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In an interview with Mid-Day Rahman stated that in the year 2013 he was gifted a book of paintings by Raja Ravi Varma. Influenced by those, videos of the recorded songs for the album depicts this art. Rahman met Kapil Sibal at a common friend's place who read out Sibal's poems at a function. Sibal showed Rahman the anthology of poems wherein Sibal added that how inspiration strikes him anywhere, anytime. Rahman was fascinated by seven to eight poems from these collection of poems appealed to me. Rahman began composing music for the same around six months before February 2014. Adhering to the development, the record Sony Music agreed to back this musical production. Shreya Ghoshal and Jonita Gandhi have rendrered their voices in this album.
The album contains seven tracks and reflects the current social scenario of India mixed with the lyricist's personal experiences. The songs range from being an individual’s journey through life to the story of a woman who struggles to eventually become successful. Kapil Sibal had been working on the songs for more than a year and half.
Commercial music streaming service Gaana.com released the first track "Kismat Se" sung by Shreya Ghoshal as a single from the album on 27 February 2014. The album was unveiled by Bollywood actor Salman Khan on 27th February 2014 at a function held in Mumbai. Notable members from Bollywood and south film industry were present for the occassion