Series synopsis
Jodha & Akbar is a drama family television series that premiered on Zee TV on June 18, 2013. It was created by Ekta Kapoor. It stars Paridhi Sharma, Rajat Tokas, Lavina Tandon and Ashwini Kalsekar.
Jodha Akbar is an epic drama about a sixteenth century story of the political marriage of convenience between a Mughal emperor Abu'l-Fath Jalal ud-din Muhammad 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 co ...
Premise
Jodha Akbar is an epic drama about a sixteenth century story of the political marriage of convenience between a Mughal emperor Abu'l-Fath Jalal ud-din Muhammad 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 Jalal ud-din Muhammad Akbar and Jodha Bai. The show also highlights on how Mughal emperor Jalal ud-din Muhammad acquires the title of Akbar from the people.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Paridhi Sharma as Jodha Bai
- Rajat Tokas as Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar
- Lavina Tandon as Ruqaiya Sultan Begum
- Ashwini Kalsekar as Maham Anga
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 565 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 565 | June 18, 2013 | May 8, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jalal a vicious ruler Bairam Khan's guidance turns Jalal into a vicious ruler, whose aim is to conquer the entire nation. Jodha is prophesied to be the one who can bring a change in the heartless ruler. |
June 18, 2013 |
| 2 |
Jodha pledges to behead Jalal Jodha pledges to behead Jalal. Jalal arrives at Sharifuddin's province to attack the Rajputs. Later, Shaguni Bai predicts Jodha's future. |
June 19, 2013 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 - Jodha Akbar Bharmal plots against Jalal. Contrarily, Jalal is desperate to learn about the Rajputs' most valuable asset. Later, Bharmal decides to choose a groom for Jodha. |
June 20, 2013 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Zee TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | June 18, 2013 |
| Last aired | May 8, 2024 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | Returning Series |
| Schedule | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday at 20:00:00 |