asked him to play Dawood Ibrahim, adding, "I asked, 'Who’s Dawood?'" "After he revealed the character, I asked him, ‘Are you sure?’ Because I don't look like Dawood," Danish stated. "I started believing in myself...[and] did a lot of psychological preparation," he further said.