Abhay Deol who is the protagonist in this miniseries, is the cousin of Sunny Deol, who played the lead in Border (1997), the movie playing at the theatre during the tragedy.
The date of the fire was Friday the 13th, June 1997 at Uphaar Cinema, Green Park, Delhi, India.
Based on the book of the same name by Neelam and Shekhar Krishnamoorthy, the series details the 25-year struggle for justice of the couple whose daughter and son were among the 59 people who died in a fire caused by negligence at Delhi's Uphaar cinema on June. 13, 1997.
Fifty-nine people died of asphyxiation.