Bombay Talkies had cast producer Himanshu Rai's wife Devika Rani with a new upcoming talented actor Najm Ul Hasan in the upcoming movie Jeevan Naiya (1936) but Devika Rani fell in love with Najm Ul Hasan and eloped with him. The distraught producer asked his assistant sound engineer Sashadhar Mukherjee whom Devika considered as an elder brother to call her. Sashadhar gave her a reality check and told her that in India an eloping woman is considered immoral.
Devika returned to Bombay Talkies and continued shooting for Jeevan Naiya but Najm Ul Hasan was fired. Himanshu Rai then cast Sashadhar's brother in law 'Ashok Kumar' in the lead role and thus a star was born.
Jai Khanna's character is inspired by Raj Kapoor.
Binod Das' character (Madan Kumar) is inspired by Ashok Kumar
At the peak of his career Ashok Kumar did a negative role in Sangram (1950) and it was a blockbuster. The dialogue that keeps repeating during shooting in Jubilee Episode 2 Sungursh is taken from the climax of Sangram. Aparshakti Khurana does really well in the series. But the original scene in the movie will blow your mind just watching Ashok Kumar in a negative role - shooting cops and laughing hysterically.
Jubilee was released in two halves, the first part from episodes one to five premieres on April 7 (2023), while the second half from episodes six to 10 will premiere on April 14 (2023) on Prime Video