"Abhimanyu" is based on child abuse, "Omar" on gay rights, "Megha" is about Kashmiri Pandits and "Afia" deals with sperm donation.

I Am was released with subtitles in all regions as six different languages are spoken in the film: Hindi, English, Kannada, Marathi, Bengali and Kashmiri.

[17] The shorts were shot on location in Srinagar ("Megha"), Mumbai ("Omar"), Bangalore ("Abhimanyu") and Kolkata ("Afia").

The "Afia" segment was originally intended to explore corruption in NGOs, but Onir decided to focus on sperm donation instead.

During location shooting in Srinagar for the "Megha" segment, the crew was attacked by rocks and received terror threats and had to shift to Karan Nagar.

Using Twitter and Facebook, Onir offered backers co-production credit in the film and a share in the profits.

[20] Fashion designers like Manish Arora and Aki Narula have made costumes available for free, while actors and his friends Juhi Chawla and Sanjay Suri, and director Anurag Kashyap have supported him with ideas.

[33] In its opening weekend I Am released on 67 screens in India and 7 in Australia, but failed to make an impact at the box office.

The Times of India blamed the poor collections on the film's depiction of social issues, saying it was "restricted only to discerning audience".