 Appearing as a little girl at the film's beginning, as a self-confident young woman in her manifestations throughout most of the story, and as a grandmotherly crone on the final Friday of Satyavati's fast, Santoshi Ma makes herself available to viewers as an embodiment of the female life cycle, and conveys the quietly mobilising message that it is reasonable for every woman to expect, within that cycle, her own "satisfaction" in the form of love, comfort, and respect.Following the release of the film Santoshi Maa has been worshipped as a goddess, particularly by women in Northern India.In the film, Santoshi Maa is depicted as a daughter of Ganesha.