Manisha Koirala plays Jahanara, the eldest daughter of Emperor Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal in Akbar Khan's 'Taj Mahal'. While all the stars Sonya Jehan, Pooja Batra and Zulfi Sayed took part in the promotion of the film, Manisha was absent. A source close to the filmmaker says, "We tried talking to her; she hasn't given us time to promote the film."