Arjun Janya  shares that he wrote the story during the lockdown enforced due to the pandemic. He adds that even though he is taking up direction, he will ensure that composing doesn’t take a backseat. “People may think that because I am becoming a director, my music committments may suffer. I expressed this to Shivarajkumar as well, as this story was written with him in mind, but he asked me not to give the story to someone else, and that I should direct it myself.