This is an official remake of the highly rated 2023 Gujarati film "Vash". The Gujarati actress Janki Bodiwala in the original Gujarati film has been recast again in the same role in the Hindi version.
Shaitaan marks the return of Jyotika's foray into Hindi films after 23 years. Her last Hindi film being Little John (2001), which was a bilingual also made in Tamil.
R Mahadvan hypnotizing girls with his voice and controlling their mind and body.This similar act was earlier seen in Tahalka (1992).Where Amrish Puri uses his voice to control on minds and bodies of girls and make them human bombs.
For the first time R Madhavan was seen in such a menacing role.
R Mahadvan and Jyotika team up after twenty one years since their Tamil film Priyamaana Thozhi (2003).