Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV rated the series 2.5 stars out of 5 and wrote "Taj: Divided by Blood is crafted with diligence.Read at source
Taj: Divided by Blood 2023 
Synopsis
Taj: Divided by Blood
Taj: Divided by Blood is a source-listed 2023 Indian series with release and production metadata captured from Wikipedia.
- Director
- Ron Scalpello
- Release
- 2 Jun 2023
- Studio
- Contiloe Entertainment
- Run time
- —
- Language
- Hindi
Reviews
5 Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Critics' consensus
Mixed
Critics' aggregate for Taj: Divided by Blood is 50/100 from Saibal Chatterjee (NDTV) and Syed Firdaus Ashraf (Rediff.com) and The Quint.
Synthesized by AI (gpt-5-codex-omdb-enricher) from 6 source-backed reviews — verify against the linked sources.Common praise
- emotional impact
Positive 4
Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express wrote "From the fifth episode on, you can see the series lose steam.Read at source
Shilajit Mitra for The Hindu wrote "We get a mammoth battle sequence in Kabul near the start.Read at source
Suchandra Bose for The Quint rated 3.5 stars out of 5 and wrote "One of the major pitfalls of the show is its incapacity to dig a little deeper into the characters – Salim is an opium lover with a heart of gold, Jodha (Sandhya Mridul) is a concerned mother, Akbar is a ruthless ruler – their characterization can be condensed in three to four adjectives."Read at source
Critical 1
Syed Firdaus Ashraf of Rediff.com rated 1.5/5 stars and wrote "Naseeruddin Shah, who plays Akbar, looks thoroughly disinterested as if he is only playing the part for a hefty fee.Read at source
Media & trailers
Verified video records attached to this title.
Details
Technical specs
- Release date
- 2 Jun 2023
- Language
- Hindi
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Ron Scalpello
- Studio
- Contiloe Entertainment
Trivia
- The series stars Dharmendra, Naseeruddin Shah, Rahul Bose, and Aditi Rao Hydari in primary roles.
- The first season premiered on ZEE5 on 3 March 2023, followed by the second season on 12 May 2023.
- The show was first announced in 2018 before its eventual release.
- The logo was unveiled at a ceremony in Mumbai on 14 February.
- Dharmendra promoted the show by sharing that he is playing the role of Sheikh Salim Chisti.
- The series received mostly positive reviews for its performances, screenplay, and dialogues, but criticism for its visual effects.
Tags
Indian Series2023ReleasedNot listed in source pageDrama
