Vasan Bala, speaking about 'Cinema Marte Dum Tak', said he prefers calling B-grade films "pulpy cinema" to "give [an] essence of what they're chasing after". The docuseries is based on the era of B-grade movies. He revealed, "Richa Chadha would hold screenings of these films in her house, like 'Khooni Dracula' [in 2008]...[to] discuss and have her friends watch them."