The Hindi movie is based on Manini Chatterjee's book Do and Die and has been described as a period thriller. It was filmed in Goa and Mumbai. Sohail Sen is responsible for the movie's music and the lyrics are written by Javed Akhtar. The soundtrack features songs like Yeh Des Hai Mera, Sapne Salone and Naiyn Tere.

Abhishek plays freedom fighter Masterda Surya Sen, a man who alongside an army of only 65 men won a battle against the sophisticated British army in Chittagong and declared independence on April 18, 1930. A few days after his first victory, Masterda Surya Sen and his men fight against more than a thousand British soldiers in Jalalabad, and although both sides suffer losses, Surya Sen's men triumph yet again. They manage to escape but about a year later, Surya Sen was captured by the British army and hanged in 1934.

Deepika plays a Bengali woman named Kalpana Datta who against all odds participates in the freedom movement and fights for her country alongside all the brave men of Masterda Surya Sen's army. "I fight with men and I manufacture bombs. All this in the 1930s. It can't get any more exciting," Deepika told reporters about her role. Bollywood actress Asin was slated for the part at first, but she decided to leave the film and was quickly replaced by Deepika.

Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey hits theaters on December 3.