If people are looking for historical accuracy, there are lots of documentaries, books and then there are lots of historians. We are telling an epic entertaining story for a modern contemporary audience with relatable characters who happen to live in that era. I saw it as a family story set up in epic times. How much creative liberty has been taken in the project? He stressed on how focussing on emotional and intimate scenes is as important as the war scenes. In an interview with Hindustan Times, Ronald spoke in detail about working with a huge cast like this one and also the creative liberty taken during the making of the show. Taj has Naseeruddin Shah in the role of Akbar, Aashim Gulati, Taha Shah and Shubham Kumar Mehra playing his three sons Salim, Murad and Daniyal respectively, and Aditi Rao Hydari as Anarkali. The filmmaker was conscious of dealing with a big canvas of the Mughal empire but wanted to focus on the family and the interrelationships, the detail of every scene and the complexity of emotions. Director Ronald Scalpello, who has made quite a few thrillers in the west, says its essentially a family drama at heart. The new Mughal period drama Taj: Divided By Blood on ZEE5 focuses more on the intense emotions and complex equations between Akbar’s three sons than just the wars they fought in order to lay their claim to the crown.
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