Sandhya Mridul plays Emperor Jahangir's mother Jodha Bai in Taj: Divided by Blood

Actress Sandhya Mridul will be seen playing the role of Jodha Bai in the web series Taj- Divided by Blood.

Talking about the kind of preparation she undertook for portraying the role, Mridul said, "The preparation for Jodha was literally from my narration and from what the script said. I am not someone who tries to plan out a character too much. The script must interest me and speak to me. I trust the director in navigating me and my efforts for the last 20 years have been to stay true to the script and myself."

"The dialogues tell you what the character is. My biggest prep is I read the entire script a couple of times before I get on the set and Ron also appreciated that about me. I was one person who read all the episodes way before anyone and not once but twice over," she said.

However, while doing the show she learned a lot about the Mughal empire and also from her on-screen personality of Jodha.

She said,"The nicest thing I learned from this was mainly about my character as to how kind, liberal, fearless, and respectful she was towards the Mughal emperor Akbar but at the same time never backed out in calling out something that she did not like, or thought was unkind and not right. Akbar and Jodha's relationship was quite wonderful... she was a nice person. The biggest thing was her love for her son and that's what I took away from this mainly about my part," the actress added.

Mridul is best known for her roles in films such as Saathiya (2002), Page 3 (2005), and was also the first runner-up in Jhalak Dikhlaa Jaa 2, will be seen playing the historical character of Jodha Bai in the web series Taj: Divided by Blood.

Set in the 16th century, Taj-Divided by Blood is about Mughal emperor Akbar and the war of transfer of power among his three sons -- Salim, Murad, and Daniyal. It also features Dharmendra, Naseeruddin Shah, Aditi Rao Hyadri, Rahul Bose, Aditi Rao Hydari, Zarina Wahab, and Aashim Gulati. Taj: Divided by Blood will be released on March 3 on Zee 5.