Dhulia was present with the cast Jimmy Shergill, Mahi Gill, Chitrangada Singh at the song launch 'Lag Ja Gale' of the upcoming film on Monday.

Talking about choosing the iconic song and the film's resemblance with it, director of the film Tigmanshu Dhulia said, "The films characters are grey but somewhere they are all saying this to each other, ‘Aa Lag Ja Gale'. But if they do or don't you will find out when you watch the film. And that is the essence of ' Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster ' they are plotting and struggling only to find that love.

Produced by P.S. Chhatwal, Filmy Keeda Productions, the film stars Ali Fazal and Shraddha Srinath in the lead roles. It is a love story set on the backdrop of old world charm of single-screen cinemas.

Dhulia said in a statement: “I have been working on the film for a long time and hence it is extremely close to my heart. It portrays a fresh love story and I am eager to show it to the audience.”

The first schedule of the film was shot in Lucknow followed by Mathura.

Trade Analyst Taran Adarsh confirmed the release date on the social media. He tweeted, “Tigmanshu Dhulia announces the release date of #MilanTalkies: 18 Jan 2019... Stars Ali Fazal, Shraddha Srinath, Reecha Sinha, Ashutosh Rana, Sanjay Mishra, Sikander Kher and Pankaj Tripathi... Produced by PS Chhatwal”

The romantic love saga’s story, screenplay, and dialogues are written by Dhulia and Kamal Pandey. It also features Reecha Sinha, Ashutosh Rana, Sanjay Mishra, Sikander Kher and Pankaj Tripathi.