Jadwal pertama pengambilan gambar direncanakan untuk mengambil tempat di [[Ludhiana]], namun lokasinya dipindahkan ke [[Chandigarh]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Shirish to begin shooting for ''Joker'' in Chandigarh |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/shirish-to-begin-shooting-for-joker-in-chandigarh/558796.html |publisher=IBN Live |accessdate=20 April 2011 |work=PTI| |date=31 January 2011 |archive-date=2012-10-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015022044/http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/shirish-to-begin-shooting-for-joker-in-chandigarh/558796.html |dead-url=yes }}</ref> Pengambilan gambar dimulai pada 14 Februari 2011 di Chandigarh.<ref name="schedule2">{{cite web|title=Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha's Joker Second Schedule Starts in May |url=http://bolly.sawfnews.com/NewsItem.aspx?id=66721 |publisher=Sawf News |accessdate=20 April 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Shirish Kunder to begin shooting Joker from 12 February |url=http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=17581 |publisher=Business of Cinema |accessdate=20 April 2011 |date=11 Januari 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Are you ready for this Joker? |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-what-bollywood-stars-are-tweeting/20110202.htm |publisher=Rediff |accessdate=13 February 2011 |date=2 February 2011}}</ref> Kru menyelesaikan jadwal 19 hari pada 12 Maret 2011, menyelesaikan 40% kerja produksi.<ref name="schedule1">{{cite web|title=Akshay Kumar & Sonakshi Sinha starrer Joker 40% complete|url=http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=17914 |publisher=Business of Cinema |accessdate=20 April 2011 |first=Manisha Pradhan |last=Singh |date=15 March 2011}}</ref> Jadwal kedua dimulai pada 17 Mei 2011 di [[Mumbai]]<ref name="schedule2"/> dan selesai pada Juni 2011.<ref>{{cite web|last=Aikara |first=Anita |title=Star Diary |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Star-Diary/800966/ |work=[[The Indian Express]] |accessdate=19 July 2011 |date=10 June 2011}}</ref> Film tersebut direncanakan untuk dirilis pada 31 Agustus 2012. Trailer teatrikalnya dirilis pada saluran YouTube milik [[UTV Motion Pictures]] pada 11 Juli 2012 hanya dalam versi online. Film tersebut dirilis di seluruh dunia di televisi pada 13 Juli 2012, dan juga di bioskop-bioskop bersama dengan ''[[Cocktail (film 2012)|Cocktail]]''.
