Over a year after offering Modi: The Journey of a Common Man, a thinly veiled hagiography of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, director Umesh Shukla's fascination for the subject continues. The second season of the web series, Modi: CM to PM, charts what the title promises, albeit with a generous dose of reverence.

Shukla reveals that the Mahesh Thakur-fronted series is based on Kishor Makwana's book, Common Man's PM — Narendra Modi. "We procured the rights of the book. We [were certain that] we won't show only one aspect of Modi as that would have seemed like propaganda. I didn't want to do that. I felt there were some stories about him that had not reached many people and wanted to bring those to the fore," explains the director.