''Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal'' is an Indian historical comedy television series which aired on
BIG Magic. It stars
Kiku Sharda
Kiku Sharda (born Raghavendra Sharda; 14 February 1976) is an Indian comedian as well as film and television actor. He was born on 14 February 1976 in Jodhpur district, Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Kiku completed his schooling in Mumbai where he also co ...
and
Vishal Kotian
Vishal Kotian is an Indian film and television actor. He is known for playing the role of Birbal in ''Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal'' and ''Akbar Ka Bal Birbal''. In 2021, he participated in ''Bigg Boss 15
''Bigg Boss 15'', also known as ...
. A bhojpuri language dubbed version aired on
Big Ganga.
Plot
The show's story is based on the well known folklore characters, Akbar and Birbal have been extremely popular with the kids for their combined wit and wisdom. The show is a fresh, comic take on the relation between Emperor Akbar and his seventh jewel Birbal that not only makes one laugh but also teaches valuable lessons. The first in the genre of Historical Comedy, Akbar Birbal has captured the audience's imagination with its delightful storyline and stellar cast.
Cast
Main
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Kiku Sharda
Kiku Sharda (born Raghavendra Sharda; 14 February 1976) is an Indian comedian as well as film and television actor. He was born on 14 February 1976 in Jodhpur district, Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Kiku completed his schooling in Mumbai where he also co ...
as King
Akbar
Abu'l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar (25 October 1542 – 27 October 1605), popularly known as Akbar the Great ( fa, ), and also as Akbar I (), was the third Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1556 to 1605. Akbar succeeded his father, Hum ...
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Vishal Kotian
Vishal Kotian is an Indian film and television actor. He is known for playing the role of Birbal in ''Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal'' and ''Akbar Ka Bal Birbal''. In 2021, he participated in ''Bigg Boss 15
''Bigg Boss 15'', also known as ...
as
Birbal
Birbal (; born Mahesh Das; 1528 16 February 1586), or Raja Birbal, was a Saraswat Hindu Bhatt Brahmin advisor and main commander (''Mukhya Senapati'') of army in the court of the Mughal emperor, Akbar. He is mostly known in the Indian subcon ...
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Kishwer Merchant
Kishwer Merchant Rai (born 3 February 1981) is an Indian television actress and model. Merchant is well known for acting in the shows ''Hip Hip Hurray'', '' Ek Hasina Thi'', '' Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyaar'', ''Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal'', '' ...
as
Urvashi
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Delnaaz Irani
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Career
Delnaaz debuted ...
as Queen
Jodha Bai (2014-2016)
* Pragati Mehra as Rani Sahiba / Jodha Bai (2016)
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Thakur Anoop Singh
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Person ...
as Sharafat Khan (S1, Episodes 134-135) /
Mullah Do Piyaza
* Sunil Chauhan as Wazeer-e-Azam
Rana Baldev
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Pawan Singh
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as
Prince
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Salim
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People
*Salim (name), or Saleem or Salem or Selim, a name of Arabic origin
* Salim (poet) (1800–1866)
* Saleem (playwright) (fl. 1996)
*Selim I, Selim II and Selim III, Ottoman Sultans
* Selim people, an e ...
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Sumit Arora as Vasudev
* Farzill Pardiawalla / Abhishek Oberoi as
Tansen
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Rimpi Das
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as
Anarkali
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* Yashkant Sharma as Raja Darban aka. Rajjah
Recurring
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Kunika Lal
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Also a singer, she has released three pop albums titled ''Lakhon Me ...
as
Rani Durgavati
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Shehzad Khan
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Career
Khan made his acting debut in 1988 film ''Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak''. He is better known for his role of "Bhalla" in 1994 film ...
(S2, Episodes 72-73) /
Mohit Abrol
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/ Gaurav Sharma as Turram Khan
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Sara Khan as Shaila Bano
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Rohit Khurana
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Personal life
Khurana is married to his school friend Neha. She bore him a son and daughter.
C ...
as Viraat
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Ram Awana
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as
Hakim / Raja Aloknath and Moonga
Guest
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Chetan Hansraj
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Career
Hansraj started his career as a child actor in 1980, doing over 250 press advertisements and 30 ad films, and his debut film ''Kook Doo Koo'' was selected for th ...
as Rehmat Khan (S1, Episode 136)
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Shalini Sahuta
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as Sukanya (S1, Episode 142)
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Pankaj Dheer
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as King Abraham Quli Qutub Shah Wali (S1, Episode 148)
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Sudha Chandran
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as Bhavani / Teej Mata (S1, Episodes 68-69)
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Smita Bansal
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as Umrao Jaan (S1, Episodes 149-151)
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Roshni Chopra
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Car ...
as Koyal (S1, Episodes 119-120)
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Lavina Tandon
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''Jodha Akbar'' is an Indian Historical drama televisio ...
as Haseena (S3, Episodes 107-108)
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Aishwarya Sakhuja
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as Jiya (S2, Episode 08)
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Chaitanya Choudhry
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''Yeh Hai Mohabbatein'' ( ''This is love'') was an Indian romanti ...
as Zeb Khan (S2, Episodes 25-26)
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Sargun Mehta
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Mehta began acting in theatre product ...
as Yakshini (S3, Episodes 09-10)
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Mohena Singh
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Personal l ...
as Rajkumari Roopali (S3, Episode 117)
* Adhvik Mahajan as Pishach Sohan (S1, Episodes 152-153) / Chandan (S2, Episode 32)
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Ankit Gera
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Personal life
Gera completed his studies in Delhi.
He was in a relationship with the actress Adaa Khan, but they broke ...
as Raja Ranjit Singh (S3, Episode 112)
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Roop Durgapal
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Early life and career
Roop Durgapal was born in Almora, Uttarakhand, India. She earned a Bachelor of Technology degree ...
as Icchadhari Nagin (S2, Episodes 53-54)
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Madhura Naik
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Career
Naik began her career as a model which led her to the mu ...
as Qayamat Bano (S1, Episode 178)
* Raquib Arshad as Cheddhi
* Bhupindder Bhoopii as Changez Khan
* Umesh Bajpai as Kaali (S1, Episode 121)
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Ehsaan Qureshi as Shayar Amir Khan (S1, Episode 184)
* Samiksha Bhatt as Shantipriya (S1, Episode 31-32)
* Ruma Sharma as Saloni (S4, Episode 24)
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Adi Irani
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as Khan Baba (S3, Episode 18-19)
* Rajveer Singh Rajput as Thief
* Poorti Arya as Deewani-Mastani
* Sapan Gulati as Prince Veer
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Amrita Prakash
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as Princess Aishwarya (S2, Episode 78)
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Ketan Karande
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as Rajkumar Surajbhan (S2, Episode 23-24)
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Rajesh Khera
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as Raja Ali Raza (S2, Episode 20-21) /
Mirza Muhammad Hakim
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(S2, Episode 104-107)
* Krish Parekh as Kabir
Awards
Indian Telly Awards
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, 2016 , , Kiku Sharda , , Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Comedy) , ,
References
External links
*{{IMDb title, 4570984
Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar BirbalStreaming on
Netflix
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Har Muskil ka Hal Akbar BirbalAvailable on
Zee5
ZEE5 is an Indian subscription video on-demand and over-the-top streaming service, run by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. It was launched in India on 14 February 2018 with content in 12 languages. The ZEE5 mobile app is available on Web, Androi ...
Big Magic original programming
2014 Indian television series debuts
Mughal Empire in fiction
2016 Indian television series endings
Indian comedy television series
Cultural depictions of Akbar
Cultural depictions of Tansen