German dramatist, Georg Büchner passed away before he could finish writing his play, Woyzeck, and, ever since various directors, writers have posthumously finished his work, making it one of the most performed German plays ever. Joining the league now is acclaimed Indian filmmaker Santosh Sivan. After watching one of the many musical adaptations of the play, Sivan was prompted to recreate the story on film. Only, he wanted to shoot it on set rather than travel to different locations, thereby lending it the feel of a chamber film, also called a cine-play. He felt a chamber film would be the closest to replicating the original play, in terms of look and feel.