Veteran Bollywood actor Dharmendra is loaded with films. While the actor is gearing up for his upcoming movie Rani Aur Rocky Ki Prem Kahani' starring Alia Bhatt and Ranveer Singh, he has now bagged another undertaking. The actor may be visible in a historic web display. He and Naseeruddin Shah are part of the ensemble solid of ZEE5's new original collection "Taj – Divided via Blood", the streamer introduced Tuesday.

Produced by Contiloe Digital, the series is described as a revelatory tale approximately the internal workings and the succession drama that played out in the hallowed chambers of the Mughal empire. The tale, in order to see Dharmendra as Sheikh Salim Christi, encapsulates the reign of King Akbar (Shah) who's on a quest to discover a worth successor.It dramatises the upward push and fall of the generations that observe, showcasing the beauty and brutality of this super dynasty, their passion for humanities, poetry and structure, however at the equal time their remarkably bloodless-blooded decisions as regards to their own family, in the quest for electricity, as per the official plotline.The ensemble forged includes Aditi Rao Hydari as Anarkali, Aashim Gulati as Prince Salim, Taha Shah as Prince Murad, Shubham Kumar Mehra as Prince Daniyal, Sandhya Mridul as Queen Jodha Bai, Zareena Wahab as Queen Salima, Sauraseni Maitra as Mehr un Nisa and Rahul Bose as Mirza Hakim. William Borthwick is the showrunner of "Taj" with Simon Fantauzzo as the author and Ronald Scalpello as the director.

"'Taj – Divided with the aid of Blood' is our maximum bold project which encapsulates the Mughal generation and the battle for dynasty not like ever-before. We are excited to bring about this epic saga of warfare and succession as a way to unravel many untold stories to our viewers.

"We are confident that this magnum opus will excite and entertain our visitors and reinstate ZEE5 as India’s major storytellers," Manish Kalra, Chief Business Officer, ZEE5 India, stated in a statement.

Actors Subodh Bhave, Aayam Mehta, Deepraj Rana, Shivani Tanksale, Padma Damodharan, Pankaj Saraswat, Digambar Prasad and Zachary Coffin will even feature in pivotal roles.