The film is touted to be "a light-hearted comedy" featuring Salmaan and Khan as friends who venture on a road trip. The actors are reportedly going to travel parts of Kochi and Ooty for a month-long schedule,
First-time directorAkarsh Khurana is credited with writing films like Hamshakals and Krrish 3. Khurana has written the script of Karwaan along with Hussain Dalal, who has previously worked as a screen writer for Dharma Productions' Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani and 2 States.