Real Sehmat passed away a month before film's release.
Alia Bhatt and her mother Soni Razdan appear as on-screen mother and daughter for the first time.
Adaption of Harinder Sikka's novel "Calling Sehmat" based of true events during 1971 Indo-Pak war.
Schedule of the film was stuck while shooting in Patiala. When self proclaimed god Baba Ram Rahim Gurmeet Singh was convicted for a rape which created riots in the region.
Was emerged as one of the highest-grossing Indian films featuring a female protagonist.