“The much-awaited movie, Jodhaa Akbar, to me, was all right. As I anticipated, the movie brought in huge amounts of moola. Heck, even my teacher’s assistant had watched it.
The film was elegantly crafted, with plenty of detail. The sets, backdrops, and environments made the film rather realistic looking. Because of the rather immense budget, it seems as if every darned jewel must have been worth thousands of rupees. They haven’t even shown a trace of frugality.
Even if it was great, it wasn’t perfect. In some parts, the dialog was weak and didn’t provide the significance it intended. For example, Akbar commands his soldiers to throw a traitor of the building. But, after throwing him off once and realizing, he says,”Tho phir uppar uthaou oar phir phirsay phaeko!” I wasn’t sure if Mr.Gowariker was intending for it to be funny but in the theater I could hear a few whistles.
The costumes were mind-blowing. It seems, in those times people used to wear more cosmetics and jewelry instead of clothing. Costume design was perhaps one of the strongest points of the film
Hritik Roshan as Emperor Muhammad Akbar did his bit. The large muscles and strong dialogue made him fit for the role. He much resembled the King, who cares for his kingdom, always goes out of the way for their development.
Ash was glorious as always, well, Aishwarya Rai-ish. She did her job very well playing Jodhabai, the brave Mallika-a-Hindustan. In my opinion, no other fragile Bollywood actor could have handled the role as well as her.
The music is very addicting, and some songs you feel like playing over and over again. The lyrics are interesting enough and music is awesome. All dance sequences are very unique.
Finally, If you are bored and have nothing to do for 4 hours, then you should watch this movie.”
