[1][2] Ji Mantriji features Farooq Sheikh as Surya Prakash Singh, the Minister of Administrative Affairs; and Jayant Kripalani as the department's secretary.
[3] The plot lines were the same as those of the original, with suitable changes in the Indian context.
[4][5] Ji Mantriji was produced by NDTV in collaboration with BBC Worldwide.
[6] The opening titles for each episode were illustrated by famous Indian cartoonist, R. K. Laxman, well known for his political cartoon series, The Common Man.
Ji Mantriji was in production for a year before being aired, which is unusual in Indian television where serials are generally developed and produced a few weeks in advance.