Filming of the first season's 65 half-hour episodes began in February 2006, with the premiere held on 15 August 2006.

Funding for the initial development phase of Sesame Workshop India was provided through the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), ICICI Bank and Turner Broadcasting.

Some segments are filmed locally with Indian actors, some are animated and some are the original Sesame Street skits dubbed into Hindi.

[7] The program, in addition to literacy and math, includes segments promoting financial empowerment and gender equity.

[8] One 2019 study found that preschoolers who watched the program had better literacy and math skills and had better understandings of health and emotional issues.