The climax of Khuda Haafiz saw Vidyut Jammwal's Sameer rescue wife Nargis, who was abducted and forced into human trafficking. The film's final moments left writer-director Farukh Kabir wondering whether the newly-weds would be able to put the ghosts of the past behind them and rise above the tragedy. Intrigued, Kabir began writing the second instalment soon after the action drama's digital premiere in August.

"The real challenge starts after Sameer rescued Nargis in Oman. Can he make his peace with the fact that she was raped? Will she be able to accept him? There is a strong emotional potency in the story. The agnipariksha cannot be skewed towards one gender; this couple faces it together," says the director over phone.