The short was initially called Alive, but eventually later named Derma, meaning skin in Scientific terms.
The restaurant Anthony picks his female friend is called Karma Cafe. One could notice the slogan of the restaurant ' What goes around comes back around', on the menu card when the female friend picks it up on camera.
Shot in 4 days, the team had to face dire weather conditions, with rain, and snowfall and temperatures reaching as far as -11 degree Celsius.
Director Debatma Mandal and Actor Barun Sobti decided to shoot the tattoo takeover scene in the nude, hence a complete set shutdown was ordered. The scene only had three people, the director, DP and Antony.