It was produced by Bharat Bala and Kanika Myer and published by Ministry of Culture, Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India.
Bharat Bala and A. R. Rahman came together to create a historic album called 'Jana Gana Mana'.
Bharat Bala and Kanika had been working together on various projects such as Vande Mataram (1996, 1998) and Desh Ka Salaam (1999) when they realised that there was not a single popular rendering of the Indian National Anthem.
They thus decided to re-create the National Anthem in a year 2000 version, something that should be 'inspiring for young people to listen to.'
Thota Tharini, an artist based out of Madras painted what is now the Vande Mataram logo for the video.