The Empire Not the King but the Kingmaker (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | Action, Drama, History

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The Empire

Not the King but the Kingmaker (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | Action, Drama, History

After King of Ferghana Umar Shaikh's death, young Babur assumes responsibility for an entire kingdom while scheming vultures outside and inside Ferghana's walls circle the throne.

Director

Mitakshara Kumar

Writers

Nikkhil Advani (creator) | Bhavani Iyer (written by) | Mitakshara Kumar (written by) | A.M. Turaz (written by)

Producers

Monisha Advani | Nikkhil Advani | Madhu Bhojwani

Composer

Ashutosh Phatak

Cinematographers

Nigam Bomzan | Yiannis Manolopoulos

Editors

Sagar Manik | Atanu Mukherjee

Casting Director

Kavish Sinha

Production Designer

Priya Suhas

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Edit Released

Updated Aug 27, 2021

Release date

Aug 27, 2021 (India)

Awards

Series awards

5 wins & 13 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
15 cast members

Name	Known for
Shabana Azmi Esan Dawlat Esan Dawlat See fewer	Fire (1996)
Kunal Kapoor Babur Babur See fewer	Rang De Basanti (2006)
Dino Morea Shaibani Khan Shaibani Khan See fewer	The Empire (2021)
Drashti Dhami Khanzada Begum Khanzada Begum See fewer	Madhubala - Ek Ishq Ek Junoon (2012)
Aditya Seal HUmayun HUmayun See fewer	Student of the Year 2 (2019)
Sahher Bambba Maham Maham See fewer	Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas (2019)
Naved Aslam Qamber Ali Qamber Ali See fewer	Byomkesh Bakshi (1993)
Rahul Dev Wazir Khan Wazir Khan See fewer	Champion (2000)
Anuj Singh Duhan Aslam Nawaz Aslam Nawaz See fewer	Pippa (2023)
Toranj Kayvon Gulrukh Gulrukh See fewer	Kesari (2019)
Vikky Kumar Spical Apprence Spical Apprence See fewer	Drishyam 2 (2022)
Akshay Nagori Jibran Jibran See fewer	The Empire (2021)
Imaaduddin Shah Qasim Qasim See fewer	Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! (2015)
Charu Shankar Kutlugh Nigar Kutlugh Nigar See fewer	Siyaasat (2014)
Kallirroi Tziafeta Roxanna Roxanna See fewer	The Empire (2021)