Why now? Why Jodhaa Akbar?? Were these guys sleeping when colored version of Mughal-e-Azam released 2-3 years back??
--- sachin gadhe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Rajputs_threaten_to_boycott_Jodhaa_Akbar/articleshow/2742124.cms > > JAIPUR: Ashutosh Gowariker's historical epic > Jodhaa Akbar is facing trouble, with the Rajput > community of Rajasthan threatening to stall the > release of the movie in the state. > > The community says Gowariker has distorted facts in > his magnum opus which is to be released Feb 15. > > Narendra Singh Rajawat, head of the Rajput Sabha, > said Gowariker is presenting Jodhabai as Mughal > emperor Jalaluddin Akbar's wife, which is factually > incorrect. He also said that Jodhabai was not the > daughter of Raja Bharmal of Amber near Jaipur as > shown in the film. > > Jodhabai was the daughter of Motaraja Udai Singh of > Marwar and was married to Akbar's son Salim alias > Jehangir. And Mughal king Shahjahan was her son, he > added. > > Rajawat said such distortion of historical facts had > hurt the feelings of the Rajput community. He urged > the courts to restrain Gowariker from showing > Jodhabai as the daughter of Raja Bharmal of Amber. > > He said the name of Raja Bharmal's daughter was > Harkabai alias Heera Kunwar. > > "You cannot make your own history and Ashutosh > Gowariker is making his own history. He is > projecting Jodhabai, who is Akbar's daughter-in-law, > as his beloved and making a love story out of that. > He is totally distorting historical facts," Rajawat > said. > > He said that the community would boycott the film. > > "We are also approaching the high court against > this," informed Rajawat. > > The president of the Rajput Karni Sena, Lokendra > Singh Kalvi, is also up in arms against the > director. He said the Sena had apprehended the > distortion of Rajasthan's historical facts in Jodhaa > Akbar , which is based on the Jodhpur royal family. > > "The Karni Sena would watch the movie when released > and, if required, it would not allow the screening > in the state," said Kalvi. > > Mahaveer Singh Sarwadi, a leader of the Shatriya > Yuvak Singh, said: "We would oppose the release of > the film if it shows the community in bad taste." > > A number of scenes for the film, which features > Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai in the lead roles, > were shot in and around Jaipur. Gowariker has > consulted several eminent Mughal historians for his > movie. " The search is more important than the destination " - a r rahman - ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
