While the choice for the male protagonist was easy, the makers are having a hard time pinning down an actress who will don the role of Anarkali

While Tushar Chawla will portray a negative role, Ashish Kadian and Suneel Pushkarna join Star Bharat's Chandrashekhar

Rumour mills suggest the makers of Mughal- E- Azam have shortlisted two actors to play the role of Akbar- Nawan Shah and Alyy Khan, while Shaheer Sheikh is said to play Salim.