Jodha Akbar facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Jodha Akbar |
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| Genre | Historical Fiction Drama |
| Created by | Ekta Kapoor |
| Developed by | Ekta Kapoor |
| Written by | Story and Screenplay R M Joshi , Anil Nagpal Binita Desai Manish Paliwal Kirtida Gautam Neha Singh Mayuri Roy Chaudhary Sahil Dogra Dialogues Dheeraj Sarna Research, lyrics and consultant Dr. Bodhisattva |
| Directed by | Santram Varma, Ranjan Singh, Vicky Chauhan, Arshad Khan |
| Creative director(s) | Shaalu |
| Starring | Rajat Tokas Paridhi Sharma |
| Theme music composer | Lalit Sen |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language(s) | Hindi Urdu Sinhala dubbed on Hiru Tv, Sri Lanka |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 566 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Ekta Kapoor Shobha Kapoor |
| Production location(s) | Jaipur Karjat Kolhapur |
| Cinematography | Santosh Suryavashi |
| Editor(s) | Vikas Sharma Vishal Sharma Sandeep Bhatt |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | Approx. 24 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Balaji Telefilms |
| Release | |
| Original network | Zee TV |
| Picture format | 576i HDTV 1080i |
| Original release | 18 June 2013 – 7 August 2015 |
Jodha Akbar is a popular Indian TV show. It tells a historical fiction drama story. The show aired on Zee TV. It ran from June 18, 2013, to August 7, 2015. The story is about the Mughal Emperor Akbar. It also features his wife, Jodha Bai. The show explores their love story. It also shows the challenges they faced.
Meet the Characters
This show features many talented actors. They bring historical figures to life. Here are some of the main characters and the actors who played them:
- Rajat Tokas as Akbar
- Paridhi Sharma as Jodha Bai (Mariam-uz-Zamani)
- Lavina Tandon as Ruqaiya Sultan Begum
- Manisha Yadav as Salima Sultan Begum
- Ashwini Kalsekar as Maham Anga
- Ravi Bhatia as Salim
- Heena Parmar as Anarkali
- Shweta Kanoje as Nazima Begam
- Chhaya Ali Khan as Hamida Banu Begum (Mariam Makani)
- Ankit Raizada as Man Singh I
- Shaurya Singh as Raja Todarmal
- Kaif Ali Khan as Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana
- Gopal K Singh as Birbal
- Vijay Badlani as Tansen
- Kunal Khosla as Qutubuddin Koka
- Sheezan K Mohd as Sultan Murad Mirza
- Gaurav Sharma as Sultan Daniyal Mirza
- Rohit Joshi as Farhan (Saleem's friend)
- Ankita Dubey as Moti Bai
- Anurag Sharma as Maharana Pratap
- Ashok Devaliya as Hoshiyar Khan
- Vicky Batra as Kunwar Sujamal
- Pranav Misshra as Mirza Muhammad Hakim
- Parag Tyagi as Sharifuddin Hussain
- Sonakshi More as Bakshi Banu Begum
- Mita Vashisht as Mah Chuchak Begum
- Lokendra Rajawat as Shamsuddin Ataga Khan
- Amarpreet Rait as Jiji Anga
- Chetan Hansraj as Adham Khan / Haider Khan
- Prianca Sharma as Javeda Begum
- Naved Aslam as Bairam Khan
- Rajeev Saxena as Raja Bharmal
- Natasha Sinha as Rani Mainawati
- Kunal Bhatia as Rajkumar Bhagwant Das
- Nupur Saxena as Sa Bhagawati Ji Sahiba
- Bhakti Narula as Rani Lilavati
- Gandharva Pardeshi as Rajkumar Jagganath
- Dev Bishit as Rajkumar Khangar
- Akhil Vaid as Rajkumar Raj Singh
- Abhilash Chaudhary as Raja Drumak
- Ajay Paul Singh Andotra as Mantri Lakshman Das
- Prince Singh as Suryabhan Singh
- Kalyani Trivedi as Shagunibai
- Meghna Naidu as Benazir
- Ketan Karande as Khyber Zaara
- Manoj Singh as Resham Khan
- Shilpa Raizada as Nigar/Shehnaz
- Raanveer Chahal as Rashid Khan
- Dharti Bhatt as Sukanya
- Saniya Touqeer as young Anarkali
- Ayaan Zubair Rahmani as young Salim
- Javed Pathan as Sheikh Gadai
Awards and Recognition
Jodha Akbar won many awards. These awards recognized the show's great acting and production. Here are some of the awards it received:
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
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| 2013 | Indian Television Academy Awards | Best Historical/Mythological Show | Ekta Kapoor | Won |
| Best Actor in Negative Role | Chetan Hansraj | Won | ||
| Best Actress in Negative Role | Ashwini Kalsekar | |||
| Best Art Direction | Sandesh and Vishwanath | |||
| Best Costumes | Nidhi Yasha | |||
| Best Actor (Drama) | Rajat Tokas | |||
| Zee Rishtey Awards | Favorite Dharavahik | Ekta Kapoor | Won | |
| Favorite Khalnayak (Male) | Chetan Hansraj | |||
| Favorite Nayi Jodi | Rajat Tokas and Paridhi Sharma | |||
| Favorite Popular Face (Male) | Rajat Tokas | |||
| Best Screenplay | R M Joshi | |||
| BIG Star Entertainment Awards | BIG Star Most Entertaining TV Show (Fiction) | Ekta Kapoor | Won | |
| BIG Star Most Entertaining TV Actor | Rajat Tokas | |||
| 2014 | Star Guild Awards | Best Historical Series | Ekta Kapoor | Won |
| Best Director (Fiction) | Santram Verma | |||
| Best Actor in Leading Role | Rajat Tokas | |||
| 7th Boroplus Gold Awards | Best Actress in Negative Role (Critics) | Ashwini Kalsekar | Won | |
| Best Actor in Negative Role (Critics) | Chetan Hansraj | |||
| Best Actress in Supporting Role (Critics) | Lavina Tandon | |||
| Golden Debutante of the year(Female) | Paridhi Sharma | |||
| Best Actor In a Lead Role (Critics) | Rajat Tokas | |||
| Best Television Show of the Year (Fiction) | Ekta Kapoor | |||
| Indian Telly Awards | Best Actress in Negative Role | Ashwini Kalsekar | Won | |
| Best Fresh New Face (Female) | Paridhi Sharma | |||
| Best Actor In a Lead Role | Rajat Tokas | |||
| Best Ensemble Cast | Ekta Kapoor | |||
| Best Historical Series | Ekta Kapoor | |||
| Zee Rishtey Awards | Favorite Dharavahik | Ekta Kapoor | Won | |
| Favorite Jodi | Rajat Tokas and Paridhi Sharma | |||
| Favorite Bal Kirdaar | Ayaan Zubair Rahmani | |||
| Best Screenplay | R M Joshi | |||
| 2015 | Star Guild Awards | Best Ongoing Drama Series | Ekta Kapoor | Won |
Images for kids
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Rajat Tokas during the shooting of the Jodha Akbar at ND Studios, Karjat.
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