The film is jointly produced by Sunita A. Gowariker, Ajay Bijli and Sanjeev Bijli and presented by Ashutosh Gowariker Productions Pvt. Ltd (AGPPL) and PVR Pictures.
"The film is an inspirational movie. It should be watched by the current generation. It is very much in line with our philosophy to touch, move and inspire audiences through the language of films, " Ajay Bijli and Sanjeev Kumar Bijli, directors of PVR Limited, said in joint press statement.
Based on Manini Chatterjee's book "Do And Die" that centres on the Chittagong uprising of the 1930s, the film has been shot mostly in Goa. It also stars Deepika Padukone along with Vishakha Singh, Samrat Mukherji, Sikander Kher, Maninder Singh, Feroz Wahid Khan and Shreyas Pandit.
Javed Akhtar has written the lyrics and music is by Sohail Sen. Neeta Lulla has designed the costumes, Nitin Desai is the art director and director of photography is Kiiran Deohans.