With audiences who are frustrated with movies and web shows that depict the Mughal era with no precision or accuracy and bring the stories to the level of mere entertainment, here is some good news for you.
Famous author and historian William Dalrymple’s best-selling book ‘The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company’ will soon be adapted into a web series. The book tells the story of the fall of the great Mughal empire and how the British East India Company, a small private business company, replaced the empire and paved the way for the worst times for the whole nation. After shows like ‘The Empire’ or ‘Taj’, which were said to be largely unauthentic by many, this show will bring fresh air to the historical genre.
One more great news is Jeremy Brock will be working on the screenplay of the show. Jeremy Brock is the BAFTA winning writer of shows like ‘The Last King Of Scotland’ and ‘How I Live Now’ or ‘Mrs. Brown’. It will be a great thing to have someone like Brock who has such an expertise in writing in the historical genre to write such an important script.
It will be an international joint venture between production houses Wiip and Roy Kapur Films. Wiip’s Paul Lee, known for The Mare Of Easttown and Siddharth Roy Kapur of Roy Kapur Films will be there as executive producers. Dalrymple himself will be there with the capacity of creative consultant.
There is a huge audience that voraciously consumes historical content but it is not always possible for the makers to create satisfactory shows because of the lack of research or even limit of budget. When news of such an ambitious project comes, it is naturally very exciting. There is no doubt that the show will be authentic and there will be no lack of drama and thrill as well.
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