Jannat Zubair Rahmani to play young Mehrunnisa for Epic TV's historical

Epic TV, India’s first genre specific entertainment channel has been in news of late for the interesting concepts they have been churning out. Media has written in length about Balaji Telefilms’ Dharamshetra (the mytho cum fantasy show which will portray on the post Mahabharat war time) and Kapil Mattoo’s Gariba Diaries (a historical wherein the lead protagonist through his sixth sense solves cases that no man can crack). Here, we give you details on Epic TV’s yet another concept which will be based on the noted Indo-American historical fiction writer Indu Sundaresan’s one of the most cherished novels The Twentieth Wife. This historical will depict the journey of the young widow Mehrunnisa, born to a Persian refugee and wife of an Afghan commander who goes on to become the Empress of the Mughal Empire under the name of Noor Jahan. The show on Epic TV will be produced by Rishabh Seth. Interestingly, the child prodigy Jannat Zubair Rahmani famous for her roles like Kashi and Phulwa on television has bagged the role of the young Mehrunnisa in this yet untitled historical on Epic TV. The girl has been shooting in Bikaner, Rajasthan for over a month now. When contacted, Jannat confirmed the news to Tellychakkar.com saying, “Yes, I am playing the young Mehrunnisa in the Epic show. We are shooting in huge palaces in Rajasthan and I am very comfortable shooting over here. I am having a gala time.” Jannat will be seen for the first 7-8 episodes of the 26 episodes series after which the story will focus on the grown-up Mehrunnisa. Epic TV is due to launch sometime in August 2013. Watch this space for more updates.