Jodha Akbhar is the highly anticipated forthcoming movie of
award winning Ashutosh Gowariker, director of Lagaan and
Swades.Music for the film is composed by A.R. Rahman.
A sixteenth century love story about a marriage of alliance that
gave birth to true love between a great Mughal emperor,
Akbar,(Hrithik Roshan) and a Rajput princess, Jodha (Aishwarya
Rai).Politically, success knew no bounds for Emperor Akbar, 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 Godhavari River.
Through a shrewed blend of tolerence, generosity and force, Akbar
won the allegiance of the Rajputs, the most belligerent Hindus. But
little did Akbar know that when he married Jodhaa, 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..
http://anutshellreview.blogspot.com/2008/02/jodhaa-akbar.html
A Nutshell Review
"The music by A.R. Rahman is top notch as usual, and dances here
happen naturally as part of the narrative flow, with the first song
coming out only just before the hour mark. Needless to say I found
myself tapping my feet to almost all of them. There are a numerous
plus points in this blockbuster, and if I'm telling you I'm getting
the DVD when it's released, I'm already giving this a vote of
confidence that it's a contender to make it to my top 10 movies of
the year. Highly recommended!"