Jodhaa Akbar (2008)

Director:

Ashutosh Gowariker

Writers:

Haidar Ali (story)
Haidar Ali (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

15 February 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Biography | History | Musical | Romance

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Marriage | Rajput | Emperor | Princess | Hindu

Awards:

11 wins & 15 nominations

Cast

Hrithik Roshan	...	Jalaluddin Mohammad Akbar
Aishwarya Rai	...	Jodhaa Bai (as Aishwarya Rai Bachchan)
Sonu Sood	...	Sujamal
Poonam Sinha	...	Mallika Hamida Banu (as Mrs. Punam S. Sinha)
Suhasini Mulay	...	Rani Padmavati
Ila Arun	...	Maham Anga
Raza Murad	...	Shamsuddin Atka Khan
Kulbhushan Kharbanda	...	Raja Veer Bharmal
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Abeer Abrar	...	Bakshi Banu
Shehzor Ali	...	Raja Hemu
Amitabh Bachchan	...	Narrator
Vishwa S. Badola	...	Saadir Adaasi
Balraj	...	Raja Balraj Singh
Ulhas Barve	...	Raja Mankeshwar
Shaji Chaudhary	...	Adham Khan
Chetana Das		(as Chetana)
Parth Dave	...	Young Jalaluddin Mohammad Akbar
Aman Dhaliwal	...	Rajkumar Rattan Singh
Nikitin Dheer	...	Sharifuddin Hussain
Sudhanshu Hakku	...	Raja Shimalgarh
Sayed Badrul Hasan	...	Mullah Do Pyaaza
Dilnaz Irani	...	Salima
Bharat Kumar	...	Raja Chauhan
Pramatesh Mehta	...	Chandrabhan Singh
Pramod Muthu	...	Todar Mal
Manava Naik	...	Neelakshi
Surendra Pal	...	Rana Uday Singh
Raju Pandit	...	Raja Bhaati
Digvijay Purohit	...	Rajkumar Bhagwan Das
Tejpal Singh Rawat	...	Ni'mat
Idrajit Sarkar	...	Mahesh Das / Birbal
Rajiv Sehgal	...	Raja Viraat
Pradeep Sharma	...	Sheikh Mubarak
Gurmeet Singh	...	Raja Shundi
Jassi Singh	...	Raja Bhadra
Yuri Suri	...	Bairam Khan
Rucha Vaidya	...	Young Jodhaa
Disha Vakani	...	Madhavi
Rajesh Vivek	...	Chughtai Khan

Runtime:

UK:213 min | India:213 min

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi | Urdu

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Ireland:12A | Singapore:PG | Australia:M | India:UA

Company:

Ashutosh Gowariker Productions Pvt. Ltd.

Trivia:

For Hrithik and Aishwarya's sword fight scene, initially the sword was made of wood and fiber. But Hrithik and Aishwarya found it difficult to maneuver it, and so the swords were re-made light fiber.

Goofs:

Factual errors: No member of the Mughal royal family named Jodha Bai is mentioned in the official biographies of Akbar and his son Jehangir. Akbar's official biography, Akbarnama, does not mention that Akbar had any Hindu Rajput wife named 'Jodha Bai'. However, the biography of Akbar's son and future emperor, Jehangir, mentions that his mother was a Hindu Rajput princess who adopted the name 'Mariam Zamani' after marrying Akbar.

Soundtrack:

Kahene Ko Jashne Bahaara

A True Love Story...........Fabulous performances !!!!!!

I must say this is one of the best movies to have come out in 2008. I wouldn't want to compare it with Tare Zameen Par because it deserves to be a unique film in its own aspect."Jodhaa Akbar" was truly beyond my expectations !!!!. I saw the 3hrs 40mins film on Saturday but still its lovely characters and the setting has left me amazed !!!!.

The film began on a very slow and rather boring note though Amitabh Bachchan's powerful role as the narrator was worth appreciating. The first half-an-hour had some war sequences which were shot wonderfully but got kind of stretching-too-long after a while. After the entry of Hrithik as Emperor Akbar, the true story was beginning to form. With his muscled look and the mustache, Hrithik looked every bit like a true hero. I was completely awestruck by his power-packed performance as the stern yet kind-hearted Akbar. An alliance between the Rajput King and Akbar took place, which said that Akbar would protect the Rajput kingdom and the King in return would give his daughter Jodhaa's hand in marriage to Akbar.

This was the turning point in the film, after which it took off beautifully. Aishwarya was the best choice for the film and no one could have done as much justice to the role as much as her. She looked amazing and I was completely mesmerized by her beauty. She looked like a true defiant Rajput princess with the heavy jewellery laden look complete with long hair and lovely dialogues.

The setting of the film was something-to-watch out for. The Agra Palace and the setting for the war sequences were shot at the Nitin Desay Studios At Karjat apart from some other fabulous locations. The setting is something that one HAS to go to a cinema hall and watch.....it is something you just can't capture or experience on your normal TV at home.

Apart from the lead actors, Punam Sinha , Sonu Sood , Ila Arun and the child actor (Parth Dave) have delivered superb performances.

I don't want to spoil your mood by telling you the whole story but I must say this movie deserves to be seen and appreciated. I don't know whether the movie might be a hit or a flop but one thing's for sure.....it will definitely be remembered as one of the finest films ever made in Bollywood.

Like "Mumbai Mirror" (a newspaper) said...."this film is worth every rupee of your multiplex ticket".....LOVELY !!!!!! :) :) 3 cheers for the cast and crew of the film !!!!!!!!!