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BHOPAL : Indian television has seen romances galore. It has seen just as many historicals. What it has not seen, however, is a classic romance set in the pre-independence era that captures Indian royalty of the princely states in all its glory and splendour. Marking yet another first across Hindi GECs, Zee TV brings to your television screens "Ektha Raja Ekthi Rani a classic saga of love, set in the 1940's. With its polo matches, imperial balls, the lifestyles of the rich and royal and a stellar star cast, the show is touted as Indian television's biggest magnum opus of the year.

Visiting Bhopal on Monday to promote her upcoming show, a delighted Akshay Anand said, "I am really excited to be back on television, especially with a show that breaks the clutter. With its sheer grandeur and opulence, we're looking forward to what should be the biggest fiction launch of the year. The show is set against a magnificent backdrop of the lifestyles, motivations, the insecurities and some deeply-embedded secrets of Indian royalty. Viewers will see me play an exciting role with shades of grey and a royal touch in the show. I am portraying the role of Chandravardan Singh Deo who is from the Royal family of Amerkot and is very traditional in his approach and appearance and never wears modern attire. However, he secretly fancies the foreign way of life and the freedom it offers and often gets them fulfilled secretly through his British associates. "

The gorgeous Parull Choudhary who will be portraying the role of Kokila shares; "This is my third innings with Sphere Origins and every time they have given me well etched characters to portray. The show is a costume drama set in the pre-independence era and you will see me wearing elaborate costumes. I am super excited to portray the role of Kokila, the wife of Chandravadan Singh Deo and just like her husband she too dreams of being part of the western world. It's a challenge to portray a character from an era gone by and I really hope the audiences like our endeavour to bring something different to television."

Joining Akshay Anand and Parul Choudhary is the strikingly attractive Dhrashti Dhami, who makes a come-back on television as the leading lady Gayatri, a 21 year old daughter of the state's wealthiest money-lender who, unlike girls of her generation, had learnt to read and write from her brother's old text-books. She is a quick learner, adapts extremely well and is the kind of spirited person who makes lemonade when life hands down lemons to her.