21 Facts About Jodhaa Akbar

Jodhaa Akbar is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language epic historical romantic drama film directed by Ashutosh Gowariker.

Jodhaa Akbar was released theatrically worldwide on 15 February 2008.

Jodhaa Akbar won the Audience Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the Sao Paulo International Film Festival and 2 awards at the Golden Minbar International Film Festival.

Years later, after another battle, the now adult Jalaluddin Akbar defies Bairam Khan for the first time, deciding that mercy, respect and diplomacy will be his way of gaining influence.

Raja Bharmal makes a peace offering to Jodhaa Akbar, proposing to strengthen relations by his daughter's marriage to the emperor himself.

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Jodhaa Akbar agrees, as it would bring forward a long lasting peace between the Mughals and Rajputs.

Jodhaa Akbar resents being reduced to a political pawn as she wants to marry Ratan Singh.

Jodhaa Akbar writes a letter to Sujamal, entreating him to come rescue her from the marriage, but doesn't send it.

Jodhaa Akbar assures Jodhaa that they will let things fall into place.

Jodhaa Akbar finds the letter Jodhaa had written and has it sent, and when Sujamal comes to meet Jodhaa in private, she insinuates to Akbar that Jodhaa went to meet her lover.

Jodhaa Akbar doesn't give an explanation, indignant at her character being questioned.

Later Jodhaa Akbar finds out the truth and goes to her maternal home, apologises to her, and asks her to come back, but she refuses.

Jodhaa Akbar weaved all this beautifully to make a hit film without preaching or lecturing.

Gowariker chose Ravi Dewan to be the stunt co-ordinator for Jodhaa Akbar based on the latter's experience in handling historical films, such as 1942: A Love Story.

Lulla found Jodhaa Akbar to be "one of the most challenging films" she had done.

Jodhaa Akbar went to Jaipur to procure information on what type of fabrics were worn during that period.

Jodhaa Akbar schematically designed clothes by providing yellow, orange and red colours for the Rajputs and gold, brown and beige colours for the Mughals.

Jodhaa Akbar marked the company's second venture into films after the fantasy film Paheli.

Jodhaa Akbar was influenced by films such as Gladiator and Troy as he found the "basic colour" of those films' locations similar to that of Rajasthan's arid surroundings.

The scene where Jodhaa Akbar prays to the Islamic scholar Moinuddin Chishti for a successful conquest of India was filmed at the Ajmer Sharif Dargah.

Farooqi claims that Jodhaa Bai was not the name of Akbar's Rajput queen; it was the name of Jahangir's Rajput wife.