Movie Preview - Jodhaa Akbar

JODHAA-AKBAR is the sixteenth century epic that tells the story of Mughal Emperor Akbar The Great, played by Hrithik Roshan, and his Hindu wife, Jodhabai, played by Aishwarya Rai. Directed and produced by Ashutosh Gowarikar, who previously directed the Oscar-nominated LAGAAN; JODHAA-AKBAR promises to be one of the most lavish films ever created on celluloid. It writes the poetry of a marriage of alliances that inadvertently gives rise to true love between a great Mughal ruler and his Rajput wife. For Emperor Akbar, political prowess had no limits. After conquering the Hindu Kush, he further imposed authority that stretched from present-day Afghanistan to the Bay of Bengal, and from the Himalayas to the Godavari River. But one of his smartest moves was gaining the support and loyalty of the Rajputs, one of India’s most confrontational groups. In attempt to fortify his relations with the Rajputs, Akbar decides to marry the defiant Rajput princess Jodhabai, who at the time was but a mere pawn in the political mindset of Akbar. However, it was this very bond that soon lit the flame of a candle made not of wax, but of true love. Akbar’s greatest obstacle now was not simply to win battles, but to woo Jodhaa and gain her love – a possession buried beneath the rubbles of hate and chauvinism