Faisal Khan, who played the younger Maharana Pratap in Bharat Ka Veer Putra — Maharana Pratap, has now been roped in to play the grown-up Chandragupta Maurya in in Siddharth Kumar Tewary’s historical show, Chandragupta Maurya. The actor will replace Kartikey Malviya in the extension of the serial Porus.
The storyline of the show will revolve around the life of the orphaned, abandoned founder of the Maurya Empire and his camaraderie with the greatest teacher, philosopher and royal advisor Chanakya as a part of a 5 year leap.
“I had taken a break from fiction shows, because I wasn’t a child anymore nor was I grown up to play an adult. However, with this character and its age, everything has fallen into place. I am excited about playing Chandragupta Maurya after essaying Maharana Pratap, as the two characters are different. While earlier I played the role of the younger Maharana Pratap, in the new show, I am essaying the grown-up Chandragupta Maurya,” Faisal Khan said in a statement.
Apparently for this role Faisal has been asked to lose some weight and also maintain a beard. It will be interesting for fans of the child actor to see him all grown up over the years on screen.
(Source: PeepingMoon)
