Apart from the crew of JA,another main reason for this movie becoming a
blockbuster was because of the conterversies....I think its high time we thank
all the persons associated with this,for spending there valuable time to gain
publicity directly for themselves,which also worked indirectly for the movie.
Thanks Vithur,for the news.
Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
http://www.apunkachoice.com/scoop/bollywood/20080321-0.html
'Jodhaa Akbar' gallops past controversies to become the first blockbuster of
2008
21st Mar 2008 09.01 IST
By Agencies
Despite being riddled with numerous controversies since its release, the
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Hrithik Roshan starrer Jodhaa Akbar has proved all
naysayers wrong, becoming the first blockbuster of 2008 by earning a
path-breaking box office revenue of Rs 120 crore worldwide in just a month
since its release on February 15.
Riding on brilliant performances by Hrithik and Ash, as Mughal emperor Akbar
and his beautiful queen Jodhabai respectively, and the ''cinematic magic''
evoked by elaborate and opulent sets that bring alive on screen the grandeur
and magnificence of the Mughal era, the period romance, a co-production between
UTV Motion Pictures and Ashutosh Gowarikar Productions is on its way to
becoming one of the greatest cinematic triumphs of Hindi cinema, sources in UTV
said.
Released on a record 1300 screens worldwide, 'Jodhaa Akbar', directed by
Ashutosh Gowarikar , the director of the Oscar-nominated Lagaan , has also
smashed box office records by grossing Rs 120 crore in 31days worldwide, out of
which Rs 90 crore is from India and Rs 30 crore is from the overseas box office.
Talking about the film's box office response, Director of UTV Motion Pictures
and co-producer of the film Siddharth Roy Kapur said, "The response 'Jodhaa
Akbar' has received not only in India but worldwide by both critics and viewers
is worth all the hard work. 'Jodhaa Akbar' is an epic not merely by virtue of
the timeless story it tells, but also because of the tremendous tribulations
its creation entailed.
In fact, the film is a standing monumental testament to Oscar nominated
director Ashutosh Gowarikar's vision and commitment. To complement Ashutosh
Gowarikar's efforts are power-packed performances by Hrithik and Aishwarya."
Released across 25 countries in North America, Europe, Asia and West Asia and
dubbed in Tamil, Telugu, Dutch and Arabic, 'Jodhaa Akbar' is a sweet tale of
romance between Mughal Emperor Akbar and his Rajput Queen Jodhabai.
The collections of the film are specially remarkable if one considers the fact
its release in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh was stalled for some
time due to protests from the Rajput Karni Sena.
The film could not be released in Rajasthan on February 15 following protests
by the Rajput Karni Sena, which called for a ban on the film across the country
for its distortion of history.
Then, the Madhya Pradesh Government also banned screening of the film in the
second weekend in anticipation of possibility of a law and order problem due to
the protests.
However, a couple of weeks ago, the Supreme Court, in response to an appeal by
UTV, lifted the ban on the film's screening in Rajasthan, MP and UP.
Ronnie Screwala of UTV Motion Pictures said contrary to what the protests
against the film in Rajasthan would indicate, 'Jodhaa Akbar' has evoked
tremendous curiosity among people in the state.
'Jodhaa Akbar' attempts to look at an aspect of life of the Mughal King
hitherto untouched upon in history books; as 'Akbar The Romantic who in course
of his journey from Jalaluddin to Akbar the Great', wins the love of his
beautiful queen Jodhaa.
The film, which features the hot pair of Hrithik and Ash after the hugely
successful Dhoom 2 two years ago, grossed Rs 38.50 crore worldwide in its
opening weekend, of which the gross collections in India alone was Rs 25 crore
plus, makes it as among the top five weekend openings of all time for a Hindi
film.
In the overseas markets too, the collections of 'Jodhaa Akbar' in its opening
weekend made it the top five opening weekends of all time for an Indian film.
In the US, where the film was released to 129 prints, the film garnered the
second highest opening weekend of all time after last year's superhit Om Shanti
Om .
In India alone, the film released in nearly 1000 screens of which 400 were
through digital cinemas and over 500 physical prints. The scale of its release
makes 'Jodhaa Akbar' the biggest ever release for an Indian film till date,
company sources said.
The film has been dubbed in three languages Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil and
subtitled in English, Arabic and Dutch. However, while the original Hindi
version and the subtitled versions were released on February 15, the Tamil and
Telugu versions were released on March 6.
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regards,
Vithur
A.R.Rahman - The Adorable Human Being
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