Jodhaa Akbar

This article or section contains information about one or more scheduled or expected films. The content may change dramatically as the film's release approaches and more information becomes available.

Jodhaa Akbar
Movie Poster
Directed by	Ashutosh Gowariker
Produced by	Ronnie Screwvala Ashutosh Gowariker
Written by	Haidar Ali Ashutosh Gowariker K.P.Saxena
Starring	Hrithik Roshan Aishwarya Rai
Music by	A. R. Rahman
Cinematography	Kiran Deohans
Editing by	A. Sreekar Prasad
Distributed by	UTV Motion Pictures
Release date(s)	October 12, 2007
Language	Hindi
IMDb profile

Jodhaa-Akbar (Hindi: जोधा अक्बर, 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. This film also represents the debut of newcomer Abir Abrar. Extensive research has gone into the making of this film which begun shooting recently. ^[1]

The film centers around the romance between the Mughal Emperor Akbar,
the founder of Din-i-Ilahi,
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 October 12,
2007.

1 Synopsis
2 Cast
3 Crew
4 Trivia
5 External links

Synopsis

Jodhaa Akbar is a sixteenth century^{[citation needed]} 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.

Cast

Hrithik Roshan ... Emperor Akbar
Aishwarya Rai ... Jodhaa Bai
Abir Abrar ...
Kulbushan Kharbanda ...
Sonu Sood ...
Suhasini Mulay ...
Vishwa Badola ...
Yuri ...
Digvijay Purohit ...

Crew

Director: Ashutosh Gowariker
Screenplay: Haidar Ali and Ashutosh Gowariker
Story: Haidar Ali
Dialogue: K.P. Saxena
Producer: Ronnie Screwvala
Music: A. R. Rahman
Cinematography: Kiran Deohans
Editor: Ballu Saluja
Lyrics: Javed Akhtar
Visual Effects: Pankaj Khandpur

Trivia

A group of Rajput teenagers have threatened to sue Ashutosh Gowariker,
asking him to prove that Akbar was married to Jodhaa Bai.

Sonu Nigam and Alka Yagnik have sung a qawwali in the film, entitled Khwaja Mere Khwaja.

Ashutosh Gowariker has hired a research team of historians and scholars from New Delhi, Lucknow, Agra and Jaipur to guide him on this film and help him keep things historically accurate.

Ashutosh Gowariker has clarified that the name of the film remains Jodhaa-Akbar, and not Akbar-Jodhaa as reported by sections of the media.

'Jodhaa-Akbar' will be released in 26 countries simultaneously.

People For Animals (PFA), an animal lovers’ outfit has come to the fore attacking Gowariar for letting people ill treat animals on the sets of his film. The body has even filed a police complaint alleging that animals were being treated badly in the film and has urged the Rajasthan chief minister to order an investigation.