Shabana Azmi: 70-year-old unbeaten

- 70-year-old veteran actress Shabana Azmi has played the role of grandmother and kingmaker of Mughal prince Babur in 'The Empire' series.

Shabana Azmi wowed the audience with her performance in Hindi films and the new KD Kandari. Despite being very different from other actresses, Jabri Mohan Pathri ruled Bollywood for a long time with her wonderful acting.

Over the last few years, it has moved away from films, but now it has become a web series on digital platforms, captivating viewers with its distinctive style. Here we talk to him about the change in the viewers' point of view and the change seen in the film, the readers will like.

In 'The Empire' series, 20-year-old veteran actress Shabana Azmi has played the role of the grandmother and kingmaker of Mughal prince Babur. "I have been Babur's counselor since he was twelve years old," says Shabana Azmi. At this age Babur ascended the throne.

Asked why he took up the project, Shabana said, "My Ishaan Daulat Begum's character was very strong. In addition, I have had the opportunity to speak enough Urdu for that character. The language speaks the screen forever. His estimate is somewhat different.

I was very good at speaking this language on screen. ' The series is inspired by Alex Rutherford's book, Empire of the Mughals: Riders from the North. The book tells the story of a young king who is surprisingly challenged by extremely angry armies and ferocious enemies.

We have read many such stories on the pages of history, but I like women the most where the strategists play different roles.

I am at the center of this whole empire. My character is very scary and confident and his intention is to show, he also knows. The audience will get to see it as much as I enjoyed playing this role, I am a woman here and my character is just as exciting. This story is given full attention.

This is a period-drama and every frame of it is important and the director has brought it out very well. Batla House director Nikhil Advani and Mitakshara Kumar are also producers, directors and executive producers.

Bhavani Iyer's work as a writer is also wonderful. Madhu Bhojwani knows that TV and movie theaters work differently. So this seems to be a big challenge for the producers.

Initially there were two challenges here, viewers on one OTT do not watch the content, but watch the two-hour film with full concentration. Shabana adds, "Here the spectators have the facility to switch-off.

As an actor I like challenging form roles. OTT brings with it a more challenging role. The characters here are based on the story. At one point, Shabana Azmi said that digital platforms have changed the viewing habits of viewers. As an artist, if I am offered interesting projects, he will necessarily accept it, 'said Shabana Azmi.