Following the success of the taught suspense thriller Kahaani, Sujoy Ghosh and Vidya Balan will come together for Badla, which would additionally headline Amitabh Bachchan and Naseerudin Shah. "The script that i'm writing for sir (Amitabh Bachchan) is called BADLA, which, if i write well, will have sir and naseer ji & the balan. all depends on script." Ghosh tweeted on Sunday, June 10.

He says the tagline of the film was 'only God forgives' but he can't use it any more because a movie in the same name has been announced. He also clarifies that Badla is not a sequel to Kahaani. "BADLA is not the sequel to Kahaani. thats another story altogether." As to when is the script likely to be ready, Sujoy tells sawfnews.com: "No time frame really, as and when it happens."