Paresh Rawal -starrer The Taj Story, that started on a slow note, picked up steam during the weekends almost doubling its earnings. The film that attracted controversy and lawsuits due to its disputed premise, claiming the Taj Mahal was originally a Shiva temple, has been drawing a decent crowd to the theatres.

Directed by Tushar Amrish Goel, The Taj Story is based on the theory that Taj Mahal in the 4th century was a temple called Tejo Mahalaya, before Shah Jahan turned it into a monument.

Historians and the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) don’t agree with the disputed theory promoted by Purushottam Nagesh Oak in his 1989 book Taj Mahal: The True Story, Oak. The film also landed in legal trouble after a PIL was filed against it, but finally saw the light of day after the court dir

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