The combination of thrill and humour was intriguing enough for Sunil Grover to sign Blackout, directed by Devang Shashin Bhavsar. Sharing screen space with Vikrant Massey was a bonus. Grover says that he learnt more than a few things while performing with the actor. “Vikrant was simultaneously shooting for another project. Yet, he was fresh on set. Also, he was very sure of what he was doing. I liked that about him. I also saw a sense of detachment in him—after he had performed a scene, he’d switch off, and then was back in the mood as we started another scene,” he says.