A waste of 90 minutes of my life

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

(spoilers)This film is about the forgotten chapter in Indian history of Emperor Akbar and his wife Jodha. Every facet of Akbar rule has been meticulously recorded by historians but this period of his early life as Emperor who married Princess of Amer was dismissed as just political alliance.The director sets out to reimagine this period in Akbar life and his inter faith marriage,issues political&personal that he would have faced.Hrithik Roshan as Akbar not only brings right physicality to play warrior/king showcased in two brilliant sequences one where he tames an elephant and other being climatic fight.But what makes his performance stand out is emotional depth, vulnerability,tenderness with which he plays Akbar.Watch out for the scene after he sees Jodha first time or scene where he confesses truth about his education to Jodha, Hrithik humanizes the larger than life image of Emperor and allows you to see the Great Emperor just as regular man falling in love. Aishwarya as Jodha lends the role dignity, quiet strength required to play the Princess who unwillingly enters marriage. Together as couple their chemistry is exceptional, special mention to the sword fight sequence between them. AR Rahman genius score which is soul of film, merges Indian classical music with modern arrangement to give film its epic feel.Ashutosh Gowariker deftly balances the love story with war elements, palace intrigues in the story and shows great eye for detail in this period romance. Neeta Lulla exquisite costumes, Nitin Desai magnificent sets are beautifully captured by genius Cinematographer Kiran Deohans transporting the viewer to 15th century world of palaces and battle fields.

When I watched Jodhaa Akbar back in 2008, I was amazed. I remember my awe when I saw the chemistry between Hrithik & Aishwariya. Today, I've watched the movie again.. Somehow, I managed to like it even more. The brilliance of this movie isn't based on only one aspect, but on the magnificent cast, the soundtrack & the plot. Yes, the movie is 3h30, but it doesn't feel like so. You are compelled by the characters, and you're left with wanting more. A truly grandiose movie that I will certainly watch again.

Well I do not know much about Indian cinema, even though I like many of them, like Life of Pi, in terms of costumes and photography, Jodhaa Akbar is impeccable, the look is too beautiful, the film has a serious problem, it is Longer than it should, when the film has more than three hours, it has great risks of being tiring, for example I think that two and a half hours is the perfect time, few films of more than three hours did not leave me with tedium at all A few minutes (Braveheart, Spartacus, Lawrence of Arabia, Ben-Hur, Amadeus, Gladiator, Goodfellas and more), the script can not sustain so many hours, and the direction is hampered by this, the battle scenes are weak, Which is neat that was poorly choreographed, Jodhaa Akbar is a weak film, even with a good cast, and a visually impeccable being left a lot to be desired. Note 5.6

a mughal emperor discovers his love in rajput princess to whom he married just as result of an alliance. usually directors loose plot when they make a historic film in India but here ashutosh holds his point.the film although chooses a historical backdrop but main theme is to show that love exists beyond barriers and religions.so pin-pointing out historical inaccuracies in a movie like this will be unfair.however, script had to be more strong.the convas is beautiful considering it's budget.And the more we talk about performances the less will it be because the performances are superb.HRITHIK ROSHAN is an actor with infinite expressions , especially in this movie his eyes speak more than his dialogues and most importantly it's not that easy to speak urdu with that emphasis.overall if you plan to watch a movie with family it's a worth watch.it's perfect for your DVD collection.