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[[File:VictoriaAbdul.jpg|thumbnail|left|300px|Scene from Victoria and Adbul starring Judi Dench]]
Most of the characters depicted were historical. Mohammad Bakhs is a fictional character and relatively little is known about Abdul's wife and family. However, the jealousies, including Abdul's involvement in the Golden Jubilee are true. One problem for historians is because Edward destroyed many of the Queen's records, most of the accounts come from Abdul's family that were obtained much later after Abdul and the Queen had died. Thus, it is possible we are not getting an evenhanded perspective of their relationship. Nevertheless, it does seem the Queen was about to knight Abdul and had to settle in making him Commander of the Royal Victorian Order due to court pressure. The Queen also gave him many gifts, including land in India.