The Mughals

Synopsis

THE MUGHALS is a prime-time entertainment drama series for international cinema and television, recreating for a modern audience the most vibrant ruling dynasty the world has known, in the genre of such hits as THE TUDORS and ROME.

Set in a period of exceptional vigour and expansion that overlaps with the Tudors and Stuarts and leads into the colonial era and the British Raj, the series combines epic landscapes and battle elephants with the intimate lives of charismatic characters driven by ambition, lust and an absolute belief in their destiny, in a heady mix of power, passion and dynastic intrigue.

Creators of the Taj Mahal amongst many other splendours, the Mughals are a source of audience curiosity across the globe, leaving a footprint on world history.  THE MUGHALS is attracting intense interest from high-worth private investors in both India, Britain and the Gulf who are keen to follow THE TUDORS and ROME with a similar sweep of world history shot in English, in India, with all its stunning visual glory and an international star cast.

A co-production between Scenario Films, London, and Maya Movies, Mumbai, THE MUGHALS enjoys the double advantage of a UK tax base and Indian production costs, providing an added incentive to financiers and broadcasters alike.  Maya’s CEO Ketan Mehta, our co-producer, is internationally renowned as a director of feature films including THE RISING (The Ballad of Mangal Pandey).

Project Details

Script completion and financing:  2024-26

Pre-production: Spring/Summer 2026

Production: Summer/Autumn 2026

Post-production: Winter 2026

Completion: Spring 2027

Length/format: 120 mins/HD

Genre: Historical Action

Producing Company:  Mughals the Series Ltd

Producer: Mamta Kaash

Series/Film Devised by:  Ketan Mehta and Gareth Jones

Lead Writers:  Gareth Jones and Ketan Mehta

Co-Producers:  Scenario Films/Maya Movies

MD Maya Movies:  Deepa Sahi

MD Scenario Films: Fiona Howe

Patrons: Lord Meghnath Desai, Shriji, Maharana of Udaipur