It is difficult in the sense that everything is very pronounced. 'Playing a historical character is not easy. Her forte is playing the modern woman on the small screen but TV actress Achint Kaur is now trying something different with Zee TV's show Jhansi Ki Rani and admits that playing a historical character is challenging. For any normal scene I would just smile, say my dialogue and the scene is done but here everything is very specific and very underlined so the performance also becomes very specific,' Achint, who has returned to the small screen after a year-long hiatus, told IANS. 'Playing a historical character is not easy.Her forte is playing the modern woman on the small screen but TV actress Achint Kaur is now trying something different with Zee TV's show Jhansi Ki Rani and admits that playing a historical character is challenging.The cast also includes Amrita Raichand, Pankaj Dheer and Sudhir Dalvi.

It also marks a comeback of actor Yash Tonk on small screen, while Sadashiv Amrapurkar will make his television debut as an evil tantrik. 'To construct the temple my team visited Somnath temple in Gujarat, went to their research department, read the books, met archeologists and did some research on internet and Vikasji helped a lot as he was working on the story for a long time,' Deshmukh said.Ĭhild artist Ashnoor Kaur will be seen playing as the protagonist Shobha. The set, which is said to be most expensive, has been designed by Jayant Deshmukh, who has worked as set designer in TV shows like ‘Ram Milayi Jodi’, ‘Chajje Chajje Ka Pyar’ and films like ‘Raajneeti’, ‘Maqbool' and ‘Aarakshan’. The magnificent set, which cost Rs.12 crore, includes a replica of Somnath temple and magnificent palaces and it is a vision to behold.Īs many as 500-600 artisans worked day and night for about six months to build it. The show is being shot on a huge set built on a sprawling plot of about 9 acres in Vapi, Gujarat.

There is action, there is thrill and poetic visual effect,' Motwane said. 'The whole context is, can you provide a new visual experience to the Indian viewers? Can you provide new storytelling experience? This show is giving us that chance. The makers are also trying to provide a new visual experience to the viewers. Some of the chapters are already mentioned in the novels,' he added. There are so many angles to Shobha's story and her life. What was the feeling of people towards Somnath. 'During our research, we got books, tried talking to historians and understand what kind of the society was at that time. But there were very few references for this show. It was far more recent story and a lot of material was available for you to fall back on. 'Jhansi…' worked for us, so we are very lucky. 'It took us a year to conceptualise the story. It took Motwane a year to shape up his plans. ‘Shobha Somnath Ki’ will replace ‘Jhansi Ki Rani’. 'We wanted to make a fairy tale with all the elements of valour, romance, poetry, adventure, bravery, and fight for cultural identity, among others, and this story has it all,' he added.

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