B V Karanth was called 'Baba' or father in Hindi by theater lovers in many parts of India.
B V Karanth's students fondly remember his as a man who was always on travel. They often say that when B V Karanth landed up in a place to direct a play, he often had a lot of return journey tickets in his pockets.
The film is made with the help of many students of BV Karnath spread all over India.
Before his death in 2002, BV Karanth narrated his live experiences to prominent Kannada language writer Vaidehi (Janaki Srinivasa Murthy) - the book later got published as 'Illiralaare, Allige Hogallaare (I can't Stay here, but won't go there' after his death.
B V Karanth searched for an Indian-ness in modern theater in post modern independent India.