[1] The film is a co-production between India and the United States and it features Kajol, Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Rampal in the lead roles.

It is also an official Indian adaptation of the American film Stepmom (1998), starring Susan Sarandon, Julia Roberts and Ed Harris.

[4] Maya is a former book publisher and a perfect mother whose life revolves around her three children, Aaliya, Ankush, and Anjali.

However, things take an unexpected turn when Aman's girlfriend, Shreya Arora, a career-oriented fashion designer with a lot to learn about children, joins the family.

Maya finds out that she has cervical cancer and tells Aman, which prompts him to move back in with the family and leave Shreya.

Maya bequeaths guardianship of the children to Shreya and confesses a mistake she made that almost killed Anjali years ago due to recklessness.

Karan Johar decided to adapt Stepmom for the Indian audience with a working title Love You Maa.

According to Siddharth Malhotra, several scenes involving racial prejudice against the children were cut to avoid the appearance of using the controversy over violence against Indians in Australia to promote the film.

[7] The album has six original songs composed by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy and lyrics by Irshad Kamil and Anvita Dutt Guptan, including a tribute to Elvis Presley's "Jailhouse Rock".

[2] Upon release, We Are Family received positive reviews from critics, with particular praise directed towards Kajol and Kapoor's performances.