The maverick actor Naseeruddin Shah is now all set to face the biggest challenge of his career. Naseer will play the role of Mughal emperor Akbar in the web series being produced by Contiloe Entertainment.

Confirming this, Naseeruddin Shah said,“It’s a series called TAJ. It is about Akbar and the battle of succession among his sons. I’m playing Akbar, and not at all like Papaji (Prithviraj Kapoor in Mughal-e-Azam)’s version!” Playing Akbar in a web series could be a boost to his career.