 Gill added that he also wrote a similar letter to B. R. Chopra over the production of the series "Mahabharat" based on another epic of the same name, and mentioned that both he and Sagar accepted to his suggestions and constituted panels of experts and scholars to conceptualize the production.The series was initially conceptualized to run for 52 episodes of 45 minutes each.But, owing to popular demand it had to be extended thrice, eventually ending after 78 episodes.