Musings: I am truly an International movie watcher! Besides Chinese, I’ve always loved an occasional Bollywood fare! But if you want to grab me quickly into watching a movie, make it a period piece, my ABSOLUTELY favorite! Eventually, Akbar becomes the founder of a new religion called Din-e-Ellahi, which combines both Hinduism and Islam. Akbar agrees to the marriage as it would bring forward a true strong alliance and long lasting peace between the empire and Rajputs. King Bharmal, resentfully offers his daughter’s hand to the emperor himself to avoid war. The marriage was as a result of the Mughal empire plans to attack Amer. Synopsis: Jodhaa Akbar is a 16th century love story about a political marriage of convenience between Akbar, Mughal emperor and Jodhaa, Rajput princess. Rating: PG, subject matter and some violence (Translation : Heaven is a heart that has love in it.Starring: Hrithik Roshan as Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as Rajkumari Jodhaa Bai, Sonu Sood as Rajkumar Sujjamal, Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Raja Bharmal, Suhasini Mulay as Rani Padmavati, Raza Murad as Shamsuddin Ataga Khan, Poonam Sinha as Mallika Hamida Banu Begum, and Rajesh Vivek as Chugtai Khan Jis dil mein mohobbat na ho use jahannum kehte hain.” “Jis dil mein mohobbat ho use jannat kehte hain.
There is a beautiful quote, a dialogue in the movie, that I want to end this post with. Did they really have such a great appetite, or did they waste a lot of food on their plate? I wouldn’t be able to finish a quarter of that giant plate. Just a note – When the royal daawat (feast) is hosted, I could not help wondering while looking at the thaalis (plate) whether royalties really ate that much. Watch the movie as just another love story and you will love it. In the process, Akbar becomes more tolerant towards other religions, and becomes more humane towards his subjects.Īs mentioned in the credits, do not take the movie as a word-to-word history lesson. This is just one version of the many folk tales and versions floating around in the murky waters of ancient Indian history. Akbar respects her feelings, and thus starts a courtship period, which finally ends in deep love. Yet, she is apprehensive, and distant after marriage. She resents being married off as a dealing, especially when the to-be husband is a Muslim. Still, she puts up two conditions in front of Akbar for marriage – that she should not be forced to convert, and that she should be allowed to kept a temple in her palace. The story goes as follows – Jodhaa, a young Rajput princess is married off to Akbar, as a political deal, in a bid to protect her kingdom from bloodshed at the hand of the Mughals. Nevertheless, Hrithik’s performance was not lacking in any area, and he portrayed the character very well. I just could not understand it.Īishwarya fitted her role as Jodhaa, but Hrithik seemed a slimmer Akbar than I would have imagined. Jodhaa rushes crying into her mother’s arms when she is told she has to marry Akbar, and her mother is smiling. Jodhaa’s mother seems to be smiling even when she needs to be crying or sad. There was just one little thing that irked me about the acting. I loved the costumes, sets, story, and music. You could also split up your viewing into small sections to watch the movie as a series. I think it would be best watched at home where you could fast forward the songs (The “Azeem-o-shan Shehensha” song seemed particularly long). It is a little long, but you won’t really mind it when you are watching it. The movie is good, and the love story is sweet. Starring – Hrithik Roshan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Sonu Sood, Poonam Sinha, Ila Arun, Raza Murad, Suhasini Mulay, Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Written by – Haidar Ali (story & screenplay), Ashutosh Gowariker (screenplay), K.P.