During the making of the film, there was a crew of about 80 people, of which 50 were members of SPCM. Humne’s shooting started in December 2006 and ended in July 2007. It was shot in four schedules, spreading over 35 days.

The movement, which was started in Mumbai, now has members spread over Maharashtra. Till now, it has made about 100 short films. Humne Jeena Seekh Liya is their first full-length film. Besides, about 80 schoolchildren, the film also features seasoned Marathi actors Milind Gunaji, Reema Lagoo and Girish Oak.

Minus a mega star cast and conventional promos, Amle and his team found it difficult to distribute the film. “We screened the film to distributors and theatre-owners. But since there is no star, so to say, in the film, they were rather sceptical about it. It was then that we decided to take on the challenge of distributing the film ourselves,” he says.