Ishaan Khatter and Ananya Panday, who made their debut with Dhadak and Student Of The Year 2 respectively, will star together in a young and edgy film Khaali Peeli. The film is directed by Maqbool Khan, produced by Ali Abbas Zafar and is set in Mumbai. The film kick-starts with a night when a boy meets girl, which turns out to be an edgy roller-coaster ride.

Trade expert Taran Adrash took to his Twitter account to share the first look poster of Ishaan Khatter and Ananya Panday from Khaali Peeli. He captioned the poster: "IT'S OFFICIAL... Ishaan and Ananya Panday... Zee Studios and Ali Abbas Zafar [#Sultan, #TZH, #Bharat] join hands to produce #KhaaliPeeli... Directed by Maqbool Khan... Produced by Zee Studios, Ali Abbas Zafar and Himanshu Mehra... Starts 11 Sept 2019... 12 June 2020 release. [sic]"