![]() Purportedly, it is the story of the Mughal emperor, Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar (1556-1605) and his "romance" with the Rajput princess Jodhaa. ![]() The movie, which I had the pleasure of seeing, along with two dear friends, at a run-down, mob-front, theater on the north side of Chicago, is underwhelming. I want every director of every historical movie to come with such arsenal to press conferences. ![]() ![]() ![]() "Gowarikar came before the media with half a dozen history books and said that he researched the subject thoroughly before making the film." You will just have to imagine my cheshire cat grin upon reading that sentence in an otherwise eye-rolling reportage on the "controversy" surrounding Ashutosh Gowariker's bollywood spectacular Jodhaa Akbar. ![]()
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