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[[A. R. Rahman]] who had launched his newly based production company YM Movies announced in August 2013, that he will be producing a script which he had written in 2011 (which marked Rahman's maiden stint as a scriptwriter) and will also take charge of the film's music. It is touted to be a young sensual story based on love, art and self-discovery, and will feature international and local talents.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Leena|first=S. Bridget|date=13 August 2013 |title=A.R Rahman to produce Hindi film |website=Mint |language=en |url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/pL8WyP1dnfI1nkkGBmi74L/AR-Rahman-to-produce-Hindi-film.html |access-date=21 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130815203505/https://www.livemint.com/Companies/pL8WyP1dnfI1nkkGBmi74L/AR-Rahman-to-produce-Hindi-film.html |archive-date=15 August 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> Rahman decided to team up with Sunil Lulla of [[Eros International]] to co-produce the film, with Rahman stating that "It is a 16-year relation with Eros and this time it's extending the role a bit more".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Eros International to co-produce with YM Movies and Illuminati Films |date=16 August 2013 |newspaper=Indian Express |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/eros-international-to-coproduce-with-ym-movies-and-illuminati-flims/1156055/ |access-date=21 March 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/NJ5Aj?http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/eros-international-to-coproduce-with-ym-movies-and-illuminati-flims/1156055/ |archive-date=19 September 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref> Despite Eros acquired some of Rahman's films including ''[[Kochadaiiyaan]]'' and ''[[Lekar Hum Deewana Dil]]'', the producers opted out of the project due to financial constraints and in July 2014, Rahman had announced that he had finalised the draft of the script being a musical film. He further stated that he will not direct this project, and may bring in a core team who have musical nuances.<ref>{{Cite web|title=A R Rahman All Set to Become Film Producer|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2014/jul/08/Aa-Rr-Rahmanrahman-Allall-Setset-to-Becomebecome-Filmfilm-Producerproducer-633521.html|access-date=2021-03-21|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>