The film stars actor Sameer Dattani as the spy, and Om Puri, Sunil Shetty, Sushant Singh, Rahul Dev, Jackie Shroff, and Raima Sen play the supporting roles.

Director Mani Shankar had a story in mind in 1996 itself when he was shooting an anti-militancy music video for the Intelligence Bureau.

It was during this time that he met a young Intelligence Bureau recruit who was badly tortured in militant captivity.

Mani Shankar was once asked in an interview on why his previous films such as Rudraksh spent too much on research and very little on character emotions.

[1] Director Mani Shankar felt that actor Sameer Dattani will not comprehend fear and hence not emote well while filming.

Besides conducting several training workshops for Dattani to prepare for his character, Mani Shankar also organized a visit to the underworld.

[5] Producer Rambottla was so impressed with the efforts of actor Dattani and director Mani Shankar, that he declared a unique money-back offer to audiences.