Razia Sultan Zee World: cast (with images), full story, plot summary, episodes

Razia Sultan Zee World: cast (with images), full story, plot summary, episodes

Zee World is an English-Bollywood entertainment TV channel in South Africa that has dominated TV screens through the MultiChoice packages DStv and GOtv since it was added to the roaster. Razia Sultan is one such show coming to Multichoice soon. Here is what we know about the highly anticipated show so far.

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Pankhuri Awasthy Rode plays the show’s lead. Photo: @Parveen60188805 and @FuzeProductions on Twitter (modified by author)
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Zee World is home to popular Bollywood shows like Begusarai, Destiny, Curse of the Sands, It's Complicated, These Streets, Jodha & Akbar, Ring of Fire and Twist of Fate. Razia Sultan is the latest well-loved show set to join the roster in early 2023, with much anticipation.

Razia Sultan’s cast members

ActorCharacter name
Pankhuri Awasthy RodeRazia Sultan
Rohit PurohitIkhtiyar ud-din Malik Altunia
Saurabh PandeyJamal-ud-Din Yaqut
Sooraj ThaparShams-ud-din Iltutmish
Khalida TuriQutub Begum
Mohit AbrolNasiruddin Mahmud
Seema KapoorShamshad Begum (Valide Sultan)
Sambhavna SethShah Turkan
Ankit AroraRukn-ud-din Firuz
Puja BanerjeeYasmine-Rukn-ud-din Firuz's wife and Ala ud din Mausad's mother
Zara BarringShazia Begum (New Shazia)
Dalip TahilMaroosh
Manish KhannaTaj al-Din Yildiz
Bhavna ChauhanShazia Begum (Old Shazia)
Praneet BhatKasabi Kalandar Lahori/Shagird
Riya DeepsiFatima/Fatima Begum (Validah Sultan)
Himangini Singh YaduUzma Begum (Old Uzma)
Jaswinder GardnerUzma Begum (New Uzma)
Swati AnandNadira Begum
Eijaz KhanMuiz ud din Bahram
Mandar JadhavIqbal Khan (Tafal Sultan)
Baizad KhanNasir ad-Din Qabacha
Anil RastogiNizamuddin[4]
Dhruvee Haldankar Hippie
Rishima SidhuKaneez of Shah Turkan
Vikram Mastal (Sharma)Bilal Khan

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Razia Sultan is a show modelled after a figure of the same name. Razia Sultan was a ruler of the Delhi Sultanate in the northern part of India and was the first female Muslim ruler of the subcontinent, along with being the only female Muslim ruler of Delhi. Razia Sultan's grave is in Old Delhi, Delhi, India. In terms of the show, here is what you can expect.

Razia Sultan’s teasers

The Indian empress falls in love with an Abyssinian enslaved person called Jamal-ud-Din Yaqut and needs to decide which is more important, family loyalty or love. Razia Sultan's husband is Malik Altunia.

The leader gets propositioned by influential families but does not like or get along with the sons put forth.

Razia Sultan’s plot summary

The show is centred around 13th-century India. It is about Razia Sultan (Sultan Razia), the only female ruler of the Delhi Sultanate and her struggles as a young woman going about daily life with the extra pressure of her title.

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The show consists of a stellar cast. Photo: @TellyTalkIndia and @DJ_fortyninerKE on Twitter (modified by author)
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Razia Sultan’s full story

After being made ruler by Sultan Iltutmish himself, despite sons available as she was thought to be a more competent ruler, the family celebrate Eid, and Razia visits an old employer Nizam, where she meets and frees Nizam's slave, Fatima, who comes to work for her as her new helper.

Sultan Altamash's courtesan from Lahore, Shah Turkan, comes to celebrate Eid with the Sultan with their son, Rukn Uddin Firoz. She is a manipulative lady who wants to see her son be the throne's heir and will stop at nothing to do so. Rukn Uddin is unpleasant, and Razia and himself fight in a public market, leading to hostility.

Various powerful families wish to befriend the Sultan and try to get into the good graces and their children into heirs to the throne. During the growing tensions, Razia finds her values and attention shifting to someone of a lower class. Is she willing to give everything away for love?

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Razia Sultan’s episodes

Episode 1 of Razia Sultan is set to air on 13 January 2023 on channel 166 on GOtv in English and Hausa. Razia Sultan’s full episodes can also be found on international streaming platforms if you want to binge-watch the show in one go or do not want to wait for the release date. There is no official release date for Razia Sultan season two.

What is the last episode of Razia Sultan?

The show goes up to episode 170, giving you plenty of content to indulge in over the time it will play on Zee World or whatever streaming platform you choose.

Razia Sultan’s theme songs

Maula Mere Maula by Roopkumar Rathod is the show's main theme song but could contain a cover version.

Razia Sultan is sure to get you hooked through its fascinating historical origins, captivating storyline, surprising plot twists and heartwarming approach to true love.

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Justine De Lange (Lifestyle writer) Justine De Lange has over 6 years of experience in lifestyle, corporate and freelance writing. She started at Now Media for their lifestyle publication 'Let's Go', then joined 'travSIM' and 'Metavaro'. She now writes for Briefly News as a content writer, working with beats such as studies, services, business tips, and celebrity biographies (joined in 2022). In 2023, Justine finished the AFP course on Digital Investigation Techniques. You can contact her directly via JustinedeLange14@gmail.com.