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Jodhaa Akbar (2008)

213 min  -  Action | Adventure | Biography   -  15 February 2008 (USA)
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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.

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Haidar Ali (story), Haidar Ali (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Credited cast:
Hrithik Roshan ...
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan ...
Sonu Sood ...
Poonam Sinha Poonam Sinha ...
Mallika Hamida Banu (as Mrs. Punam S. Sinha)
Suhasini Mulay Suhasini Mulay ...
Rani Padmavati
Ila Arun Ila Arun ...
Raza Murad Raza Murad ...
Shamsuddin Atka Khan
Kulbhushan Kharbanda ...
Raja Veer Bharmal
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Abeer Abrar Abeer Abrar ...
Bakshi Banu
Shehzor Ali Shehzor Ali ...
Raja Hemu
Amitabh Bachchan ...
Narrator
Vishwa S. Badola Vishwa S. Badola ...
Saadir Adaasi
Balraj Balraj ...
Raja Balraj Singh
Ulhas Barve Ulhas Barve ...
Raja Mankeshwar
Shaji Chaudhary Shaji Chaudhary ...
Adham Khan
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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... Written by hEmRaJ (gavin_coolhgr@hotmail.com)  

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Plot Keywords:

Marriage | Rajput | Emperor | Hindu | Princess  | See more »

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Action | Adventure | Biography | History | Musical | Romance

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Country:

India

Language:

Hindi | Urdu

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Also Known As:

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Box Office

Budget:

INR 400,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$1,602,356 (USA) (17 February 2008) (100 Screens)

Gross:

$3,440,718 (USA) (13 April 2008)
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Runtime:

UK:  | India:

Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

Art director Nitin Desai created little cottages for Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai at his studio because Director Ashutosh Gowariker wanted the actors to stay in Karjat, where they were filming, rather than have them commute from Mumbai every day. They had all the comforts of home in the cottage. Hrithik's wife and son also stayed with him at the cottage. See more »

Goofs

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): In the scene where Jalal goes to Amer for the first time to take back Jodha, one of the subordinates of Jodha named Madhavi, while watching him through window, comments that "Mujhe to ab bhi vishwas nahi ho raha", meaning "I still can't believe this". This is clearly being spoken in Gujrati accent. It seems unlikely that a small kingdom of Amer (In present day Rajasthan) would have hired domestic help from Gujarat. See more »

Quotes

Todar Mal: [DVD English subtitles by Nasreen Munni Kabir]
[Akbar and Jodhaa, in private argument]
Jalaluddin Mohammad Akbar: I don't understand?
Jodhaa Bai: No, you don't! You know how to wage war and conquer. But do not know how to rule.
Jalaluddin Mohammad Akbar: [confused] What did you say?
Jodhaa Bai: That you have only conquered me, but not won my heart yet... you should have at least tried to know what really happened. But the truth is that you are far removed from reality. You do not know how to win hearts. To do that, you need to look into their minds, discover their little pleasures and sorrows. And win their trust. Be one with their heartbeat! And the day you will succeed in doing that, you will rule my heart.
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Soundtracks

"Jashn-E-Bahaaraa - Instrumental"
Composed by A.R. Rahman
Courtesy of UTV Music See more »