Abul Muzaffar Muhi-ud-Din Mohammad Aurangzeb, commonly known as Aurangzeb, was a man of many shades. While on one hand, he played an instrumental role in expanding the Mughal empire, on the other hand, he was known to have staunch religious values that went against Emperor Akbar’s secular policies.

Mahendra Mewaty, an alumnus of the National School of Drama, essays the role of Aurangzeb in the playu00a0