(I do wish the battle scenes were shot a bit better, though. Other than making Aiswarya Rai look even more beautiful than she usually does, Deohans has a fine eye for detail, both in the close-ups of the actors and the interior palace shots as well as the wide open vistas of the forts and the battles. Other articles where Jodhaa Akbar is discussed: Ashutosh Gowariker: next film, the epic romance Jodhaa Akbar (A Rajput Princess and a Mughal Emperor). Kiran Deohans is the cinematographer, and the visuals, like in Gowariker's Lagaan (cinematography by Anil Mehta), are breathtaking. So does In lamhon ke daaman mein.It's a wonderfully crafted score by Rehman, and Gowariker makes good use of it. Both suitably shot in the background, they provide a view into the characters' emotions. The romantic Jashn-e-bahaara appears in snippets, and has a sad refrain as well.
None of the songs are intrusive Manmohana, Khwaja mere khwaja and Azeem-o-shaan shehanshah are all skillfully woven into the narrative the latter two are also exquisitely choreographed. Gowariker certainly has a ear for music, and knows where to use the songs in his films. Why not? After all, I had several hours to kill each week, while waiting around for my son at his various activities. So I did the best thing I could - I gave in. And there it sat, tempting me amidst my work to watch it again. Naga Chaitanya and Sai Pallavis Love Story and more films that showcased. So, in preparation for R's daughter picking up the DVD before she went back to college, I removed the cellophane wrapping and got it 'ready'. Jodha Akbar latest news, photos, videos and updates from. My Name Is Khan - Wikipedia Rekha and Chinni Prakash, National Award winners for Jodhaa Akbar (2008) were chosen as the choreographers, while Sham Kaushal is the action director. Obviously, I hadn't watched the film again, even though I had picked up the DVD some years ago. In India, the film smashed the record for a Bollywood release in the month of February, breaking the previous two-year record held by Jodhaa Akbar.
I couldn't remember whether I did or not, so I went searching, and it was a surprise to find the DVD, unopened, still wrapped in cellophane. Her daughter, interested in viewing the film, but needing sub-titles, decided to stream it from a site which infected her computer. The next day, R sent me a message asking if I had the DVD of Jodhaa Akbar. I remember having liked Jodhaa Akbar very much when I first watched it, historical inaccuracies notwithstanding, but for some reason, could recall only specific scenes, not the film as a whole. It is after the film that R, one of my friends, insisted that Bajirao Mastani was but a poor imitation of Jodhaa Akbar. Which is why, when my friends wanted to watch Bajirao Mastani the week before last, I went along.