But now it seems those old woulds are healing-slowly yet surely. Akbar was in no mood to listen to Salim when the young prince maintained that doesn’t regard Jodha Begum as his well-wisher.

Actress Smilie Suri, who is all set to make her small screen debut with Jodha Akbar, says her character as the Mughal emperor's first wife Ruqaiya Begum will help her break the girl-next-door image.