Overview
- Multiple outlets attribute the casting breakthrough to a direct call from Singh after Priyadarshan hesitated over a Hindi debut following her 2025 Malayalam hit.
- Mid-day reports that Priyadarshan is in Mumbai to finalise her deal and lock dates for the project.
- Pralay is described as a post‑apocalyptic zombie thriller with Singh and Priyadarshan playing a couple fighting to survive.
- Jai Mehta is reported to make his feature directorial debut, with the film produced under Singh’s banner alongside Sameer Nair and Hansal Mehta.
- Sources say the production plans AI‑driven digital extensions to age and abandon large sections of Mumbai, with filming starting in the city before moving to other locations, though reported start windows vary between April and July–August 2026.