Kunal Kapoor makes his digital debut with The Empire; streaming on Disney Hotstar from today


By Rajesh Ahuja

After impressing cinelovers with his performance in the crime thriller Koi Jaane Na,  actor Kunal Kapoor is now all set to make his digital debut with The period drama The Empire,  which charts the journey of Babar from his origins in Samarkand to lay foundation stone of the Mughal empire in India.

Directed by Mitakshara Kumar, The Empire, based on Alex Rutherford's Empire of the Moghuls: Raiders from the North, traces the origins of the Mughal Dynasty with Kunal Kapoor featuring as Mughal emperor Babar, who laid the foundation of the dynasty.


Kunal Kapoor makes his digital debut with The Empire,  which streams on Disney Hotstar from today 



The Empire features  Kunal Kapoor in the lead with Shabana Azmi,  Drishti Dhami and Dino Morea in key roles, 

Kunal Kapoor assays the role of Mughal emperor Babar in the series,  which is currently streaming on Disney Hotstar.

The trailer and promos of the period drama The Empire have generated tremendous buzz among viewers  by promising them a grand visual spectacle showcasing the grandeur of the Mughal period.

For Kunal Kapoor,  who assays  the central role of Babar in the period drama,  playing the Mughal emperor has been a fascinating experience.

Kunal said that what  he found particularly fascinating about the character of Babar in the period drama is that it has a lot of layers.

'What I found fascinating about the character of Babar was that it is physically strong but emotionally weak. He is very poetic but can be brutal as well.

He is an emperor but is crippled by self doubt. So, the character has a lot of layers to it. Playing a character who seems strong and fully in control but when something goes wrong, he completely goes the other way and seems helpless, was exciting,'Kunal Kapoor said.

The Empire features grand war sequences with the battle scenes in the series being a visual spectacle.

'Battle scenes have been shot on a huge scale. We shot With hundereds of horse and elephants and thousands of people. Also, what is incredible is that most of it was shot by us during the pandemic

Riding multiple horses was intimidating. Though,,  I actually enjoyed the horse riding.during the shooting,, doing the war  sequence was incredibly exhausting.. At the end of the day you actually had to crawl back to your room. Also, wearing the heavy constimes in the summer season was extremely challenging,'Kunal said.

Kunal Kapoor said that the Empire is the perfect platform for him to make his digital debut .

'It is the biggest show to come out of OTT in recent years.  It is something that I never really had a chance to do before. I don't think I have been part of something that has been mounted on this big a scale. It is going to be an interesting experience for the audience because, primarily, it is a visual spectacle, the kind of which you have not seen on any platform in this country," Kunal Kapoor said .


The trailer of the period drama,  released by Disney Hotstar earlier this month, treats viewers to a visual spectacle with battle sequences mounted on a grand scale.  The  trailer takes viewers through the journey of  the Mughal King (Kunal Kapoor)as he fights his family, dummies and fate to establish his kingdom.

The epic period-action drama, created by filmmaker-producer Nikkhil Advani,  follows the story of a warrior, adventurer, survivor, and a king.


Watch trailer

https://youtu.be/OP0nou-f0yU


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