According to reports, the actress who had agreed to do several bold scenes including a 'threesome' with co-star Ali Fazal and Gurmeet Choudhary, in the movie during the narration but developed a cold feet at the time of the shoot. According to a Mumbai Mirror report, sources say, "Sapna was comfortable doing all the erotica in the film but some of the scenes of the Adult rated film are really bold. There are two scenes in the film which had Sapna being in bed with Gurmeet and Ali. She said she would not do those scenes even after she agreed doing those during narration."
"The film's crew was at a loss because these scenes were crucial to character of Meera (played by Sapna) who traps the souls of men by using her body. Vikram had to come into the picture and have a conversation with Sapna that turned ugly as she said she is not a porn star. Vikram lost it and explained to her that these scenes were needed. It was a heated conversation and Sapna agreed to do the scenes. But things are really ugly between them." Khamoshiyan, is an erotic thriller with Sapna Pabbi playing a mysterious woman who traps men for their souls. The film is all set to release on January 30.