Stories of Ranveer Singh’s single-minded focus when acting are famous. Expectedly, he is no different in his new role as a producer. mid-day has exclusively learnt that the actor, who is turning producer with Pralay, played a key role in roping in Kalyani Priyadarshan as the female lead of director Jai Mehta’s zombie thriller.

The actor caught everyone’s attention with her superhero turn in the Malayalam blockbuster Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra (2025). It turns out she was in two minds about making her Bollywood debut at this stage, until Singh stepped in.