Editing Jahangir (section)

== Popular culture ==
[[File:Prince Salim (the future Jahangir) and his legendary illicit love.jpg|thumb|250px|Jahangir and [[Anarkali]]]]

=== Films and television ===
* In the 1939 Hindi film ''[[Pukar (1939 film)|Pukar]]'', Jehangir was portrayed by [[Chandra Mohan (1905–1949)|Chandra Mohan]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Bajaj |first=J. K. |date=2014 |title=On & Behind the Indian Cinema |url={{Google books|_1UqAwAAQBAJ|page=|keywords=|text=|plainurl=yes}} |publisher=Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd |page=2020 |isbn=978-93-5083-621-7}}</ref>
* In the 1953 Hindi film ''[[Anarkali (1953 film)|Anarkali]]'', he was portrayed by [[Pradeep Kumar]].<ref>{{cite book |last=U |first=Saiam Z. |date=2012 |title=Houseful The Golden Years of Hindi Cinema |url={{Google books|JSVCCwAAQBAJ|page=|keywords=|text=|plainurl=yes}} |publisher=Om Books International |isbn=978-93-80070-25-4}}</ref>
* In the 1955 Hindi film ''[[Adil-E-Jahangir]]'', he was portrayed by [[D. K. Sapru]].
* In the 1955 Telugu film ''[[Anarkali (1955 film)|Anarkali]]'', he was portrayed by [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao|ANR]].
* In the 1958 Urdu film ''[[Anarkali (1958 film)|Anarkali]]'', he was portrayed by [[Sudhir (Pakistani actor)|Sudhir]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/118242-Anarkali-screened-at-Mandwa|title='Anarkali' screened at Mandwa|date=8 May 2016|work=The News International |archive-date=23 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230223093304/https://www.thenews.com.pk/amp/118242-Anarkali-screened-at-Mandwa|access-date=10 April 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
* In the 1960 Hindi film ''[[Mughal-e-Azam]]'', he was portrayed by [[Dilip Kumar]].<ref name=":0">{{cite news |title=Mughal-E-Azam: Lesser known facts |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo-features/Mughal-E-Azam-Lesser-known-facts/photostory/47653911.cms |newspaper=The Times of India |access-date=12 July 2016 |archive-date=13 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013121528/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo-features/Mughal-E-Azam-Lesser-known-facts/photostory/47653911.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Jalal Agha]] also played the younger Jahangir at the start of the film.<ref name=":0" />
* In the 1966 Malayalam film ''[[Anarkali (1966 film)|Anarkali]]'', he was portrayed by [[Prem Nazir]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Vijaykumar |first=B. |title=Anarkali 1966 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/anarkali-1966/article788581.ece |date=31 May 2010 |newspaper=The Hindu |issn=0971-751X |access-date=12 July 2016}}</ref>
* In the 1979 Telugu film ''[[Akbar Salim Anarkali]]'', he was portrayed by [[Nandamuri Balakrishna|Balakrishna]].
* In the 1988 [[Shyam Benegal]]'s TV Series ''[[Bharat Ek Khoj]]'', he was portrayed by [[Vijay Arora]].
* ''[[Jahangirer Swarnamudra]]'' is a detective story about a missing [[Mohur|gold coin]] of Jahangir written by Indian filmmaker [[Satyajit Ray]], starring his famous character [[Feluda]]. It was adapted as a television film in 1998.
* In the 2000 TV series [[Noorjahan (TV Series)|''Noorjahan'']], he was portrayed by [[Milind Soman|Milnd Soman]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Vetticad |first=Anna M. M. |date=27 September 1999 |title=Model Milind Soman to play Salim in serial Noorjahan on DD1 |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/model-milind-soman-to-play-salim-in-serial-noorjahan-on-dd1/1/255257.html |magazine=India Today |access-date=12 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815223107/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/model-milind-soman-to-play-salim-in-serial-noorjahan-on-dd1/1/255257.html |archive-date=15 August 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* In the 2013 [[Ekta Kapoor]]'s TV Series ''[[Jodha Akbar]]'', he was portrayed by [[Ravi Bhatia]]. Ayaan Zubair Rahmani also played young Salim initially.
* In the 2014 [[Indu Sudaresan]]'s TV Series ''[[Siyaasat]]'', he was portrayed by [[Karanvir Sharma]] and Later [[Sudhanshu Pandey]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Kotwani |first=Hiren |date=20 March 2015 |title=Sudhanshu Pandey replaces Karanvir Sharma in Siyaasat |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Sudhanshu-Pandey-replaces-Karanvir-Sharma-in-Siyaasat/articleshow/46632331.cms |newspaper=The Times of India |access-date=12 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031413/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Sudhanshu-Pandey-replaces-Karanvir-Sharma-in-Siyaasat/articleshow/46632331.cms |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* In the 2014 Indian television sitcom ''[[Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal]]'', Pawan Singh portrayed the role of prince Salim.
* In the 2018 [[Colors TV]] series  [[Dastaan-E-Mohabbat Salim Anarkali]], he is portrayed by [[Shaheer Sheikh]].
* In the 2023 [[ZEE5|ZEE5's]] web series [[Taj: Divided by Blood]], he is portrayed by [[Aashim Gulati]].

=== Literature ===
* Jahangir is a principal character in Indu Sundaresan's award-winning historical novel ''The Twentieth Wife'' (2002)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Sundaresan|first=Indu|url=https://archive.org/details/twentiethwife00sund_0/page/11|title=Twentieth wife: a novel|publisher=Washington Square Press|isbn=978-0-7434-2818-7|edition=Paperback|location=New York|year=2002}}</ref> as well as in its sequel ''The Feast of Roses'' (2003).<ref>{{Cite book|last=Sundaresan|first=Indu|title=The Feast of Roses: A Novel|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=978-0-7434-8196-0|year=2003}}</ref>
* Jahangir is a principal character in Alex Rutherford's novel ''Ruler of the World'' (2011)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Rutherford|first=Alex|title=Ruler of the World|publisher=Hachette UK|year=2011|isbn=978-0-755-34758-2}}</ref> as well as in its sequel ''The Tainted Throne'' (2012)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Rutherford|first=Alex|title=The Tainted Throne|publisher=Hachette UK|year=2012|isbn=978-0-755-34761-2}}</ref> of the series ''[[Empire of the Moghul]]''.
* Jahangir is a character in novel Nur Jahan's Daughter (2005) written by Tanushree Poddar.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Podder|first=Tanushree|title=Nur Jahan's Daughter|publisher=Rupa & Co.|year=2005|isbn=978-81-291-0722-0|location=New Delhi}}</ref>
* Jahangir is a character in the novel ''Beloved Empress Mumtaz Mahal: A Historical Novel'' by Nina Consuelo Epton.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Epton|first=Nina Consuelo|title=Beloved Empress Mumtaz Mahal: A Historical Novel|publisher=Roli Books|year=1996}}</ref>
* Jahangir is a principal character in the novel ''Nurjahan: A historical novel'' by Jyoti Jafa.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Jafa|first=Jyoti|title=Nurjahan: A Historical Novel|publisher=Writers Workshop|year=1978|location=India}}</ref>
* Jahangir is a character in the novel ''Taj, a Story of Mughal India'' by Timeri Murari.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Murari|first=Timeri|title=Taj, a Story of Mughal India|publisher=Penguin|year=2004}}</ref>