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Jodhaa Akbar

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Epic romance, set in 16th-century India, about the love story between Jalaluddin Mohammad Akbar, the Mughal Emperor of Hindustan, and Rajput princess Jodhaa. In order to extend his empire, Akbar agrees to a marriage of alliance to young and fiery Jodhaa but soon realizes he has to defend his choice of bride as his courtiers voice their displeasure at the idea of their Muslim Emperor marrying a Hindu.

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Shubhra Gupta The Indian Express 05/17/2019
Watch Jodhaa Akbar for its beguiling moments of amour. The rest is window dressing. Go to Full Review Namrata Joshi Outlook 01/29/2019
3/4
Gowariker builds the film on progressive, even if simplistic, politics that may not be palateable to all, but shows his own civility as a filmmaker. Needless to say, Ash and Hrithik work rather well as a pair... Go to Full Review Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle 10/18/2008
3.5/5
The music and dance that are such hallmarks of Bollywood filmmaking are here seamlessly incorporated into the story rather than creating a pause in the action. Go to Full Review Ishmeet Nagpal Common Sense Media 07/19/2023
5/5
This epic drama can easily be counted as one of the classic historical romance sagas produced by Bollywood. Go to Full Review Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice 07/17/2023
5/5
An Indian epic, an intimate love story, and an interfaith masterpiece proclaiming that everyone is deserving of respect. Go to Full Review Khalid Mohamed Hindustan Times 05/05/2015
2/5
The action set pieces are sound and fury amounting to nothing. Amitabh Bachchan's voice-over commentary is stale. Kiran Deohan's cinematography is conventional and Ballu Saluja's editing is rather old-fashioned. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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09/26/2024 watch full amazing movie online on https://glamcinema.com/ See more 12/15/2021 Spectacular production values. Really shows the grandeur of the Muslim influence on Hindustan. See more 09/28/2020 Hrithik Roshan and the story weaved around him is irresistible. Rest of the cast is okayish but that does not matter. See more 10/10/2019 One of the best Historical films of all time!!!! Hrithik's portrayal of Akbar is fantastic See more yash b 12/16/2018 "Jodhaa Akbar" is a historical drama that works because of the strong chemistry and acting from the two leads. While this movie is overlong and at times tends to drag, I still thought it was watchable. The movie does a good job transporting you back into this era and the sets and costumes are effectively convincing. I don't particularly enjoy historical movies set in India but I think this is one of the better ones I've seen so far. It may just be that this particular genre doesn't interest me that much, but the slow pacing and extremely long length of the movie make it an experience I would only want to have once at most. See more 02/11/2018 It's one of the best works of Ashutosh Gowariker, certainly, a lot of effort and manpower went to the creation of this fine masterpiece. The finest of details are mentioned meticulously and provided justice to the historical classic. See more Read all reviews
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Ashutosh Gowariker

Director

Hrithik Roshan

Akbar

Aishwarya Rai

Jodhaa

Kulbhushan Kharbanda

Raja Veer Bharmal

Suhasini Mulay

Rani Padmawati

Ila Arun

Maham Anga

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Synopsis Epic romance, set in 16th-century India, about the love story between Jalaluddin Mohammad Akbar, the Mughal Emperor of Hindustan, and Rajput princess Jodhaa. In order to extend his empire, Akbar agrees to a marriage of alliance to young and fiery Jodhaa but soon realizes he has to defend his choice of bride as his courtiers voice their displeasure at the idea of their Muslim Emperor marrying a Hindu.
Director
Ashutosh Gowariker
Producer
Ashutosh Gowariker, Ronnie Screwvala
Screenwriter
Ashutosh Gowariker, Haidar Ali
Distributor
UTV Motion Pictures
Production Co
UTV Motion Pictures, Ashutosh Gowariker Productions Pvt. Ltd.
Genre
Romance, History, Drama
Original Language
Hindi
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 15, 2008, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 1, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA)
$3.4M
Runtime
3h 33m