Producer Amit Agarwal says, "'Vartak Nagar' is set against the gangster era and the Bombay mill strike of the 1980s.Though I am based in Kolkata, I am teaming up with filmmaker Kunal Kohli and debuting in Bollywood as a producer with this project."
Jimmy Sheirgill is upbeat about playing a don. "It was fun to play a character which is pure evil and also a bit disconcerting at times. My character knows neither fear nor remorse."