Chhatrasal: Neena Gupta to take the audience on a historic journey in the webseries

MX Player is gearing up to bring the extraordinary tale of a courageous ruler, King Chhatrasal, who waged a war against the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb to free his kingdom, Bundelkhand. Guiding the audience on this journey will be Neena Gupta, who will be narrating the MX Player’s period show.

The actress said in a statement that she has been waiting to be part of different content. Talking about the show, the Badhaai Ho actress added in the statement that storytelling is now emerging as the new hero. “I am trying to strike the right balance between progressive scripts and multiple entertainment avenues and this is one of the reasons I agreed to narrate the tale of this brave Bundela king. Chhatrasal is the tale of an unsung warrior that needed to be told and I am honoured to have been at the forefront of this storytelling experience,” she concluded.

Earlier, speaking about the show, the protagonist of Chhatrasal, Jitin Gulati said in a statement that he’s honoured to play a significant historical figure like Raja Chhatrasal in the historical drama.

Ashutosh Rana, who is portraying the brutal character of Mughal emperor Alamgir Aurangzeb, said in a statement that Aurangzeb is one of the most feared and powerful emperors in history and to play a character like this was daunting, but he got to explore different genres of acting.

The Anadii Chaturvedi directorial also has Anushka Luhar, Rudra Soni, Vaibhavi Shandilya and Manish Wadhwa in key roles. Chhatrasal is scheduled to premiere on MX Player on July 29.