Trailer out now of a ZEE5 original series, ‘Taj – Divided by Blood’ – the series encapsulates the blood bath among King Akbar’s sons for his throne
~ Produced by Contiloe Digital, ‘Taj – Divided by Blood’ will premiere on ZEE5 from 3rd March 2023 ~
National, 17th February 2023 : ZEE5, India’s largest homegrown OTT platform and multilingual storyteller, relea se d the trailer of one of the most anticipated series of the year ‘Taj – Divided by Blood’ starring Naseeruddin Sh ah, Dharmendra, Aditi Rao Hydari, Aashim Gulati, Taha Shah Badussha, Shubham Kumar Mehra in the lead. Insp ired by true events, ‘Taj – Divided by Blood’ chronicles around King Akbar (played by Naseeruddin Shah) and the ensuing blood battle between his sons for the Mughal throne. The 10-part succession and family drama series will stream on ZEE5 from 3rd March 2023.
Produced by Contiloe Digital along with William Borthwick as the showrunner, Simon Fantauzzo as the writer a nd Ron Scalpello as the director, ‘Taj – Divided by Blood’ stars Naseeruddin Shah as King Akbar, Aditi Rao Hydari as Anarkali, Aashim Gulati as Prince Salim, Taha Shah Badussha as Prince Murad, Shubham Kumar Mehra as Pri nce Daniyal, Sandhya Mridul as Queen Jodha Bai, Zareena Wahab as Queen Salima, Queen Ruqaiya Begum as Pa dma Damodaran, Rahul Bose as Mirza Hakim and Dharmendra as Sheikh Salim Chishti. The series also stars Sub odh Bhave, Aayam Mehta, Deepraj Rana, Shivani Tanksale, Pankaj Saraswat, Digambar Prasad and Zachary Coff in in supporting roles.
Trailer Link
– https://youtu.be/4eOU0Fa1QU4
As seen in the traile the series encapsulates the reign of King Akbar who is on a quest to find a worthy successor for his grand legacy leading to a blood battle between his sons for the throne. While most stories on the Mughal era have been portrayed through the rose-tinted glasses of romance, Taj – Divided by Blood will showcase these historical figures as humans with ambitions, desires and flaws. A complete visual spectacle,Taj–Divided by Blood is full of drama, politics and tragedy; jealousy, deceit and betrayal; love, lust and romance; arts, poetry and archi tecture and most importantly it’s a bloody war of succession in the quest for power.
Director Ron Scalpello said, “I have been an avid follower of Indian History hence when I got the opportunity to put forth a series on the Mughal empire, I was ecstatic. Since there have been so many versions of the Mughal hi story, I did have to research a lot to unravel the unknown facets of these historical figures and that is where our s how stands out as in Taj – Divided by Blood, you will get to see these historical figures as humans with ambitions, desires, greed and flaws which is rather an unseen side of the empire. Also, the theme of war and succession is gl obal hence I am sure that the series will appeal to a global audience”.
Naseeruddin Shah said, “TAJ – Divided by Blood is the story of war, successi on and power set against the backd rop of the Mughal empire. The show un veils the inner workings that played out in the hallowed chambers of King A kbar’s empire. While many have recreated the Mughal history but Taj – Di vided by Blood has taken an unexplo red and unchartered take on it hence making it compelling for old and new viewers. A brilliant team from across the globe has brought this series to life and from whatever I have seen so far, I can tell that it is going to be one of the most riveting series of the year”.
Aditi Rao Hydari said, “I have always enjoyed history; there are always gre at stories many of which are outside o f our textbooks. When I was asked to play Anarkali I was afraid as much as I was excited. Anarkali is an iconic ch a racter, her beauty and grace was considered unparalleled and enchanting b eyond one’s imagination. I was intim idated at first and especially because of how it’s been portrayed by the me smerising Madhubala in Mughal-e-az am. What made me take a leap was a meeting with the director Ron Scal pe llo and the writers William and Simon. Anarkali has been written very uniquely and so it felt like a new challenge to take on. The collaborative nature of our discussions also really added to my journey into this world to make it my own. It has been a privilege and res ponsibility to play Anarkali and I hope that I have done justice to it”.
TAJ is all set to premiere exclusively on ZEE5 from 3rd March 2023
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