This would his final acting role and he would go on to produce and direct several other popular television series like The Great Maratha, Jai Hanuman and 1857 Kranti. The series first aired on DD National from 1990 to 1991 and lasted 60 episodes. He recovered after 72 surgeries and production on the series resumed later that year with him and his brother Akbar Khan jointly directing episodes of the series. During the making of the series in 1989, a fire broke out on the sets and killed more than 40 crew members and Khan suffered 65% burns to his body. He shifted his focus on television in the late 1980s, directing and starring in the big-budget historical television drama series The Sword of Tipu Sultan.
