Zilla Ghaziabad is reportedly based on the life of the UP slain gangster Mahinder Singh Fauji, who was killed 15 years ago in a gang war in Ghaziabad. Arshad Warsi essays a character named Fauji in the movie.
Krishna Devi, wife of Mahinder Singh Fauji sent a legal notice to Soundarya Films to stop the film as it is reportedly based on her husband's life.