Ironic as it sounds, the shooting of a song for Motichoor Chaknachoor ended with the film's producer, Rajesh Bhatia, facing the music. On Thursday, Nawazuddin Siddiqui was to film a special number — a last-minute addition to the slice-of-life film featuring Athiya Shetty — with Sunny Leone at Filmistan Studio, Goregaon. However, the shoot ground to a halt when the technicians staged a walkout with members of Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE). The protest was a mark of their allegiance to the unit hands who were formerly associated with the film and were allegedly not paid their dues by Bhatia.

In March, the producer had shown the door to director Debamitra Hasan and several other unit members, citing creative differences. Six months since the incident, Hasan claims they have yet to be compensated.