Jodhaa Akbar - To Each His Own
20th June 2008 | posted in External Reviews, Hindi Movies, meetu | | 124 viewsLooks like youre new here. You may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!
Meetu’s Review: Painstakingly made but painfully long. The history and politics is interesting but the teachers seemed to be in a rush to cover the course material. What we do know now though, is romance 450 years ago was same as it is now. It is a visual treat nevertheless.
Rating: Watch if you have nothing better to do - but, watch it in theaters, if you must!
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Here is what 48 other reviewers/viewers think. Average rating 3.3 / 5.0: 27 thumbs up, 9 so-so, 12 thumbs down.
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| Naresh Kumar Deoshi, Apun Ka Choice …Such unsubtle and filmi treatment of a crucial sequence was not expected from a filmmaker whose past works I have greatly admired…. See full review |
Tajpal Rathore, BBC …It hits at the heartstrings and somehow has enough energy to sustain itself through the bloated script that perhaps should’ve been chopped…. See full review |
| Beth, Beth Loves Bollywood …it bothered me a little that she was attractive when being domestic and docile and he was attractive being aggressive… See full review |
Baradwaj Rangan, Blogical Conclusion, The New Sunday Express …And when a largish chunk of a film is filled with things you don?t much care about, it?s a huge problem… See full review |
| Razeen Shameem, Bolly Spice …He creates a wonderful soundtrack that may not create an impact at first listen, but once seen on screen, you can?t help but be mesmerized by each and every song…. See full review |
Aaina Sharma, Bollywood Mantra …Finally the performances lend the final refinement and elegance to this superlative product…. See full review |
| Hetal Adesara, Business of Cinema …One can relentlessly argue that Lagaan was longer in duration than Jodhaa Akbar but then Lagaan was Lagaan and the climax made it well worth the wait. However, this does not hold true for Jodhaa Akbar… See full review |
Abhishek Mande, Buzz18 …As for the war sequences, they could have well been done without. Ashu doesn’t get too creative here… See full review |
| Chandrima Pal, Buzz18 …If he is the steely emperor of Hindustan, leading his fearsome army one moment, he is the vulnerable lover, longing for the intimacy of his wife in the other…. See full review |
Bikas Mishra, DearCinema …I don?t think the film takes one deeper into the mind of the Emperor that looks full of conflicts… See full review |
| R Krishnakumar, Deccan Herald …What really fails Jodhaa Akbar is its compliance to convention…. See full review |
Deep, Deep’s Home …The scenes were handled so well that you won?t get bored for a single moment… See full review |
| Oz, Desi Train …the way he ends ?Khwaja Mere Khwaja? is irritating and painful… See full review |
Aniruddha Guha, DNA …If only the writers (Ashutosh Gowariker and Haider Ali) had done it in a more enjoyable manner, not making the first half drag like there’s no tomorrow… See full review |
| Khalid Mohamed, Hindustan Times …Sufism is touched upon by a clap-a-hand-here-clap-a-hand-there qawwali… See full review |
Rajeev Masand, IBN Live …The film’s best moments are the ones between the protagonist couple…. See full review |
| Taran Adarsh, IndiaFM …This one stands out and stands out the tallest…. See full review |
Indiaglitz …Sonu Sood is yet another character to watch out for as he portrays Sujamal, Jodhaa?s step-brother with ease…. See full review |
| Gaurav Malani, indiatimes … Jodhaa Akbar is a brilliant work of cinematic excellence. Period! No there?s more to the review. Just keep an adjective count hereon…. See full review |
Indicine …Kiran Deohan?s proficiency is evident from scene one… See full review |
| Indiequill, Indiequill …The Mughals and the Rajputs seem to have had exactly one plan of attack - rush towards each other and hack away…. See full review |
Abhijit Mhamunkar, indya.com …Gowariker deserves a bow for his vision and successful handling of the epic love story… See full review |
| Intermission, The Bookeazy Blog …You must watch the movie like a museum trip, which can?t always have ?everything? at it?s best…. See full review |
Sreeram Ramachandran, M TV …And before I forget, there is no big suspense in the film, was just trying to make the review interesting, since the film offers very little by way of that. Sorry…. See full review |
| Amit R Agarwal, merinews …The film is visually opulent. The jewellery design deserves special mention… See full review |
Movie Talkies …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… See full review |
| aslam, MovieWalah …Discovery of India did a much better job than most of these period movies… See full review |
Meena Iyer, Mumbai Mirror …Kiron Deohans’s cinematography is ostentatious… See full review |
| musicNmovies.info …Having unwanted slow songs just increases boredom at times… See full review |
Anupama Chopra, NDTV …Who else but Ashutosh could create a sublime, superbly erotic love story about an already married couple, who live in the 16th century…. See full review |
| Jahan Bakshi, Now Running.com …this could well be called Ashutosh Gowariker’s most masala film… See full review |
Subhash K Jha, Now Running.com … Not once does the director allow the inherent opulence of his theme to overpower the love that grows between them… See full review |
| Anand Kadam, Passion for Cinema …The main culprit here is the screenplay with half baked plots and half developed characters… See full review |
Deepak Venkateshan, Passion for Cinema …Go in to see a story, a well woven script and for amazing cinematography, art direction, choreography, music, lyrics and of course the direction…. See full review |
| Dpac, Passion for Cinema …Shoddily done CGI scenes, boring war sequences, saas-bahu dramebaazi, distinct lack of characterization and clich?s galore?… See full review |
Sundeep Mann, Passion for Cinema …Asutosh Gowariker has to be congratulated for making a film with such conviction and executing his story on such a grand platform… See full review |
| Shruti Bhasin, Planet Bollywood …the main stars showcase natural chemistry and personify their characters so much that you forget you are watching actors playing a role… See full review |
Hanumant Bhansali, Radio Sargam …Infact, Jodhaa Akbar stands out because of its tight screenplay and writing, clever direction and fantantic performances…. See full review |
| Tagore, Radio Sargam …I don?t know how it will fare at the box-office but yes this is a must watch at the theatre… See full review |
Greatbong, Random Thoughts of a Demented Mind …However such flashes are rare, as the Gowariker who gave us ?Pehla Nasha? and ?Baazi? seems to take control from time to time, much to our misfortune…. See full review |
| Arthur J Pais, Rediff …The film is about three hours and 30 minutes but once it hooks you, the length does not matter… See full review |
Raja Sen, Rediff …To paraphrase screenwriting guru Syd Field, a scene should be entered as late as possible and exited as early. Gowariker does the complete opposite… See full review |
| SearchIndia.com …Most of the time Hrithik Roshan seemed like he was performing the role of Birbal (Akbar?s court jester)…. See full review |
Sonia Chopra, Sify Movies …The sets (Nitin Desai) are breathtaking and precisely authentic… See full review |
| Nikhat Kazmi, Times of India …The battle sequences are unimaginative, often tacky, the length inordinate, the political intrigue comic… See full review |
Saakshi Juneja, To Each Its Own …Sajan beemar aur Sajni bhage prabhu ke dwar. Phir ek raat ki baat aur Sajan back in full avatar… See full review |
| Upper Stall …Stand out performers from the supporting cast are Ila Arun, Yuri, and Nikitin Dheer… See full review |
Neha Viswanathan, Within / Without …But the film does succeed in using simplicity to build the idea of a budding relationship…. See full review |