It’s a known fact that a show set in the Mughal era titled Salim Anarkali: Dastaan-e-Mohabbat starring Shaheer Sheikh will be going on air soon on Colors. Now as per reports in India Forums, the show will be replacing one of the longest-running shows of Colors that is, Udaan. Yes, Udaan will be going off air after four years of airing. Udaan stars Meera Deosthale, Vijayendra Kumeria, Vidhi Pandya and Mohammad Nazim in the lead roles. Salim Anarkali: Dastaan-e-Mohabbat will be airing from October 2, 2018.
Earlier, during an interaction with Pinkvilla, Shaheer recently had admitted that he is looking forward to playing a historical character in a show. Incidentally, he had mentioned being smitten watching Dilip Kumarji in Mughal-E-Azam and expressed his desire to play something like that onscreen. Salim Anarkali: Dastaan-e-Mohabbat also stars Uzair Basir and Naisha Khanna are playing the young titular characters. Apart from them, Shahbaz Khan, Gurdeep Punj, Aruna Irani, Piyush Sahdev, among others are also a part of the ensemble cast.
On being asked if she has any apprehensions about playing Shaheer’s mother as he is just a few years younger to her, Gurdip earlier replied to The Times of India, “Not at all. I have no such qualms. Though the age difference isn’t much, I have worked for more years than Shaheer. People have seen me mature as an actor, so they offer me roles keeping that in mind. Also, this is a historical show and we know that women would get married at an early age back then. It’s a strong character and I am too excited to play the part. I am a mother of two in real life and so, maternal love comes naturally to me. That makes it easier to portray my character with conviction.
love story of Salim and Anarkali is a story that every lover knows. The Mughal prince Salim falling for a courtesan Anarkali is the stuff that legends are made of. The relationship of Salim and Anarkali outraged the Mughal emperor Akbar so much that both father and son decided to go on war.
According to legend, Salim, the son of the great Mughal emperor Akbar, fell in love with a beautiful courtesan named Anarkali as a young prince. Anarkali, whose title means “pomegranate blossom” (a title bestowed for her beauty) was famed for her dancing skills as well as her great beauty. It is believed that her original name was Nadira or Sharf-un-Nisa.He was mesmerized by her beauty and fell in love as soon as he saw her. But Anarkali was a mere dancing girl, and dancing girls were not of noble birth. They were considered to be low-born and keeping any relation with them were looed dow and strictly prohibited by the society. Anarkali knew that their romance was forbidden in the eyes of the prince’s father, Mughal Emperor Akbar. So she tried to keep away from Salim. But how could she hold herself back from the prince’s charms for long? Love knows no rules, and soon Anarkali too was deeply in love with Salim.
