Jodhaa Akbar

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Jodhaa Akbar
Directed by Ashutosh Gowariker
Produced by Ronnie Screwvala
Written by Ashutosh Gowariker
Starring Hrithik Roshan
Aishwarya Rai
Music by A. R. Rahman
Cinematography Anil Mehta
Editing by A. Sreekar Prasad
Distributed by UTV Motion Pictures
Release date(s) November 9, 2007
Language Hindi
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Jodhaa-Akbar (Hindi: अक्बर जोधा, Urdu: اکب جودھا) is a forthcoming film, to be released in 2007. It is being directed and produced by Ashutosh Gowariker, the director of Oscar-nominated Lagaan. It stars Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai in lead roles. Extensive research has gone into the making of this film which begun shooting recently. [1]

The film centers around the romance between the Muslim, Mughal Emperor Akbar, played by Hrithik Roshan and his Hindu wife, Jodhabai, played by Aishwarya Rai. The music will be composed by acclaimed music composer A. R. Rahman. This movie is scheduled for release on November 9, 2007.

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Jodhaa Akbar is 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, Jodhaa.

Politically, success knew no bounds for Emperor Akbar (Hrithik Roshan). After having secured the Hindu Kush, he furthered his realm by conquest until his empire extended from Afghanistan to the Bay of Bengal, and from the Himalayas to the Godavari River. Through a shrewd blend of tolerance, generosity, and force, Akbar won the allegiance of the Rajputs, the most belligerent Hindus. But little did Akbar know that when he married Jodhaa (Aishwarya Rai), a fiery Rajput princess, in order to further strengthen his relations with the Rajputs, he would in turn be embarking upon a new journey – the journey of true love.

The daughter of King Bharmal of Amer, Jodhaa resented being reduced to a mere political pawn in this marriage of alliance, and Akbar’s biggest challenge now did not merely lie in winning battles, but in winning the love of Jodhaa – a love hidden deep below resentment and extreme prejudice. Jodhaa Akbar is their untold love story.

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  • A group of Rajput youngsters have threatened to sue Ashutosh Gowariker, asking him to prove that Akbar was married to Jodhabai.
  • Ashutosh Gowariker has hired a research team of historians and scholars from New Delhi, Lucknow, Agra and Jaipur to guide him on this film.
  • Salman Khan was considered for the role of Emperor Akbar.
  • Ashutosh Gowariker has clarified that the name of the film remains Jodha-Akbar, and not Akbar-Jodha as reported by sections of the media.

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