Director RajKumar Santoshi says,“When I explained to Ranbir the scenes, he was extremely enthusiastic about turning into a statue; even though the entire process of becoming one was tedious and painful. Once in make-up, Ranbir could only stand, there was no way he could even sit, forget lying down for those long hours. He had to keep on standing till all the shots were canned. Yet, he went through the paces with great zest.”

Ranbir was made into a statue after four-hours of make-up, a source says, “After the gruelling shoot, all that Ranbir could think was to move around. The freedom to move around after having stood like a stone at one place put him on a different high.”