Who was the real Akbar? The one played by Hrithik Roshan or that described by Abu’l Fazl

Despite having ruled India for 300 years, leaving behind a tall and robust sociocultural legacy, the representation of the Mughals in mass media has been less than satisfactory. In the 70 years since independence, there have been only two noteworthy period films with Akbar as protagonist—K Asif’s Mughal-e-Azam (1960) and Ashutosh Gowariker’s Jodhaa Akbar (2008). Jodhaa Akbar was a largely fictionalised take on Akbar and the legendary Jodha Bai, his queen consort.