![]() ![]() So tolerant in fact that he accepts a Hindu Rajput princess as his wife under an alliance that gradually blossoms into true love. Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar is a righteous and tolerant emperor, ruler of the Mughal Empire. ![]() Although the 16th-century love story upon which it's based might be long forgotten, this endearing treatment sears into the memory through sheer size and scale alone. The ever-selective Hrithik Roshan stars as the benevolent Akbar, the Mughal emperor, who falls in love with gracious Jodhaa, the Hindu Rajput princess, played effortlessly by Aishwarya Rai. But he seems to raise the bar with his historic magnum-opus, Jodhaa Akbar. “Jodhaa Akbar” is their untold love story.One is perhaps starting to expect too much from director Ashutosh Gowariker after such masterpieces like Lagaan and Swades. 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. But little did Akbar know that when he married Jodhaa (Aishwarya Rai), 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. Through a shrewd blend of tolerance, generosity, and force, Akbar won the allegiance of the Rajputs, the most belligerent Hindus. 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 Godavari River. Political success knew no bounds for Emperor Akbar (Hrithik Roshan). “Jodhaa Akbar” is a sixteenth century love story about a marriage of alliance that gave birth to true love between a great Mughal emperor, Akbar, and a Rajput princess, Jodhaa. ![]()
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