National Theatre Live: Dara

An epic tale of the dispute that shaped modern-day India and Pakistan.

Duration: 130 min

Release date: 2020-12-01

IMDB

1659 Mughal, India. Two brothers, Dara and Aurangzeb, are both heirs to the Muslim empire. Dara, the crown prince, has the love of the people – and of his emperor father – but younger brother Aurangzeb holds a different vision for India’s future. Now they fight ferociously for succession.

Drama History

National Theatre Live: Dara

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National Theatre Live: Dara

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as Kam / Malik’s Watchman / Soldier / Young Aurangzeb

as Faqir / Malik’s Servant

as Azam / Sipihr / Young Dara

Emilio Doorgasingh

Emilio Doorgasingh

as Executioner / Malik Jiwan / Qazi Sayed

Rudi Dharmalingam

Rudi Dharmalingam

as Danishmand / Murad

as Governor Khan / Murad’s Aide / Prison Guard

as Imad / Mian Mir’s Second Disciple / Mir Khalil

as Massage Girl / Young Jahanara

as Akhtar / Hussain / Jamal / Soldier

Vincent Ebrahim

Vincent Ebrahim

as Emperor Shah Jahan

as Young Roshanara

as Imperial slave / Itbar’s Mother / Old Woman

as Itbar's Father / Mullah Farooq

Prasanna Puwanarajah

Prasanna Puwanarajah

as Prosecutor Talib

Ranjit Krishnamma

Ranjit Krishnamma

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Katrina Lindsay

Katrina Lindsay

Production Design

Carolyn Downing

Carolyn Downing

Lighting Design

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