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On 2/15/08, sumanth nagabushan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Movie Review Jodhaa Akbar > Critic Rating : > > By movietalkies > Friday Feb 15 3:14 PM > One of the greatest motion pictures of our time, > Jodhaa Akbar is a sixteenth century epic romance with > heavy doses of electrifying drama and wide canvas > battle sequences. Possibly the most ambitious and > gutsy film to come out of Indian cinema in recent > years, possibly decades, Jodhaa Akbar is unchartered > cinema territory, breaking new ground in its filming > and its mise-en-scene. > > Ashutosh Gowariker takes on the mammoth task of making > a prequel to Mughal-E-Azam, writing the possible love > story between Emperor Akbar and Jodhabai, which starts > as a marriage of alliance when King Bharmal of Amer > gives his daughter's hand in marriage to Emperor > Akbar. From the Battle of Panipat where the > thirteen-year-old Jalaluddin was crowned to his > conquests and his benevolent and just role that won > him the title of 'Akbar,' meaning 'The Great,' the > film traces the graph of the mighty emperor and his > love for the defiant Rajput princess. While > Mughal-E-Azam was Salim's love story, Jodhaa Akbar is > Akbar's love story. No other comparisons can be made > between these two films, and both are masterpieces in > their own right, rich and wide in their stagings. But > Jodhaa Akbar is a film for today, contemporary in its > outlook, with the central love story flavoured with > political conspiracies and palace intrigue, and a very > important film that besides its dramatic entertainment > also makes us realise the many shades of secularism > and its importance. > > Hrithik Roshan as Akbar is magnificent, giving a > fantastic performance that has to be seen to be > believed; his vocal intonations and commanding > expressions, working every facial muscle in delivering > his lines, makes you almost believe he is a Mughal. > When he proclaims 'Yeh hamaara Mulk hai' or when he > says 'Hamle ke liye tayyaar' or when he admonishes his > religious adviser Saadir Adasi in his court for > interfering in matters of governance, you realize what > a fine actor Hrithik is. Gowariker may have taken his > time to make this film, but the effort is all there on > the screen. You see a mature Hrithik who not only > delivers fine dialogue with great command, but > Gowariker puts him through an elephant taming > sequence, a sword duel with Jodhaa, battles, and a > climactic combat with the main villain; making good > use of the build and prowess of the star, the director > makes this magnum opus as young and contemporary as > possible and at the same time vividly detailed in > time. > > Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as Jodhaa is so real and > convincing as a Rajput princess that you feel she has > never before looked so good in a role. Aided by the > grand jewellery and costume finery, she shines as the > princess who makes the greatest sacrifice for her > people, consenting to a marriage of alliance with the > Mughals. The grace of her swordplay coupled with some > fine horse-riding makes you wonder what kind of > preparation went behind this film. Kudos to Gowariker > for making his stars every inch the character they are > enacting, and more. > > Besides the eponymous pair, every actor puts in a > splendid performance, but worthy of mention above all > supporting players is Ila Arun as Maham Anga, Akbar's > mother-like figure and guide, who has been > instrumental in bringing up the young Jalal and now > guides him in his governance. Sonu Sood as Jodhaa's > brother is also commendable, and Nikitin Dheer as > Sharifuddin, Akbar's treacherous brother-in-law, is > menacing and a worthy adversary to Hrithik's Akbar. > > The cinematography by Kiiran Deohans is regal and > sweeping, be it capturing the romance between the > players or the action in the battle sequences; from > the harsh sun-draped landscapes of Rajasthan to the > torch and candlelit interiors of Agra fort, the > lighting is impeccable, with all visuals aided by the > rich production design of Nitin Desai. The costumes by > Neeta Lulla and the jewellery by Tanishq add to the > wondrous staging, creating imagery that speaks > volumes. Momentum to the romance and the action > on-screen is given by crisp editing by Ballu Saluja > coupled with Rahman's magnificent background score, > and the songs also work well with the screenplay. > Khwaja mere Khwaja is divinely shot, and Azeem-O-Shaan > Shahenshah is a song that is so grand in its > picturisation that it makes you wonder how Gowariker > and his choreographers Rekha and Chinni Prakash > actually managed it! Hundreds and possibly thousand > plus dancers create choreographed geometry that > challenges all that has been done to-date in Indian > cinema. > > A great film that is undoubtedly Gowariker's labour of > love, with every department standing by his vision and > helping it come alive on celluloid. The spectacular > scale coupled with the veteran director's sensitive > and emotionally evolved direction, a rare combination > in Indian cinema, makes this film unique. Jodhaa Akbar > will rule cinemas! > > Get the freedom to save as many mails as you wish. To know how, go to > http://help.yahoo.com/l/in/yahoo/mail/yahoomail/tools/tools-08.html > > > -- regards, Vithur AIMING TO BE A TRUE RAHMANIAC
