
The series was originally supposed to be shot in Delhi but due to COVID -19 Pandemic the plan changed and it was entirely shot in Mumbai, India. Upon narration, Desai found the script intriguing and immediately took up the project. However, Vibhu Agarwal, the CEO of Ullu, was very keen on getting Desai on board for the series.

On the other hand, Basu had initial plans to cast Rashami Desai for another project. So he gained some weight, grew his hair and facial hair for the role. However, due to forced halt on the other project for some reason, he was able to change his look as Basu wanted. Dates at that time became a concern as Virwani was stuck in continuity on another project and Basu needed him to look a certain way.

Things between them picked up again around August–September. Around March 2020 when they were planning to take the next step, lockdown due to COVID-19 was implemented. Tanuj Virwani had been in talks for Tandoor with Nivedita Basu for a long time. Hirdeyjeet Jarnail Singh as Bahubali Mishra.

Rashami Desai as Palak Sahni/Palak Sharma.Based on the spine-chilling Tandoor case in Delhi, the show reconstructs the events before and after the gruesome murder of a woman by her own husband.
