Naseeruddin Shah Praises Mughal Emperor Akbar’s ‘Broad-Mindedness and Tolerance of all Faiths’
Naseeruddin Shah will be soon seen playing the role of the Mughal emperor Akbar in ZEE5’s upcoming web series, Taj: Divided By Blood. The actor has been talking about how people have been vilifying the Mughal Empire because of some misinformation. He talked about the show and that it will present the “unexplored and unchartered take” on Mughal history. He believes that Akbar was “forward-thinking” and wanted people to be recognised for their actions instead of their “religious beliefs”.
The actor also said, “What sets Akbar apart from the others was his forward-thinking, his broad-mindedness and tolerance of all faiths. His attempt to create a new ethical order is wrongly referred to as a new religion, Din-e Elahi, a term never used by Akbar, but by Abul Fazl, his historian” .