Dino Morea On Backlash Against The Empire: It Isn't History, Just A Lot Of Fiction
Dino Morea was recently seen in Disney Plus Hostart's historical fiction series The Empire. While many praised the show for its production design and the performances, others also called out the makers for ‘glorifying' M
Dino
Morea
was
recently
seen
in
Disney
Plus
Hostart's
historical
fiction
series
The
Empire.
While
many
praised
the
show
for
its
production
design
and
the
performances,
others
also
called
out
the
makers
for
'glorifying'
Mughals.
However,
Dino
said
the
audience
should
not
take
it
too
seriously
as
it
has
been
fictionalised.
Dino
Morea,
in
The
Empire,
was
seen
essaying
the
role
of
the
antagonist
Muhammad
Shaybani
Khan.
The
Empire,
directed
by
Mitakshara
Kumar,
is
based
on
the
novel
Empire
of
the
Moghul
by
Alex
Rutherford.
Talking
about
the
criticism
for
the
show,
Dino
told
Free
Press
Journal,
"If
you
read
the
book,
you
will
understand
that
there
is
a
lot
of
fiction
mixed
with
history
to
dramatise
the
narrative
and
make
it
more
fun
to
read."
"Likewise,
we
have
fictionalised
our
story
as
well,
so
viewers
remain
engaged
with
the
story.
Yes,
it
tells
the
story
of
the
Mughal
era,
but
we
are
not
glorifying
anybody.
It's
not
history;
it's
just
a
lot
of
fiction," he
added.
Dino's
character
was
also
was
compared
to
Ranveer
Singh's
character
Alauddin
Khilji
in
Padmaavat.
He
said
while
he
was
not
influenced
by
Ranveer's
performance
he
does
not
mind
the
comparison.
Dino
told
Bollywood
Bubble,
"If
you
compare
me
to
someone
who
has
done
a
fantastic
job
then
chalo
theek
hai
(then
it's
okay).
I'm
okay
with
it.
Because
Ranveer
has
done
a
fantastic
job
as
Khilji.
I
have
not
been
influenced
by
what
he
did
as
Khilji.
I
have
tried
to
introduce
my
madness
through
Shaybani
Khan."
The
eight-episode
long
series
also
features
Kunal
Kapoor
as
Babur,
Shabana
Azmi
as
Aisan
Daulat
Begum,
Drashti
Dhami
as
Khanzada
Begum
and
Aditya
Seal
as
Humayun.