<P> Chandra Nandini is a 2016 Indian Hindi - language drama television series which started airing on Star Plus on 10 October 2016 . It is produced by Ekta Kapoor under her banner Balaji Telefilms and is directed by Ranjan Kumar Singh . Starring Rajat Tokas as Chandragupta Maurya and Shweta Basu Prasad as a fictional princess Nandni, the story - line is loosely based on the life of Chandragupta Maurya . </P> <P> It is dubbed in Tamil on STAR Vijay under the same title . In Sri Lanka, the show telecasting in Sinhala on Swarnavahini . </P> <P> The story is about Chandragupta Maurya, the founder of the Mauryan empire, a great warrior and ruler, known for uniting the Indian sub-continent . However, the show focuses on his love story with a princess named Nandni . </P> <P> While the character of Chandragupta and some of the wars and conflicts shown are almost historically accurate, the character of Nandini itself alongwith the twins is completely fictional . In real life, Chandragupta married only twice, first to Durdhara who died while giving birth to Bindusara and 17 years after his wife's death, he was married to daughter of Seleucus I Nicator (Helena as per the show) in a war - peace treaty . Fictional Nandini as per the show is described as daughter of the real Mahapadma Nanda which is completely fictional as there is no historical evidence . Nandini's characterization is based upon most of Durdhara character derived from historical texts, novelization and poetries . However one evidence has found in 350 BC Greek Historian Megasthenes' book called Indika as he served as an Ambassador in Royal Court of Chandragupta Maruya . According to this Book Queen Nidarus (presumably Greek accent of Nandini) was Dhana Nand's daughter who was given to Samrat Chandragupta as a war - peace treaty . In that book, she is mentioned as a great warrior and a leader . </P>

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