Dismal Swades?
Gopal Srinivasan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jodhaa Akbar -- Movie Review
If you can sit beyond with the first 20 minutes of the movie trust meyou will
be rewarded with the most spectacular cinematic experience.
The first 20 minutes seem like a history lesson gone bad, but what follows
grips you till the every end.
Letsstart off by saying that the director has spent his money doing all
theright things in the movie, grand sets, fantastic costumes and thejewellery
is impressive.
Most people come into the movie thinkingthis would be another war epic with
blood all over the screen, but theviewer is pleasantly shocked by the fact that
this is more of a lovestory between Jodhaa and Akbar, the director certainly
knows his skillto the T.
His handling of emotinal love scenes and intense warscenes need to be
applauded, the dialogues of the movie are simple andthe viewer does not have to
think hard.
There are many sequenceswhich leave a impact on you for example to scene where
Hritik demandsto eat from the same plate which Ash was told to eat to test if
thefood made by her was safe for her husband.
That scene shows the sensivity the director has in his art, the screenplay is
tight and hold you close to the movie.
The scene was Hritik tames a voilent elephant is also makes for good viewing.
Thereis no melodrama in the movie which would bore you, coming to the musicAR
Rahman has done a AWESOME job, at first the music wasnt a hit withthe masses
but after you watch the movie you simply fall in love withthe music (I am
listening to it as i write this :-) )
The lengthcan take its toll at times but its 3:20 minutes well spent , but
yesthe movie could have been a little shorter but i am not complaning.
Thereare a lot of smaller characters in the movie which do a efficient jobbut
the performances of Hritik and Ash just take your breathe away.
Noone could even come close to performing the role of Akbar than Hritik,after
watching the movie you cannot imagine anyone playing the role ofthe royal
emperorer but him.
This movie will surely take Hritikto new heights, he is the sole of the movie
and carries the movie onhis shoulders, and Ash compliments his very well.
She has reallycome off age and this ranks as one of her best performances to
date,after a dismal Swades, Ashutosh has stuck gold with Jodhaa Akbar andit
remains to be seen wheather the youth as the patience to watch thisflick, but
if they give this a try they sure will not be dissapointed.
This is one of the best historicans made by our Indian Movie industry and this
sure is a classic with brillant performances.
Thereal hero is this movie is the director and he needs to given all thecredit
for attempting something so big like Jodhaa Akbar, so i erge youto get off your
ass and go buy the tickets for this movie and againdont mind the first 20
minutes just take it as a bad dream.
Stars: out of 5
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