The important roles in the Tamil and Hindi versions of the movie, which starred Vikram, Aishwarya Bachchan, and Prithviraj, were recorded concurrently. Prithviraj has since revealed that no one on the film's set recognized him.

Fans searched for clues to confirm Rocky Bhai's appearance in Salaar even after the teaser was released. The director of Salaar and KGF, Prashanth Neel, has finally revealed the reason behind the visual similarities between the two films, even if he later claimed that the universes of the two were very different.