For October, Varun Dhawan gave up social media, wearing makeup, acting like a celebrity and reduced phone use.
The pre-bed drinking ritual in the film Vicky Donor of Dolly and Beeji was inspired by the mother of director Shoojit Sircar. He would give her a shot of whisky at night to put her to sleep
Director Shoojit Sircar got the basic story idea for October from a small newspaper clipping, which he came across in 2015.
Ashutosh Gowariker, Shoojit Sircar and Ritesh Sidhwani, all wanted to make Parmanu before John Abraham and KriArj Productions.