Even though the first wife of Akbar, Ruqaiya Sultana Begum, is fondly remembered for the exalted position she enjoyed in Akbar’s life, on many occasions her image is characterized with shades of grey. Like in that of the daily soap Jodha Akbar in Zee tv which displays Ruqaiya as an arrogant, proud, self-centred and overconfident persona shedding almost negligible light to the self-respectful, well-educated, and politically active traits of her character. She is believed to be the closest companion of the King apart from his chief wife, and very much indulged in sports activities. Her portrayal in the serial is not only that of an arrogant and proud woman (qualities attributed exclusively to the males in those times), she is often being pitted against the character of Mariam-uz-Zamani, who is the embodiment of compassion yet dignified