Jodhaa Akbar

The story chronicles the journey of Jalaluddin Akbar as he transitions from a ruthless ruler to a more diplomatic leader, while his marriage to Jodhaa faces challenges and he learns the importance of religious tolerance in defending his empire. Jodhaa Akbar is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language Action Adventure movie featuring Hrithik Roshan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Sonu Sood, Poonam Sinha, Suhasini Mulay, Ila Arun and Naushaad Abbas. Ashutosh Gowariker Productions Private Limited was the production house involved in the project along with executive producer(s) Ashutosh Gowariker and Ronnie Screwvala. Jodhaa Akbar is written by Haidar Ali, Ashutosh Gowariker, K.p. Saxena, Rajshri Sudhakar and K. P. Saxena and it is directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. UTV Motion Pictures acquired the distribution rights for the film. Jodhaa Akbar was released on 15th February 2008 and takes a screen time of 214 minutes. Jodhaa Akbar was made on a budget of ₹55 crore and it was a hit at box office gross of ₹56 crore. The screenplay for the movie was written by Haidar Ali and Ashutosh Gowariker. Cinematography was done by Kiran Deohans and editing by Ballu Saluja. The music was composed by Ar Rahman along with A. R. Rahman. At the 2009 IIFA Awards It won 4 awards including: Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Editing and Best Makeup. At the 2009 IIFA Awards It also won 6 awards including: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Hrithik Roshan), Best Picture, Best Director, Best Music Director, Best Playback Singer - Male and Best Film. At the 2009 Filmfare Awards It also won 5 awards including: Best Art Direction, Best Editing, Best Makeup, Best Costume Design and Best Background Score. At the 2009 National Film Awards It also won 2 awards including: Best Costume Designer and Best Choreography.