Taj: Divided by Blood Web Series Details:
Country | India |
Language | Hindi, Urdu |
Genre | Drama Historical fiction |
Season | 1 |
Episodes | 10 |
Release date | 3 March 2023 |
Running time | 41min |
Age rating | 18+ |
Starring | Dharmendra Naseeruddin Shah Aditi Rao Hydari Sandhya Mridul Rahul Bose Zarina Wahab Aashim Gulati Taaha Shah Sauraseni Maitra |
Created by | Abhimanyu Singh |
Directed by | Ron Scalpello Vibhu Puri |
Written by | Dialogues Ajay Singh Screenplay by William Borthwick Simon Fantauzzo Story by Christopher Butera, Anand Neelakantan |
Produced by | Abhimanyu Singh Roopali Kadyan |
Cinematography by | Simon Temple Tejal Shetye |
Edited by | Irfan Ishak Ben King Ruchi Barar |
Music by | Ian Arber |
Production Company | Contiloe Pictures |
Distributor | ZEE5 |
Taj: Divided by Blood Web Series Cast & Character:
- Dharmendra as Shaikh Salim Chisti
- Naseeruddin Shah as Akbar
- Aaryama Salim as Young Akbar
- Aditi Rao Hydari as Anarkali
- Sandhya Mridul as Jodha Bai
- Rahul Bose as Mirza Muhammad Hakim
- Zarina Wahab as Salima Sultan Begum
- Aashim Gulati as Salim
- Taaha Shah as Murad
- Shubham Kumar Mehra as Daniyal Mirza
- Pankaj Saraswant as Abul Fazal
- Anushka Luhar as Man Bai
- ActorsFirdaush as Hakim Hasan
- Tanvi Negi as Jagat Gossain
- Jaanam Raaj as Sahib Jamal
- Subodh Bhave as Birbal
- Akshat Mishra as Durjan
- Pawan Chopra as Giyas Beg
- Padma Damodaran as Ruqaiya Sultan Begum
- Shivani Tanksale as Bakht-Un-Nissa Begum
- Aayam Mehta as Badayuni
- Deepraj Rana as Maharana Pratap
- Zachary Coffin as Father Monserrate
- Sauyma Setia as Young Mehrunnisa
- Saurabh Selwal as Young Asaf Khan
Storyline:
Set in the 16th century, the story follows Akbar and the war of succession amongst his 3 sons: Salim, Murad, and Daniyal. It is a twisted tale of the struggle for power filled with dangerous politics, poetic beauty, torrid romances, cold treachery, and bloodshed. The show unravels multiple layers of each character in the Mughal dynasty. The series dramatizes the rise and fall of the various generations of the Mughal Empire, showcasing both the beauty as well as the brutality of the dynasty.
About Taj: Divided by Blood Web Series:
The show was first announced in 2018.A peek into the show was released by Dharmendra when he shared that he is playing Sheikh Salim Chisti in this show. The logo was unveiled at a ceremony in Mumbai on February 14. Subsequently, the trailer was launched on February 17. The second season was announced with a trailer on April 23, 2023.
The first season premiered on ZEE5 on 3 March 2023.