[3] Original story by Bhisham Sahni was adapted and the screenplay is written in Kannada by Indra Babu and Gopal Wajpeyi.

[4] Starring Shiva Rajkumar as the protagonist Kabir,[5] the film is about the life of the mystic 15th-century poet.

The film was launched on the Ugadi festival day of 2015[6] and is slated to release on 29 July 2016.

Music director Ismail Darbar was roped in to make his debut in Kannada films.

[9] The film was officially launched on the auspicious day of Ugadi festival at the Bangalore Palace grounds.