The film revolves around an 11-year-old seventh grade boy struggling to cope with the death of his father and his journey into coming of age.

[4] An 11-year-old seventh grade Indian boy who has just lost his father is forced to adapt to a new school in a small village in Konkan, after his mother is transferred from the city of Pune.

So he decided to pitch his idea to a fellow student Tushar Paranjape, who ended up turning it into a full script.

When Indian indie production company JAR Pictures showed desire to fund independent cinema from up-and-coming directors, Avinash Arun told them about his story in March 2013.

[6] It was released in France (as La forteresse) on 7 October 2015 and in Sweden (as Fortet) at the Göteborg Film Festival in January 2015.