Talking about the same, Aanand stated, "When I first saw Ansh and Pragati during the auditions, deep down I knew that they would fit perfectly in 'Nakhrewaalii'. There are actors who act and there are actors who live their roles in And it was that spark "That's exactly what attracted me the most to both of them. I'm sure the audience will also love what they've done in the film."

Recently, the makers released the first poster of the film, featuring Ansh and Pragati.

The poster, which features Ansh wearing a ghagra, shows how Rai has never shied away from breaking stereotypes and bringing uniqueness through his storytelling.

Directed by Rahul Shanklya and written by Divy Nidhi Sharma, 'Nakhrewaalii' is produced by Jyoti Deshpande, Aanand L Rai and Himanshu Sharma.

The film is scheduled to hit theaters on Valentine's Day 2025.

Meanwhile, Rai, who began his career as an engineer, moved to Mumbai, where he began assisting his elder brother, television director Ravi Rai, on several television shows.

He made his directorial debut in 2007 with the psychological thriller 'Strangers', starring Jimmy Shergill, Kay Kay Menon, Nandana Sen and Sonali Kulkarni. The film was based on Alfred Hitchcock's 'Strangers on a Train'.

In 2011, he founded his production company, Color Yellow Productions, which ran all of his future production ventures. Aanand got his breakthrough in 2011 with the romantic comedy-drama 'Tanu Weds Manu', starring R Madhavan and Kangana Ranaut. In 2015 he directed the second installment of the film titled 'Tanu Weds Manu: Returns'.

He also directed the romantic drama Raanjhanaa', starring Dhanush in his Bollywood debut alongside Sonam Kapoor, Abhay Deol and Swara Bhasker.

Most recently, he directed the family comedy-drama film 'Raksha Bandhan', starring Akshay Kumar, Bhumi Pednekar, Sadia Khateeb, Sahejmeen Kaur, Smrithi Srikanth and Deepika Khanna.