*'Jodhaa Akbar' nominated for BAFTA award*By Agencies Fri, Dec 12, 2008 10:30 IST
*Jodhaa Akbar* <http://www.apunkachoice.com/dyn/movies/hindi/jodhaa_akbar/>*, one of the biggest Bollywood hits of this year, has been nominated at BAFTA awards in London. *The movie, starring Aishwarya Rai<http://www.apunkachoice.com/celebrities/aishwarya_rai/>and Hrithik Roshan <http://www.apunkachoice.com/celebrities/hrithik_roshan/> , has been nominated in the Best Foreign film category of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards. If 'Jodhaa Akbar' wins this award, it will be yet another honour for the magnum opus after the honours it received at the Sao Paulo film festival and the Golden Mibar festival in Kazan, Russia, said director Ashutosh Gowarikar<http://www.apunkachoice.com/celebrities/ashutosh_gowarikar/>, who is currently shooting for What's Your Raashi<http://www.apunkachoice.com/dyn/movies/hindi/what_s_your_raashi/>with Priyanka Chopra <http://www.apunkachoice.com/celebrities/priyanka_chopra/> and Harman Baweja <http://www.apunkachoice.com/celebrities/harman_baweja/> . He said noted film critic Mike Goodridge of Screen International has conveyed his appreciation for the movie by saying, "I loved it; I could have easily watched another hour!" <http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php> The final nominations list for the BAFTA awards will be announced on January 15 with the ceremony itself being staged at the Royal Opera house in London on February 8. http://www.apunkachoice.com/scoop/bollywood/jodhaa-akbar-nominated-for-bafta-award.html -- regards, Vithur
