The story's central character was a young woman, Amrapali, who was made the property of the state and elevated to a high position but forced into entertaining men.
It called for a cast of 39 supported by a 500-strong crowd, 25 horses, several elephants, and 25 security personnel to guard a set that cost Rs 40 million.
Her name was recommended by her brother, who was working with Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd. Shilpa Shinde opted out of the show in October 2002 due to remuneration differences with the producer, after shooting 22 episodes of the serial.
[8][9][10][11] Before the serial went on air, the originally nominated director Vijay Pande was replaced with Ravi Kemmu.
It tells the story of the sudden transformation of a beautiful, innocent girl, Amrapali, into a mature adult.