National Theatre Live: Dara

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.

• Shahid NadeemWriter
• Nadia FallDirector

• Zubin VarlaDara
• Gurjeet SinghKam / Malik’s Watchman / Soldier / Young Aurangzeb
• Scott KarimFaqir / Malik’s Servant
• Ronak PataniAzam / Sipihr / Young Dara
• Emilio DoorgasinghExecutioner / Malik Jiwan / Qazi Sayed
• Anjana VasanHira Bai
• Sargon YeldaAurangzeb
• Rudi DharmalingamDanishmand / Murad
• Esh AlladiGovernor Khan / Murad’s Aide / Prison Guard
• Nicholas KhanImad / Mian Mir’s Second Disciple / Mir Khalil
• Mariam HaqueMassage Girl / Young Jahanara
• Gary WoodAkhtar / Hussain / Jamal / Soldier