Given the premise of Bhoot — Part One: The Haunted Ship, a major portion of the Vicky Kaushal-starrer had to be filmed inside a wrecked ship. Writer-director Bhanu Pratap Singh was keen to shoot it at the Alang ship breaking yard in Gujarat as he felt it made for the perfect setting for the horror movie. Needless to say, it was easier said than done — the director reveals that procuring permission to shoot at Asia's biggest ship breaking yard was an arduous process as the property had never been captured on celluloid before.

"Our executive producer Parth Dholakia and the suits of the production house [Dharma Productions] had to be stationed [in Bhavnagar] for over a month as they convinced the authorities at the ship yard. We ran from pillar to post, and finally, got the necessary permission," says the debutant director. He adds that the consent came with a strict caveat. "They were clear that we could not use any flammable materials or smoke [on board] as it could lead to fire."