Although the acclaimed Mahabharat TV series by Swastik Productions premiered in 2013, its digital and critical renaissance peaked in . By 2016, the show had become a cult classic on streaming platforms like Hotstar.
Key takeaways from that conference included comparing Satyavati’s use of "niyoga" to modern surrogacy rights and critiquing the "blame the woman" trope for the Kurukshetra war.
The film revolves around and her husband Shrikant (Vikram Gokhale) . Outwardly, they are a standard, upper-middle-class Maharashtrian couple. Shrikant is a respected, retired school principal, while Satyavati is a devoted homemaker.
The film was screened at various international forums, including by Human Rights Watch