Jodha Akbar (TV series)

Jodha Akbar

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 director(s) Shaalu
Priya Satish Sahni
Mohammed Adil
Starring

Rajat Tokas

Paridhi Sharma
Country of origin India
Original language(s) Hindi
Urdu
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 566[1]
Production
Producer(s) Ekta Kapoor
Shobha Kapoor
Editor(s) Vikas Sharma
Vishal Sharma
Sandeep Bhatt
Location(s) Jaipur
Karjat
Kohlapur ninu
Cinematography Santosh Suryavashi
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time Approx. 24 minutes
Production company(s) Balaji Telefilms
Release
Original network Zee TV
Picture format 576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original release 18 June 2013 – 07 August 2015
External links
Website
Production website

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. Currently the show is being aired on Zee Anmol.

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.

Cast

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.[3] 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.[3] Ekta Kapoor stated, "I always believe it's 20% history and 80% folklore."[4]


Production

Rajat Tokas during the shooting of the Jodha Akbar at ND Studios, Karjat.

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]
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]

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