▁based ▁on ▁a ▁story ▁by ▁writer ▁Kr ish na ▁D har ab asi . ▁It ▁is ▁about ▁S ati ▁culture ▁that ▁was ▁pre val ent ▁in ▁the ▁Nep al ese ▁society ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁in ▁which ▁wife ▁had ▁to ▁imm olate ▁herself ▁upon ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁death , ▁typically ▁on ▁his ▁fun eral ▁py re . ▁For ▁her ▁role , ▁actress ▁Gar ima ▁P anta ▁won ▁Best ▁Act ress ▁award ▁at ▁SA AR C ▁Film ▁Festival ▁held ▁in ▁Sri ▁L anka , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁Nep ali ▁entry ▁for ▁the ▁Best ▁Foreign ▁Language ▁Film ▁at ▁the ▁ 8 7 th ▁Academy ▁Awards , ▁but ▁was ▁not ▁nominated . ▁ ▁S ati ▁custom ▁S ati ▁custom ▁is ▁an ▁ancient ▁practice ▁of ▁burning ▁a ▁wid ow ▁on ▁her ▁dece ased ▁husband ' s ▁fun eral ▁py re ▁or ▁burning ▁her ▁alive ▁in ▁his ▁grave . ▁According ▁to ▁H indu ▁Script ures , ▁the ▁custom ▁of ▁S ati ▁was ▁a ▁volunt ary ▁practice ▁in ▁which ▁a ▁woman ▁volunt arily ▁dec ides ▁to ▁end ▁her ▁life ▁with ▁her ▁husband ▁after ▁his ▁death . ▁But ▁later ▁the ▁practice ▁was ▁ab used ▁and ▁women ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁commit ▁S ati ▁or ▁were ▁even ▁drag ged ▁against ▁their ▁wish ▁and ▁put ▁into ▁the ▁burning ▁py res . ▁Historical ▁accounts ▁show ▁that ▁several ▁Royal ▁and ▁common ▁women ▁were ▁bur nt ▁alive ▁through ▁this ▁sav age ▁practice . ▁In ▁B S ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁Ash