Based on the Bhopal ruler Begum Raziya Murtuza, is played by Television and Bollywood actress Simone Singh, who was last seen in the Amitabh Bachchan starrer Rann. Fondly called as Bahu Begum for being a matriarch of a royal family, is also a doting mother to her son Azaan Akhtar Mirza, played by Arjit Taneja. She radiates incredible strength and stands up for women’s rights and their progress.