The
Disney
Plus
Hotstar
show
The
Empire
was
recently
released
and
immediately
grabbed
attention
for
its
lavish
scale
and
execution.
The
extravagant
set,
costumes,
cinematography
made
some
netizens
compare
the
show
with
the
popular
fantasy
series
Game
Of
Thrones.
Now
the
director
of
the
show
Mitakshara
Kumar
spoke
about
the
comparisons
between
the
two
shows.
Mitakshara
called
the
comparisons
between
The
Empire
and
Game
Of
Thrones
to
be
baseless
and
revealed
to
The
Indian
Express
saying,
"They
have
dragons
and
zombies,
how
can
people
compare?"
She
added,
"You
want
to
compare
our
show
to
Game
of
Thrones?
Give
us
the
budget
for
Game
of
Thrones.
That
show
is
made
on
a
huge
scale.
I
think
our
entire
series
could
be
made
in
the
budget
they
use
for
just
1-2
episodes.
If
despite
having
a
fraction
of
the
budget,
we
are
still
being
compared
to
Game
of
Thrones,
I
think
somewhere
we
have
done
something
right."
Talking
about
The
Empire,
the
show
stars
Kunal
Kapoor,
Dino
Morea,
Dhrasti
Dhami
and
Shabana
Azmi
in
the
lead
roles.
It
is
based
on
Alex
Rutherford's
series
of
novels
titled
Empire
Of
The
Moghul.
The
show
traces
the
life
and
conquests
of
the
Mughal
emperor
Babur
and
his
rivalry
with
Shaibani
Khan.
On
the
other
hand,
Game
Of
Thrones
is
based
on
the
novel
by
George
RR
Martin
titled
A
Song
Of
Ice
And
Fire.
Apart
from
this,
the
lead
actor
of
the
series
Kunal
Kapoor
who
essays
the
role
of
Babur
also
spoke
about
these
comparisons.
The
Rang
De
Basanti
actor
called
these
comparisons
unnecessary.
He
revealed
to
Spotboye
saying,
"I
think
these
are
unnecessary
comparisons.
Comparisons
will
be
made
and
it
is
tragic
that
it
is
Game
Of
Thrones
because
it
is
a
fantastic
show.
Whenever
you
do
a
period
drama
like
that
it
will
be
compared
to
something.
Some
will
say
it
is
like
Padmaavat,
Bajirao
[Mastaani]
or
Game
Of
Thrones,
but
it
is
a
different
story,
it's
a
different
world,
different
characters,
different
people.
If
people
are
comparing
the
scale
(to
GOT)
then
great,
it's
wonderful,
but
I
don't
think
there
is
any
other
commonality
between
that
show
and
this
show."