Something more natural, something less made-up. I need something more than glittery jewelry and costumes, bright reds, oranges, and yellows, and fantabulous sets to keep me from fidgeting. you have an extremely captivating story to tell, or you are telling it in an extremely captivating manner.
In any movie in general, every extra minute beyond the 120-minute mark yields lesser enjoyment than the previous one. In these often heavily clichéd romantic scenes, the law of diminishing returns kept cropping into my mind.
And here we hit the circular argument the time taken is the biggest culprit. But, I would say that it is largely due to the time given for that chemistry to develop - for the curiosity to become respect to become love. You get your dose of Chemistry along with History and Geography. Hrithik Roshan (Emperor Akbar) who is chiseled to fit the handsomest mould and picture-perfect, Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan (Queen Jodhaa) are wonderful in their scenes together. It is also obvious that the romance is the prime focus of the narrative. Jodhaa Akbar can be clearly divided into two parts - the political saga and the romance between the royal couple. Meanwhile, suggestions for a descriptive rating to go between the second-last and middle rating are welcome! To hell with the ridiculous theory that says that ‘a good film always works’- it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know that is just politically correct crap. But personally, I can’t do without 180 minutes interspersed with five songs!”Īlso check out the discussion here about the movie's publicity or lack thereof - Today is the time of ghor kalyug at the box office, of aggressive hardsell, of driving people nuts with your publicity drive to the extent that they sing Dard-e-Disco (or Saawariya) in their sleep. Ninety and 100-minute formats are a reality. Similarly, there is no mention of Jodha Bai in Badauni’s ‘Muntakhib-al-Tawarikh’.”Ĭontrast this to the small-budget, risk-free cinema and Ashutosh says, “We are fast becoming part of world cinema. The name also doesn’t find mention in Jehangir’s memoirs. Abul Fazal’s ‘Ain-e-Akbari’ and ‘Akbarnama’ have no reference to Jodha Bai.
Jehangir was born out of this wedlock,” says Ashutosh. Most of them agree Akbar married the daughter of Raja Bharmal of Amber. “The historians are divided over the name, not the person. Excerpts - Some historians have questioned the very existence of Jodha Bai and some are of the view that it was Jehangir who had one of the wives by that name. Watch this space for updates with interesting buzz on Jodhaa Akbar on the web. I would be happy, if the story is captivating. History will be history, it will always be them vs. Personally, I am more interested in the way the political drama unfolds in comparison to the romance. Ashutosh Gowariker hired a research team of historians and scholars from New Delhi, Aligarh, Lucknow, Agra and Jaipur to guide him on this film and help him keep things historically accurate. He clarified that the name of the film remains Jodhaa-Akbar, and not Akbar-Jodhaa as reported by sections of the media. Akbar had many wives, some of them Rajput princesses.Īshutosh Gowariker hired a research team of historians and scholars from New Delhi, Aligarh, Lucknow, Agra and Jaipur to guide him on this film and help him keep things historically accurate. It was Akbar who proposed to her father for her hand in marriage to create an alliance and also because he somehow became very fond of her. Her real name was Hira-Kunwari before marriage and after marriage she was known as Mariam-uz-Zamani.Īccording to historical texts, Akbar actually did meet Jodha before they were married. The use of the name Jodhabai appears to have been a 19th century mistake. In reality Akbar's wife was never known as Jodhabai. Wikipedia has to say - The film centers around the romance between the Muslim Mughal Emperor Akbar, played by Hrithik Roshan and his Hindu wife, Jodhabai, played by Aishwarya. Here are some interesting tid-bits on the self-acclaimed "magnum opus of the year" (whatever that means!). All eyes are on the first true high profile movie of 2008.