Siyaasat
Siyaasat
| Siyaasat | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Historical fiction |
| Directed by | Siddharth Anand Kumar, Danish Aslam, Yogesh Bhati, Rishab Seth |
| Starring | Charu Shankar Sudhanshu Pandey Uday Tikekar Deepika Amin Shaynam Ladakhi Jannat Zubair Rahmani |
| Country of origin | India |
| Originallanguage(s) | Hindi |
| No.of seasons | 2 |
| No.of episodes | 42 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Rishab Seth |
| Production location(s) | Rajasthan |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Productioncompany(s) | Green Light Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | The EPIC Channel |
| Picture format |
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| Original release | 20 November 2014 |
| External links | |
| Website [14] | |
The series revolves around Mughal politics, inter-personal conflicts, sabotage, grandeur, power and the love between Prince Salim (the Mughal emperor Jahangir) and Mehrunissa also known as Nur Jahan, who was Salim's twentieth and final wife.[2][3] The show is now available on EPIC On [15] , EPIC TV's streaming platform.
| Siyaasat | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Historical fiction |
| Directed by | Siddharth Anand Kumar, Danish Aslam, Yogesh Bhati, Rishab Seth |
| Starring | Charu Shankar Sudhanshu Pandey Uday Tikekar Deepika Amin Shaynam Ladakhi Jannat Zubair Rahmani |
| Country of origin | India |
| Originallanguage(s) | Hindi |
| No.of seasons | 2 |
| No.of episodes | 42 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Rishab Seth |
| Production location(s) | Rajasthan |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Productioncompany(s) | Green Light Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | The EPIC Channel |
| Picture format |
|
| Original release | 20 November 2014 |
| External links | |
| Website [14] | |
Plot
Siyaasat is mainly about the journey of Mehrunissa to become Nur Jahan. It is based in the era of Mughal rule where Akbar is the king. The show focuses on the battle between the princes to become the heir to the throne and also on Salim - Mehrunissa's love story. The other prominent aspects of the show are the politics in the harem between Jagat Gosaini, Ruqaiya Sultan Begum and other women, the rivals of Akbar like Malik Amber, Chand Bibi and Rana Pratap and the political turmoil in Akbar's court between Abul Fazl, Mirza Ghias Beg and Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana
Cast
Uday Tikekar as Emperor Akbar
Deepika Amin as Empress Ruqaiya Sultan Begum, chief Queen of Akber, head of mughal harem addressed as Padshah Beigum
Karanvir Sharma/Sudhanshu Pandey as Prince Salim (Emperor Jahangir), Akbar's eldest son[4]
Neetha Shetty as Maan Bai,[5] Salim's first wife and mother of Prince Khusrau.
Shaynam Ladakhi as Mehmood , Nur Jahan's brother.
Nayani Dixit as Jagat Gosaini, Salim's second wife and the mother of Prince Khurram (future Emperor Shah Jahan).
Charu Shankar as Mehrunissa (Empress Nur Jahan),[6] wife of Ali Quli Sher Afgan and illicit lover of Prince Salim. She eventually marries her lover, the emperor Jehangir.
Jannat Zubair Rahmani as Young Mehrunissa
KC Shankar as Ali Quli (Sher Afghan), a nobleman and husband of Mehrunnisa, who hates Prince Salim because the latter is Mehrunnisa's illicit lover
Pawan Chopra as Mirza Ghias Beg, Mehrunnisa's father
Suparna Marwah as Asmat Begum, Mehrunnisa's mother
Gurpreet Saini as Prince Murad,[7] second son of Akbar
Mokshad Dodwani as Prince Daniyal, third son of Akbar
Bikramjeet Kanwarpal as Abu'l-Fazl,[8] a beloved friend, advisor and courtier of Emperor Akbar
Nagesh Salwan as Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana, a courtier of Akbar and Salim who later supports prince Khusrau in his rebellion against his father Salim (Emperor Jehangir)
Kavin Dave as Qutubuddin Koka, courtier loyal to Salim, appointed commander-in-chief after Salim becomes Emperor
Omkar Kapoor as Mahabat Khan, courtier loyal to Salim, appointed Grand Vazir (Wazir) after Salim becomes Emperor
Ashraf Nagoo as Hoshiyar Khan
Rupali as Nadira Future Anarkali Salim's Former love Interest later Dead
Production
Charu Shankar made her Indian television debut with Siyaasat. She described how she bagged the lead role, "I had read all three books in the Taj Mahal trilogy and liked them. The producers called me and said that they were trying to make a Game of Thrones-style series out of it, to which I said, "Excellent. What role do you want me for?" And that is when I got to know that it was for Mehrunissa [Nur Jahan's birth name]. I was driving at that moment and I almost banged my car out of excitement." Shankar described how she prepared for the role of Nur Jahan. "I had a month to prepare for the role before we went to Bikaner, which is where we shot the series. I happened to be doing an art history course at the National Museum at that time and I spent it at the gallery studying Mughal miniatures and trying to imagine the world that Mehrunissa lived in."[9]
The show has been shot across various scenic locales in Rajasthan and real palaces of Bikaner. Siyaasat brings alive the decadent lifestyle, architecture, art, and stories of the Mughal royalty.[11]