Though Kiran Rao considered casting a real washer-man from Dhobi Ghat, it was Prateik Babbar‘s malleability that made her zero in on him as Munna.
For his role as the washer-man in Dhobi Ghat, Prateik Babbar woke up at 5 am and reached the washers area by 7 am to fit into character.