Uma (Smriti Irani) has to work hard to run her family as her father and brother have lost their jobs.

The series was produced by Smriti Irani with her own new production house Ugraya Entertainment partnering and co produced with Ekta Kapoor's Balaji Telefilms, based on the real life incidents and set in Mumbai Chawl.

[8] When the contract between them got over after 52 episodes, Kapoor and Balaji Telefilms moved out of the production of the series in February 2007.

[12] On 4 November 2006, main lead Irani playing Uma could not be able to shoot for the series as she suffered from dengue and typhoid and was admitted in hospital.

[14][15] Business Standard stated, "The dialogues and their delivery are suited to the way the language is spoken in such places.