The film is shot entirely in the Valley and Jha maintains that the cast and crew faced no difficulty during the shooting schedule.

Talking about his experience he said: 'Shooting the film in Kashmir was a great experience. The locals there and our local coordinators were so helpful. We got tremendous support from the people of the Valley and did not face any kind of problem. I would really like to appreciate the Kashmiri people.

And how difficult was it to get the Kashmiri flavour in the film?

'Extensive research went behind making the film as authentic as possible. I had to study the Kashmiri culture a lot and for that I travelled across the Valley and read about it at length.

'I met Kashmiris in the Valley and also outside to know things. We had to research the way they talk, they walk, basically everything,' the director explained.

The film was to release in March but was delayed mainly due to the strike in Bollywood over the revenue-sharing row between producers and multiplex owners.

'The strike was the main reason for the delay. Once the strike was over after two months, films with huge star casts were releasing. So we were looking for a right slot,' Jha said.