Producer Sandeep Singh is set to make his directorial debut with Safed, whose first look will be unveiled on May 20 at the 75th Cannes Film Festival. Sandeep is famous for producing films like Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram-Leela, Mary Kom, Rowdy Rathore, Aligarh, Sarbjit, and Bhoomi.

Taking the film internationally, the makers are heading to Cannes to give a first glimpse of Safed with the lead actors Abhay Verma and Meera Chopra, along with the director-writer Sandeep Singh, and producers Vinod Bhanushali and Ajay Harinath Singh. Co-producers Vishal Gurnani and Juhi Parekh Mehta will also be a part of the delegation.

The film was shot in Varanasi, with a minimal crew of 35 people, in just 11 days. "I am honoured to begin my directorial venture with a film like Safed, a story that remains largely untold. A narrative that is underlined with stereotypical attitudes, and the truth that has to be told wholesome. It is humbling and encouraging that I begin with a story that comes from a world that most of us know so little about," said Sandeep.