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If you are a fan of mythological television, you remember where you were on September 16, 2013. That was the night Star Plus unleashed onto the world. In an era dominated by saas-bahu dramas, producer Swastik Productions took a massive gamble: to retell the greatest epic ever written for a Generation Y audience.

But here is the financial scoop.

We spoke to a lead animator at Reliance MediaWorks (who worked on the show). He revealed: "We had 1,200 VFX shots planned for the war. We delivered 650. The rest were either cut or replaced with swirling dust clouds. The 'Narayanastra' episode? That was rendered on a single Dell laptop over a weekend. The producer didn't sleep for 72 hours." mahabharat 2013 %21EXCLUSIVE%21

So, if you searched looking for video leaks or deleted scenes, sadly, those are lost to time. But the soul of the show? It lives on in the Blu-ray box sets and the midnight reruns on Star Bharat. If you are a fan of mythological television,

The Sudarshan Chakra. It wasn't 3D. It was a 2D rotoscoped animation done by a single artist in Kolkata. That "spinning" motion you love? It’s actually a recycled gif of a ceiling fan blade painted blue. Exclusive? You bet. Part 3: The Injury That Changed The Script (Draupadi’s Vastraharan) No scene in television history has caused more public outrage than the Vastraharan (disrobing of Draupadi). Actress Pooja Sharma (Draupadi) gave a performance so visceral that people thought Dushasan was actually pulling her hair. But here is the financial scoop