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{{short description|Television series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox television
| name                     = Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal
| image                    = Akbar Birbal-Title card.jpg
| caption                  = 
| genre                    = Historical comedy
| creator                  = Moti Sagar
| writer                   = Rakesh Baranwal,Timir Bakshi, Paritosh Painter 
| starring                 = [[Kiku Sharda]] <br />[[Vishal Kotian]] <br /> [[Delnaaz Irani]] <br /> [[Kishwer Merchant]] <br /> [[Thakur Anoop Singh]]
| country                  = India
| language                 = Hindi
| num_seasons              = 5
| num_episodes             = 578+<ref>{{Cite web|title=BIG Magic's Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal completes 500 episodes|url=https://in.news.yahoo.com/big-magics-har-mushkil-ka-102008922.html|access-date=2021-04-11|website=in.news.yahoo.com|language=en-IN}}</ref>
| producer                 = Nikhil Sinha
| runtime                  = 
| company                  = *Reliance Broadcast Network <br> Triangle Film Company 
| first_aired              = {{start date|df=y|2014|4|28}}
| website                  = http://www.bigmagic.tv/shows.php?id=19
| website_title            = Website
| network                  = [[BIG Magic]]
| last_aired               = 
| director                 = Amit Damle
| cinematography           = Nitinchandra Bandekar
| related                  = Birbal Aur Viraat
}}

'''''Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal''''' is an Indian historical comedy television series which aired on [[BIG Magic]]. It stars [[Kiku Sharda]] and [[Vishal Kotian]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.bigmagic.tv/shows.php?id=19 |title= Naya Akbar Birbal}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/gecs/big-magic-to-air-season-finale-of-akbar-birbal-160819|title=Big Magic to air season finale of 'Akbar Birbal'|date=19 August 2016|website=Indian Television Dot Com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Hindi Tv Serial Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal Synopsis Aired On BIG Magic Channel|url=https://nettv4u.com/about/Hindi/tv-serials/har-mushkil-ka-hal-akbar-birbal|access-date=2021-04-11|website=nettv4u|language=en}}</ref> A bhojpuri language dubbed version aired on [[Big Ganga]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/regional/big-magic-ganga-to-air-har-mushkil-ka-hal-akbar-birbal-in-bhojpuri-150522|title=Big Magic Ganga to air ‘Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal’ in Bhojpuri|date=22 May 2015|website=Indian Television Dot Com}}</ref>

==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===
* [[Kiku Sharda]] as King [[Akbar]]
* [[Vishal Kotian]] as [[Birbal]]
* [[Kishwer Merchant]] as [[Birbal#Family|Urvashi]]
* [[Delnaaz Irani]] as Queen [[Mariam-uz-Zamani|Jodha Bai]] (2014-2016)<ref name=Jodha>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/After-being-replaced-Delnaaz-is-back-on-Akbar-Birbal/articleshow/54896166.cms|title=After being replaced, Delnaaz is back on 'Akbar Birbal' - Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
* Pragati Mehra as Rani Sahiba / Jodha Bai (2016)
* [[Thakur Anoop Singh]] as [[Mullah Do Piyaza]]
* Sunil Chauhan as Wazeer-e-Azam [[Baldev|Rana Baldev]]
* Pawan Singh as [[Prince]] [[Nur-ud-din Mohammad Salim|Salim]]
* Sumit Arora as Vasudev
* Farzill Pardiawalla as [[Tansen]]
* [[Rimpi Das]] as [[Anarkali]] 
* Raquib Arshad as Cheddhi 
* Yashkant Sharma as Raja Darban

===Recurring===
* [[Kunika Lal]] as [[Rani Durgavati]]
* Gaurav Sharma as Turram Khan<ref>{{Cite web|last=Team|first=Tellychakkar|title=Gaurav Sharma and Abhishek Oberoi in Big Magic's Naya Akbar Birbal|url=https://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/gaurav-sharma-and-abhishek-oberoi-big-magics-naya-akbar-birbal-160222|access-date=2021-04-11|website=Tellychakkar.com|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Sara Khan (actress, born 1989)|Sara Khan]] as Shaila Bano<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/sara-khan-to-join-comedy-har-mushkil-ka-hal-akbar-birbal-2765739/|title=Sara Khan to join comedy show ‘Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal’|date=22 April 2016}}</ref>
* [[Rohit Khurana]] as Viraat<ref>{{Cite web|title=Viraat joins Birbal in solving mysteries - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/viraat-joins-birbal-in-solving-mysteries/articleshow/46067603.cms|access-date=2021-04-11|website=[[The Times of India]]|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Ram Awana]] as [[Hakim (title)|Hakim]]/Raja Aloknath and Moonga

===Episodic appearance===
* [[Chetan Hansraj]] as Rehmat Khan (Episode 136)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Akbar Birbal: Shahi Shanivaar with Chetan Hansraj - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/akbar-birbal-shahi-shanivaar-with-chetan-hansraj/articleshow/44991347.cms|access-date=2021-04-11|website=[[The Times of India]]|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Shalini Sahuta]] as Sukanya (Episode 142)
* [[Pankaj Dheer]] as King Abraham Quli Qutub Shah Wali (Episode 148)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Team|first=Tellychakkar|title=Pankaj Dheer in Akbar Birbal|url=https://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/pankaj-dheer-akbar-birbal-141114|access-date=2021-04-11|website=Tellychakkar.com|language=en}}</ref>
*Bhupindder Bhoopii as Changez Khan
* Samiksha Bhatt as Shantipriya
* Ruma Sharma as Saloni
* Rajveer Singh Rajput as Thief
* Poorti Arya as Deewani-Mastani
* Sapan Gulati as Prince Veer
* [[Amrita Prakash]] as Princess Aishwarya (Season 2 in Episode 3)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/idiotbox/amrita-prakash-living-childhood-fantasies-via-tv-show_1582944.html|title=Amrita Prakash living childhood fantasies via TV show|date=22 April 2015|website=[[Zee News]]}}</ref>

==Awards==
===[[Indian Telly Awards]]===
{{awards table}}
|-
| 2016 || Kiku Sharda || Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Comedy) || {{won}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{BIG Magic Programmes}}

==External links==
*{{Imdb title|4570984}}
*[https://www.netflix.com/watch/81245348 Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal] Streaming on [[Netflix]]
* [https://www.zee5.com/kids/kids-shows/akbar-birbal-laughter-ride-begins/0-6-571 Har Muskil ka Hal Akbar Birbal] Available on [[Zee5]]

[[Category:Big Magic original programming]]
[[Category:2014 Indian television series debuts]]
[[Category:Mughal Empire in fiction]]
[[Category:2016 Indian television series endings]]
[[Category:Indian comedy television series]]
[[Category:Cultural depictions of Akbar]]
[[Category:Cultural depictions of Tansen]]