Prakash Jha will be seen playing the role of Matto, a poor construction worker who relies on a bicycle to get to his workplace in Matto Ki Saikil (2022). Jha said, that although it was challenging to play Matto, he had more than an idea about how to play the character.

“I knew this character since I have stayed with these people,” he said. “I am still attached to villages and small towns. So I keep seeing them. The story takes place in Braj [in Uttar Pradesh] and the language [of the film] is also Braj. I also had to work with people from there and learn their body language.” Matto Ki Saikil is M Ghani's first feature film. He had sent the script to Jha as he wanted to groom him to play the role of Matto.