Jodhaa Akbhar
February 26, 2008 at 8:25 pm (history, movies)
Extravagance. That’s what this movie is all about.
But then the story is about one of the greatest Mughal emperors, known for his splendor.
So extravagance justified.
A fantastically crafted movie, this is another one of Ashutosh Gowrikar’s efforts to inspire patriotism.
Packaged with history and romance, the movie lives up to all the hype.
And talk about eye candies! And they’ve have actually attempted to act. In Hrithik’s case, his performance is effortless and laudable.
But though Ash looks stunning, I feel Tabu would have brought in more life to the character.
Akbhar is portrayed to have been striving to unite Hindus & Muslims…
A sensitive king who checks the Mughal atrocities in the battlefield…
A just king who wanders among his subjects in disguise to feel their pulse…
A courageous king who prefers to face his enemy one to one to avoid bloodshed…
An emperor who dreams of a united Hindustan…
Got me thinking, maybe India could do with monarchy!
Imagine…
No booth-capturing.
No bribes to anybody.
No corruption.
But then, no freedom of expression either!
Anyway, on the downside, the movies is too long.
The dialogues are so urdu-fied, its difficult to follow in some places.
But on the whole a visual treat (except for the battle scenes. Found them too gory).
Definitely worth watching.
I am going again. (Just to look at Hrithik! 
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