The film was a long time in the making. It was launched in 2012 with the title "Valmiki Ki Bandook". Debutant director Karan Lalit Butani took the title from a short he had made in 2010. The title drew protests from the Valmiki community, following which the film was renamed "Bul Bulbul Bandook". It was scheduled to be released in 2013 but eventually came out only in 2018 with a different title.[1]