The script written by Brian Stewart in 1989 was originally set in New York and optioned by John Heyman.
The film stars legendary actors of Indian cinema like Satyajit Ray muse Soumitra Chatterjee, as well as several fresh new talents recommended by friends and families, facing the camera for the first time in lead roles.
At first, the filmmakers held on-camera auditions at a local café where many famous and new actors stopped by to read the sides but after the management stopped the use of camera inside the premise, the on-camera auditions were moved to the street right outside the café. Many established actors, though baffled at first, started to enjoy the process and called it "a new trend in the city of Calcutta," where the film industry is not yet familiar with the guerrilla culture.
For a scene of multiplication of feast for the hungry and homeless, instead of using actors, the production served food to hundreds of real people from the street.
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