A sixteenth century love story about a marriage of
alliance that gave birth to true love between a great Mughal emperor,
Akbar, and a Rajput princess, Jodha.
Director:Ashutosh Gowariker
Writers:Haidar Ali (story),
Haidar Ali (screenplay)
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2 more credits
Stars:Hrithik Roshan,
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan,
Sonu Sood
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Storyline
Jodhaa Akbar is a sixteenth century love story about a marriage of
alliance that gave birth to true love between a great Mughal Emperor,
Akbar and a Rajput princess, Jodhaa. Politically, success knew no bounds
for Emperor Akbar, After having secured the Hindu Kush, he furthered
his realm by conquest until his empire extended from Afghanistan to the
Bay of Bengal, and from the Himalayas to the Godhavari River. Through a
shrewd blend of tolerance, generosity and force, Akbar won the
allegiance of the Rajputs, the most belligerent Hindus. But little did
Akbar know that when he married Jodhaa, a fiery Rajput princess, in
order to further strengthen his relations with the Rajputs, he would in
turn be embarking upon a new journey - the journey of true love. The
daughter of King Bharmal of Amer, Jodhaa resented being reduced to a
mere political pawn in this marriage of alliance, and Akbar's biggest
challenge now did not merely lie in winning battles, but in winning the
love of Jodhaa - a ...
Jodhaa Akbar Reviews..
Jodha-Akbar is a motley
of exceptional love,Terrific Action,Soulful music and splendid
cinematography.It is one of the most uncommon films and a must see one
if you want to witness something special.The film got combative stunts
and it has everything to please everyone.But on the other side,the film
is slow and lengthy.The first half of the film lasts more than 2 hrs yet
the twists and turns will glue the audience to the cinema.Hrithik was
awesome as Akbar and Aishwarya was majestic as Jodha.Direction was at
the best.Ashutosh proved yet another blockbuster which falls in the same
line of Lagaan and Swades.May be he need to concentrate on the duration
of the film by chopping off few scenes.Jodha Akbar is basically a love
story instead of calling it as a War based film.The film lacks pace and
slow narration of few scenes and the frequent usage of Urdu language
made the audience ambiguous and also boring.But at the other end,even
though the film lasts for more than 3.30 min,it is gripping enough and
very much bearable.The Director need to edit the film and make it as a 3
hrs film so that the audience will like this film even more.The huge
star-cast of Hrithik-Ash playing as Akbar and Jodha might have evoked a
lot of curiosity among the audience before the release but i must admit
the film almost lived up to the expectations.The love part was dealt
exceptionally well and it is the forte for the film.The film depicted
the Legacy of Akbar.The film also shown that Akbar did lot good for
Hindus. I don't feel,the film will hurt any religion sentiments.The
director did an excellent job in maintaining the balance.A R Rahman's
background score was very good and music is freshy.And adding to
that,the picturisation of the songs is spectacular.Especially
Azeem-O-Shaanshahensha,it is definitely one of the best ever pictured
songs in the history of Indian Cinema.Overall, a film worth watching.
