The screenplay was written by Geetu Mohandas originally under the title '' Insha ' Allah : In Pursuit of Akbar '' . The story was about a teenager who is in search of his elder brother Akbar . For the script , Geetu won the Global Filmmaking Award at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival , along with four other filmmakers . In January 2016 , she announced that it would be made into a feature film in Malayalam and Hindi languages , and filming would commence post monsoon that year
2016 Sundance Film Festival
2016 Sundance Film Festival
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