In the brand new Zee5 sequence, Taj–Divided by Blood, Naseeruddin Shah takes on the function of Emperor Akbar. The ageing monarch should resolve which one in every of his three sons is to succeed him on the throne. He decides to decide on a successor based mostly on worthiness, fairly than order of start. (Also learn: Taj-Divided by Blood trailer: Full of sex and scandal, this is a story about Mughals like you’ve never seen it before)

The veteran actor spoke concerning the historical past of the Mughal empire forward of the premiere of the present subsequent month. He additionally shared how some rulers from the dynasty have been unfairly villainised in current occasions. The Mughal empire’s contributions to India have been questioned and the discourse across the rulers tends to view them solely as invaders and tyrants, ignoring any good issues that they could have completed.

In an interview with Indian Express, the actor stated, “It amuses me, because it is so utterly ridiculous. I mean, people can’t tell the difference between Akbar and a murderous invader like Nader Shah or Babar’s great grandfather Taimur. These were people who came here to loot, the Mughals didn’t come here to loot. They came here to make this their home and that’s what they did. Who can deny their contribution?”

He went to say that whereas some Mughals have been exalted, it doesn’t imply that we must always go on to villainise all of them. He added, “So what individuals are saying is to some extent true, that the Mughals have been glorified on the expense of our personal indigenous traditions. Perhaps that’s true, [But] there isn’t a have to villainize them both. If the whole lot they did was horrible, then knock down the Taj Mahal, knock down the Red Fort, knock down Qutub Minar. Why can we take into account the Red Fort sacred, it was constructed by a Mughal. We needn’t glorify them, however there isn’t a have to vilify them both.

Taj – Divided by Blood additionally stars Aashim Gulati as Prince Salim, Taha Shah as Prince Murad, Shubham Kumar Mehra as Prince Daniyal, Aditi Rao Hydari as Anarkali, Sandhya Mridul as Queen Jodha Bai, and veteran actor Dharmendra as Sheikh Salim Christi. The Zee5 sequence will premiere on March 3.