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Jodhaa Akbar

  • 20082008
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  • 3h 33m
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Jodhaa Akbar (2008)
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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.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.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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32K
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  • Director
    • Ashutosh Gowariker
  • Writers
    • Haidar Ali(story)
    • Ashutosh Gowariker(screenplay)
    • K.P. Saxena(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Hrithik Roshan
    • Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
    • Sonu Sood
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  • Director
    • Ashutosh Gowariker
  • Writers
    • Haidar Ali(story)
    • Ashutosh Gowariker(screenplay)
    • K.P. Saxena(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Hrithik Roshan
    • Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
    • Sonu Sood
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 153User reviews
    • 39Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 37 wins & 30 nominations

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    Hrithik Roshan
    Hrithik Roshan
    • Jalaluddin Mohammad Akbaras Jalaluddin Mohammad Akbar
    Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
    Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
    • Jodhaa Baias Jodhaa Bai
    Sonu Sood
    Sonu Sood
    • Sujamalas Sujamal
    Poonam Sinha
    • Mallika Hamida Banuas Mallika Hamida Banu
    • (as Mrs. Punam S. Sinha)
    Suhasini Mulay
    Suhasini Mulay
    • Rani Padmavatias Rani Padmavati
    Ila Arun
    Ila Arun
    • Maham Angaas Maham Anga
    Raza Murad
    Raza Murad
    • Shamsuddin Atka Khanas Shamsuddin Atka Khan
    Kulbhushan Kharbanda
    Kulbhushan Kharbanda
    • Raja Veer Bharmalas Raja Veer Bharmal
    Surendra Pal
    Surendra Pal
    • Rana Uday Singhas Rana Uday Singh
    Rajesh Vivek
    Rajesh Vivek
    • Chughtai Khanas Chughtai Khan
    Pramod Moutho
    Pramod Moutho
    • Todar Malas Todar Mal
    • (as Pramod Muthu)
    V.M. Badola
    V.M. Badola
    • Saadir Adaasias Saadir Adaasi
    • (as Vishwa Badola)
    Manava Naik
    Manava Naik
    • Neelakshias Neelakshi
    Disha Vakani
    Disha Vakani
    • Madhavias Madhavi
    Dilnaz Irani
    Dilnaz Irani
    • Salimaas Salima
    Yuri Suri
    Yuri Suri
    • Bairam Khanas Bairam Khan
    • (as Yuri)
    Shaji Chaudhary
    Shaji Chaudhary
    • Adham Khanas Adham Khan
    Sayed Badrul Hasan
    • Mullah Do Pyaazaas Mullah Do Pyaaza
    • Director
      • Ashutosh Gowariker
    • Writers
      • Haidar Ali(story) (screenplay)
      • Ashutosh Gowariker(screenplay)
      • K.P. Saxena(dialogue)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Hrithik Roshan had a very "filmy" horse. The horse used to know what words like action meant and so when she heard action, she would take off, even if the scene required her to be stationary. Hence the crew would use other words instead of action to avoid the horse taking off. The names of his horses were Chandni and Superman.
    • Goofs
      Potatoes are native to the Americas. The scene in which the vegetables are kept ready for Jodha's cooking shows potatoes. The film is set in second half of 16th century when potatoes had just reached Europe and potatoes were introduced in India much later.
    • 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.

      [2nd scene later, Akbar visits Agra Bazaar disguised as a commoner, accompanied only by two trusted court ministers, Todar Mal and Mahesh Das]

      Todar Mal: Your Majesty, why are you doing this? Roaming in the bazaar without guards is dangerous.

      Jalaluddin Mohammad Akbar: Don't worry. No one will recognize me. I'm doing it since there's a difference between conquering and ruling. To win the hearts of people, one must look into their minds.

    • Crazy credits
      Some titles in the end credits have images from the movie which represent the certain department:

      1)For choreography a screenshot from the song "Azeem-o-shan Shehensha", which shows the dancers.

      2)For dialogues, screenshot of Jodhaa's letter to Sujamal.

      3)For music, screenshot from the song "Azeem-o-shan Shehensha", which shows the drummers.

      4)For production design, the fortress.

      5)For costumes, screenshot from the song "Azeem-o-shan Shehensha", which shows Jodha and Akbar standing together.

      6)For stunts, a battle screenshot.

      7)For editing, screenshot of Jodha and Akbar's swordfight, with theirs swords overlapping and forming a scissor shape.

      8)For religious consultants, screenshot of Akbar's meeting with the scholars.

      9)For jewelry, screenshot of Jodha with Nelakshi in the back, right after the wedding night.
    • Connections
      Featured in 54th Filmfare Awards (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Azeem-O-Shaan Shahenshah
      Written by Javed Akhtar

      Composed by A.R. Rahman

      Performed by Mohamad Aslam, Bonnie Chakraborty and chorus

      Courtesy of UTV Music

    User reviews153

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    Top review
    8/10
    Jodhaa Akbar is a well made love story and war based film
    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.
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    14
    • pavanpratury
    • Feb 20, 2008

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    • Release date
      • February 15, 2008 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • Hindi
      • Urdu
    • Also known as
      • 帝國玫瑰
    • Filming locations
      • Roopangarh Palace, Rajasthan, India
    • Production companies
      • Ashutosh Gowariker Productions
      • UTV Motion Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • ₹400,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $3,440,718
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,300,000
      • Feb 17, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $26,935,618
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      3 hours 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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