M Sadiq and K Asif did much better historical films in the past.

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There are many historical films made in the past in Bollywood. M Sadiq made the film Taj Mahal in 1963 with Pradip Kumar playing Shahjahan and Bina Rai playing Mumtaz Mahal. For getting appreciation M Sadiq was not required to distort facts. In 1960, K Asif made Mughal-i-azam with Dilip Kumar playing the role of Salim and Madhubala playing the role of Anarkali. Prithviraj Kapoor played the role of Akbar and Durga Khote played the role of Jodha Bai. For gaining popularity, K Asif was not required to distort facts. It is not encourageable for directors to go away from the original history. If they do so, under Indian circumstances the heirs of the characters displayed cannot find truth relating to the story depicted.