Jodha Akbar is an Indian historical drama was aired on Zee TV. The series premiered on 18 June 2013 and was aired Monday to Friday evenings. The show is produced by Ekta Kapoor under her banner Balaji Telefilms. It stars Rajat Tokas and Paridhi Sharma in lead roles.
| Jodha Akbar | |
|---|---|
| File:As the Promotional Picture of Jodha Akbar.jpg Promotional image of Jodha Akbar | |
| Genre | Historical drama |
| Created by | Ekta Kapoor |
| Developed by | Balaji Telefilms |
| Written by | Story and Screenplay R M Joshi Binita Desai Manish Paliwal Kirtida Gautam Neha Panjwani Mayuri Roy Chaudhary Ankush Nagpal Dialogues Dheeraj Sarna Research, lyrics and consultant Dr. Bodhisattva |
| Directed by | Santram Varma, Ranjan Singh, Vicky Chauhan |
| Creative directors | Shaalu Priya Satish Sahni Mohammed Adil |
| Starring | Rajat Tokas Paridhi Sharma |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original languages | Hindi Urdu |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 566[1] |
| Production | |
| Producers | Ekta Kapoor Shobha Kapoor |
| Production locations | Jaipur Karjat Kohlapur ninu |
| Cinematography | Santosh Suryavashi |
| Editors | Vikas Sharma Vishal Sharma Sandeep Bhatt |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | Approx. 24 minutes |
| Production company | Balaji Telefilms |
| Original release | |
| Network | Zee TV |
| Release | 18 June 2013 – 07 August 2015 |
Plot summary
Jodha Akbar is an epic drama about a sixteenth century story of the political marriage of convenience between a Mughal emperor Akbar and a Rajput princess Jodha Bai. The show focuses on how their political marriage brings love between them to an extent that it changed the fate of India. This period drama also portrays the wars of that time along with the relations between the Mughals and the Rajputs. The drama also focuses on the functioning of the queens, the courts, courtesans, the ministers and their influence on the love story of Akbar and Jodha Bai. The show also highlights on how Mughal emperor Jalaluddin acquires the title of Akbar from the people.
Historical accuracy
Many of the events portrayed in the series are based on real events. Certain Rajput groups claimed Jodhaa was married to Akbar's son, Jahangir, not Akbar whereas certain reports stated that Jodha and Akbar were not married. They also protested against the show along with Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap, another historical series that aired on Sony TV.[2] The title of the series was criticised by members of the Rajput community as misleading, politically motivated historical revisionism that minimised Rajput history. The community's protests against the series in Rajasthan, and alleged that if the name is not changed they will not let any Balaji Telefilms films to be released in the state.[2] Ekta Kapoor stated, "I always believe it's 80% history and 20% folklore."[3]
Cast
- Present
- Rajat Tokas as Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar
- Paridhi Sharma as Mariam-uz-Zamani
- Ravi Bhatia as Nuruddin Mohammad Salim
- Heena Parmar as Anarkali
- Lavina Tandon as Ruqaiya Sultan Begum
- Ankit Raizada as Maansingh
- Ayush Anand as Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana
- Sheezan K Mohd as Sultan Murad Mirza
- Gaurav Sharma as Sultan Daniyal Mirza
- Manisha Yadav as Salima Sultan Begum
- Chayya Ali Khan as Hamida Banu Begum
- Ankita Chaudhry as Moti Bai
- Anurag Sharma as Maharana Pratap
- Shaurya Singh as Raja Todarmal
- Ashok Devaliya as Hoshiyar Khan
- Former
- Ashwini Kalsekar as Maham Anga
- Vicky Batra as Kunwar Sujamal
- Pranav Mirsha as Mirza Muhammad Hakim
- Parag Tyagi as Sharifuddin Hussain
- Kunal Khosla as Qutubuddin Koka
- Sonakshi More as Bakshi Banu Begum
- Chetan Hansraj as Haider Khan
- Mita Vashisht as Mah Chuchak Begum
- Lokendra Rajawat as Shamsuddin Ataga Khan
- Amarpreet Rait as Jiji Anga
- Chetan Hansraj as Adham Khan
- 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
- 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
- Saniya Touqeer as young Anarkali
- Ayaan Zubair Rahmani as young Salim[4]
Production
The producer of the show, Ekta Kapoor was influenced by the 2009 big screen movie, Jodhaa Akbar, directed by Bollywood's Ashutosh Gowariker.[5][6]
Rajat Tokas who had earlier worked with Ekta Kapoor in the soap opera, Tere Liye was selected to play the role of the protagonist Akbar[7][8]
Ekta Kapoor stated she conducted 7000 auditions for the female protagonist Jodha across the nation before selecting Paridhi Sharma.[9]
Ashwini Kalsekar was selected to play the role of Maham Anga, Akbar's primary caretaker and protector.[10]
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Indian Television Academy Awards | Best Historical/Mythological Show | Ekta Kapoor | Won[11] |
| Best Actor in Negative Role | Chetan Hansraj | Won[11] | ||
| 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[12][unreliable source?] | |
| 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[13] | |
| BIG Star Most Entertaining TV Actor | Rajat Tokas | |||
| 2014 | Star Guild Awards | Best Historical Series | Ekta Kapoor | Won[14] |
| 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[15] | |
| Best Actor in Negative Role (Critics) | Chetan Hansraj | |||
| Best Actress in Supporting Role (Critics) | Lavina Tandon | |||
| Best Fresh New Face (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[16] | |
| 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[17] | |
| Favorite Jodi | Rajat Tokas and Paridhi Sharma | |||
| Favorite Bal Kirdaar | Ayaan Jubair Rahmani | |||
| Best Screenplay | R M Joshi | |||
| 2015 | Star Guild Awards | Best Ongoing Drama Series | Ekta Kapoor | Won[18] |
References
- ^ Episode Guide:Jodha Akbar|Zee TV
- ^ a b "Protests against Ekta Kapoor's Jodha Akbar".
- ^ I have sleepless nights because of Jodha Akbar: Ekta Kapoor
- ^ Now, Jannat’s younger brother to play Salim in a historical show
- ^ Ekta to produce Jodha Akbar on the lines of 2009 hit film Jodha Akbar
- ^ Ekta comes with Jodha Akbar for TV
- ^ Rajat Tokas is Ekta Kapoor's Akbar
- ^ Rajat Tokas to play Akbar in Ekta's Jodha Akbar
- ^ That's not my Jodha: Ekta Kapoor
- ^ Ashwini as Maham Anga in Ekta's Jodhaa Akbar
- ^ a b Winners & Nominees of Indian Television Academy Awards, 2013
- ^ Winners & Nominees of Zee Rishtey Awards 2013
- ^ Nominations of Big Star Entertainment Awards 2013
- ^ Winners of 9th Renault Star Guild Awards
- ^ Winners List: Boroplus Gold Awards, 2014
- ^ Winners of 13th Indian Telly Awards, 2014
- ^ Winners & Nominees of Zee Rishtey Awards 2014
- ^ Winners of 10th Renault Star Guild Awards