Dev Patel suffered a number of injuries during the filming of the movie which included a broken hand, two broken toes, a torn shoulder, and an eye infection.
Due to budget cuts, multiple shots were filmed with GoPros and iPhones.
Originally meant to shoot on location in India in early 2020, before production was put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It ended up filming in Indonesia in early 2021.
Dev Patel began training in Taekwando when he was 10 years old. He earned a 1st dan black belt in March 2006 at the age of 16.
The original cut was rated R by the MPA "for strong bloody violence throughout, rape, language throughout, sexual content/nudity and drug use" before the rape scene was edited out.