Jodha Akbar: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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.

Series details

• Title: Jodha Akbar
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Hindi
• Genres: Drama, Romance, History
• Premiere date: 2013-06-18
• Final broadcast date listed: 2015-08-07
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Zee TV
• Network country: India
• Typical episode runtime: 24 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 19939
• IMDb ID: tt3426342
• TVDB ID: 315508

Cast and credited roles

• Rajat Tokas — Jalaluddin Mohammad Akbar
• Paridhi Sharma — Jodhaa Bai

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2013-06-18; final listed air date 2015-08-07; episode order: 566.

Source and licence

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