HISTORY OF AKBAR[PART:5]

In popular culture[edit]

The violin concerto nicknamed "Il Grosso Mogul" written by Antonio Vivaldi in the 1720s, and listed in the standard catalogue as RV 208, is considered to be indirectly inspired by Akbar's reign. See also "Il gran mogul concerto".

Akbar was portrayed in the award-winning 1960 Hindi movie Mughal-e-Azam (The great Mughal), in which his character was played by Prithviraj Kapoor.
Akbar was portrayed by Hrithik Roshan in the 2008 Bollywood film Jodha Akbar.
Akbar and Birbal were portrayed in the Hindi series Akbar-Birbal aired on Zee TV in late 1990s where Akbar's role was played by Vikram Gokhale.
A television series, called Akbar the Great, directed by Akbar Khan was aired on DD National in the 1990s.
Since 2013-2015, a television series, called Jodha Akbar aired on Zee TV, in which the role of Akbar was played by actor Rajat Tokas.
Akbar was portrayed by Uday Tikekar in EPIC channel's critically acclaimed historical drama Siyaasat (based on the novel The Twentieth Wife).
In Sony TV's historical drama Bharat Ka Veer Putra - Maharana Pratap, Akbar was at first portrayed by Krip Suri and later by Avinesh Rekhi.
Akbar is portrayed by Kiku Sharda in BIG Magic's sitcom Akbar Birbal.
Abhishek Nigam portrayed Akbar in BIG MAGIC's historical drama Akbar — Rakht Se Takht Tak Ka Safar.^[193]

Akbar is a principal character in Indu Sundaresan's award-winning historical novel The Twentieth Wife (2002) as well as in its sequel The Feast of Roses (2003).
A fictionalised Akbar plays an important supporting role in Kim Stanley Robinson's 2002 novel, The Years of Rice and Salt.
Akbar is also a major character in Salman Rushdie's 2008 novel The Enchantress of Florence.
Bertrice Small is known for incorporating historical figures as primary characters in her romance novels, and Akbar is no exception. He is a prominent figure in two of her novels, and mentioned several times in a third, which takes place after his death. In This Heart of Mine the heroine becomes Akbar's fortieth "wife" for a time, while Wild Jasmine and Darling Jasmine centre around the life of his half-British daughter, Yasaman Kama Begum (alias Jasmine).
In Kunal Basu's The Miniaturist, the story revolves around a young painter during Akbar's time who paints his own version of the Akbarnamu
Akbar is mentioned as 'Raja Baadshah' in the Chhattisgarhi folktale of "Mohna de gori kayina"
Akbar is the main character in Empire of the Moghul: Ruler of the World by Alex Rutherford, the third book in a quintet based on the five great Mughal Emperors of the Mughal Dynasty.

Akbar is featured in the video game Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword as a "great general" available in the game.
Akbar is also the AI Personality of India in the renowned game Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties.