This was done to do something unique and different than Colors TV's "Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat", which telecasted just the previous year. And as you know about the rivalry between Colors TV and STAR Plus, they did this. STAR Plus's other historical shows during that time failed too, e.g., Karn Sangini and Aarambh. Though the historical characters were different, still the setup and cinematography was to align with women centric Nayi Soch tagline of STAR Plus.