Jodhaa Akbar (2008)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

Ashutosh Gowariker

Writers:

Javed Akhtar (lyrics)
Haidar Ali (writer)

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:

Rajput | Emperor | Marriage | Princess | Hindu

Awards:

11 wins & 15 nominations

Cast

Hrithik Roshan	...	Jalaluddin Mohammad Akbar
Aishwarya Rai	...	Jodhaa Bai (as Aishwarya Rai Bachchan)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Abeer Abrar	...	Bakshi Banu
Shehzor Ali	...	Raja Hemu
Ila Arun	...	Maham Anga
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
Kulbhushan Kharbanda	...	Raja Veer Bharmal
Bharat Kumar	...	Raja Chauhan
Pramatesh Mehta	...	Chandrabhan Singh
Suhasini Mulay	...	Rani Padmavati
Raza Murad	...	Shamsuddin Atka Khan
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
Mrs. Punam S. Sinha	...	Mallika Hamida Banu
Sonu Sood	...	Sujamal
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: In the scene where Maham Anga raises the issue of food-testing by the chef, she says to Akbar and the royal courts men... "Khud Jahaanpanah is baat par inkaar-e-harf nahin utha sakte," meaning "The emperor himself doesn't have the privilege/authority to raise objections on this issue." The actual phrase is "Harf-e-Inkaar." Harf meaning letter/word/point and Inkaar meaning "denial/objection." The "E" in such phrases is the Persian/Urdu style of addressing possessive forms of words. The order of the words was erroneously reversed, which changed the meaning of the sentence! Harf-e-Inkaar = Word of objection, Inkaar-e-Harf (wrong!) = Objection of word... (doesn't exist).

Soundtrack:

Mann Mohana

An Amazing Film...truly OUTSTANDING!

I can't digest that people would protest this amazing film. People need to respect that there are alternate versions of history, and the director states that in the credits from the beginning. If people had some sense, they would respect the integrity of a person committed to bringing history to film with utmost dignity and respect. Those people clashing an protesting the film are idiotic!

The 3 hours flew by because the story was captivating. The actors were amazing, especially Ila Arun...Sonu is also a revelation. Aishwarya was just right! A talent that needs to be recognized, Ash showed how amazing an actor she really is. Hrithik was equally amazing as Aishwarya. I don't understand why there is such sexism in Hindi cinema, the males always get their critiques or praises first and then the females. Well Aishwarya is first here! The music was simply well suited and appropriate. I want A R Rehman to continue being brilliant! That's an order! The director has proved himself yet again that he is simply the best there is in the world of cinema...HE makes South Asians Proud!

I would recommend this film to anyone.