Prakash Jha, known to capture his actors at mammoth public rallies, made it known to Kareena at the beginning of the shooting that there would be sequences involving crowds of 300-400 junior artistes and locals. Satyagraha is slated to release on August 23, 2013.
A source from Bhopal, “Kareena was neither intimidated by the Big B with whom she faced the camera with utmost fluency, nor did she get daunted when she had to mingle with huge crowds, something she had never done before in her entire career. Madhya Pradesh is a sasural for both Bachchan Saab and Kareena and the people of Bhopal treat them accordingly with utmost respect. There's no romantic songs, no exchange of filmy dialogues. Kareena and Ajay play a mature couple whose love is a given, not an occasion for PDA".
Prakash Jha said, “Kareena is a revelation. I’ve worked with all my other principle actors Bachchan Saab, Arjun Rampal, Manoj Bajpayee and Ajay Devgn before. But this is the first time I am working with Kareena. Woh kamaal ki actress hai. There are scenes where she has to shoot with large crowds. Some of the people in the crowds are theatres actors and junior artistes. But a lot of them are local people from Bhopal who have no idea of how to face the camera. Kareena shows no reservations about mingling with the masses. She is a natural born actress.”