Jodha akbar review ratings
Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Sonu Sood, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Suhasini Mulay, Ila Arun, Digvijay Purohit, Shaji Chowdhary, Nikitin Dheer, Visswa Badola, Pradeep Sharma, Raza Murad, Yuri and Others.
Choreography: Chinni Prakash-Rekha Prakash-Raju Khan.
Cinematography: Kiiran Deohans.
Co-producer: Zarina Mehta-Deven Khote.
Costumes: Neeta Lulla.
Dialogues: KP Saxena.
Editing: Ballu Saluja.
Executive Producer: Sunita A. Gowariker.
Lyrics: Javed Akhtar.
Music: AR Rahman.
Production Design: Nitin Chandrakant Desai.
Screenplay: Haidar Ali-Ashutosh Gowariker.
Sound Design: Stephen Gomes.
Sound Re-recording: Hitendra Ghosh.
Story: Haidar Ali.
Stunt Co-ordinator: Ravi Dewan.
Direction: Ashutosh Gowariker.
Producer: Ronnie Screwvala-Ashutosh Gowariker.
Banner: UTV Motion Pictures-Ashutosh Gowariker Productions.
Release Date: 15th February, 2008.
Times now————————–Good
CNN-IBN—————————-4/5
Times Online————————4/5
Mynews——————————Masterpiece
Xpress-life—————————A clear winner
Filmicafe—————————–A must watch
DNA———————————-3/5
Mumbai Mirror———————–4/5
Passions for cinema—————-Great
Sify———————————-Go for it !
Movietalkies————————-4.5/5
Indiaglitz—————————-Great
NDTV——————————–Strongly recommended
Glamsham—————————A must watch
Indya.com —————————Opulent masterpiece
Merinews—————————–4.5/5
SAWF———————————3/5
AOL India—————————-Good
Radio Sargam———————–Good
Music and Movies——————–3.5/5
BBC———————————–4/5
Desihits——————————-3/5
Smashhits—————————-One cannot afford to miss the movie
Nowrunning————————–3.5/5
ApunkaCHoice———————–3/5
The Telegraph————————Long but Lovely
Deccan Herald————————Bad
Subhash Jha————————-3.5/5
New York Times———————Good
Times Now—————————3/5
CineGoer —————————–3.75/5
Behindwoods————————A true form of richness
Hindustan Times——————–Poor Laughing
The inspiration behind Jodhaa Akbar
Haidar Ali for the last 50 years, best known for playing Raja in the 1980s television series Nukkad, has struggled to find a foothold in showbusiness. At 60, he appears to be on the cusp of success with the much-awaited Jodhaa Akbar, starring Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai.
Sitting in his home in Mumbai’s Shivaji Park area, Haidar Ali appears relaxed as he speaks about the film of which has written the story and collaborated on the screenplay with director Ashutosh Gowarikar.
“Jodhaa Akbar began after the success of Lagaan,” he says. “Ashutosh was looking for a story on the scale of Lagaan. One day we were talking and I told him that the only film he could make after Lagaan would be Mughal-E-Azam.”
For a moment Gowariker wondered if his friend was talking about remaking Mughal-E-Azam or directing a sequel to K Asif’s epic. But Haidar Ali floated the idea of doing a prequel to Mughal-E-Azam.
“Ashutosh is the only director who could do justice to a film of such a level. In Lagaan, he touched on the issue of casteism, the oppressed class, Hindu-Muslim unity, communal harmony, team spirit, management and nationalism,” says Haidar Ali. “He weaved all this beautifully to make a hit film without preaching or lecturing. In the same way, I told him he could make a beautiful film by touching on such issues without preaching.”
Ash in ROBOT
Ash replaces Deepika in Robot. If my sources are to be believed, this could well be the casting coup of the decade. It seems Deepika Padukone has been replaced in Shankar’s magnum opus, Robot. And the coveted role is all set to go to Aishwarya. It happened like this. Shankar, did consider Ash for the part, but since Shah Rukh Khan was in the picture, Aishwarya was indecisive.
News about Deepika Padukone being seriously considered for the same have been doing the rounds for some time. But it seems that after Shah Rukh opted out of the project, Deepika’s name dropped out too.
So Rajni stepped in. And being a good friend of the Bachchans, he approached Amitabh all over again. And a few meetings later, Ash was finally convinced.
As for Rajini and Ash fans, if this actually works out, Robot will definitely be the film to watch out for. For Ash, this heralds a homecoming of sorts of the actress post-Iruvar. And now, let’s wait and watch for the real story and all the spicy details of this coup to emerge.
Jodha Akbar SOLD!!!
If rumours are to be believed, Anil Ambani’s Reliance is buying Jodhaa Akbar for Rs 90 cr from UTV. Reliance is planning to distribute the film, which has been delayed for the longest time.
Though no one is ready to confirm the development, trade circles are buzzing with this news. Insiders are even going to the extent of saying that the deal has already been inked. And it seems like UTV is heaving a sigh of relief, as the film is not carrying favourable reports within the trade circuit.
As for Reliance, it is said that they have been meaning to make a foray into Bollywood for a long time now. And Jodhaa Akbar, with its impressive star cast looks like a perfect film to start with.
Directed by Ashutosh Gowariker, Jodhaa Akbar is set to release on February 15 and stars Hrithik Roshan, Aishwarya Rai among others.
RACE
Film: RACE
Starring: Anil Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Bipasha Basu, Katrina Kaif, Sameera Reddy
Director: Abbas-Mustan
Music: Pritam
lyricst: Sameer
Producer: Kumar Taurani & Ramesh Taurani
Singer – Atif, Neeraj & Monali set the ramp on fire, as the RACE Poster was unveiled.
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Production banner: Zee Telefilms Ltd (ZTL)
Release date: January 2008
In the film, Khan and Khanna play half brothers who own a huge stud farm in Cape Town and are the biggest bookies in the sport of horse racing. Katrina Kaif is Khanna’s personal secretary who loves him.
Bipasha Basu plays the role of an upcoming Indian ramp model in Cape Town. Although she loves Khan, a twist of fate gets her married to his younger brother, Khanna.
A series of events change the lives of these three characters, resulting in a death and what follows is a murder mystery. Anil Kapoor plays the role of a police detective, Sameera Reddy is his personal assistant, both of whom step in to solve the case.
The movie RACE has been shot in beautiful location of Durban, Cape Town and Mumbai.
This is the second time Saif Ali Khan and Akshaye Khanna are together in a bollywood movie. Before RACE, Saif Ali Khan and Akshaye Khanna have starred together in Dil Chahta Hai.This is the first time when the two actresses Bipasha Basu and Katrina Kaif are coming together. In fact Bipasha Basu and Katrina Kaif and Saif Ali Khan and Akshaye Khanna are coming together for the first time.
Earlier Mallika Sherawat was Anil Kapoor’s heroine, however Mallika Sherawat was dropped later and Sameera Reddy was signed.
Vaazhthugal
| Film : Vaazhthugal Actors : Madhavan, Bhavana Director : Seeman Music Director : Yuvan Shankar Raja Producer : UTV |
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Director Seeman’s forthcoming movie ‘Vaazhthugal’, Madhavan and Bhavana starrer, is a unique film in many counts. The movie has no villain. The incidents and the turning points are the villains. The movie looks into the problems faced by a joint family, disturbed by love.
Yuvan Shankar Raja has scored the music for the film while Na. Muthukimar has penned lyrics for all the songs.
The movie will be released on Pongal. So, the film will be the ‘Pongal Vaazhthugal’ by Seeman.
Songs :
Chinna Chinna Singer : Swetha
Enthan Vaanamum Neethan Singer : Mahathi, Haricharan
Unmela Aasapattu Singer : Anuradha Sriram, Sri PP. Saran
Enthan Vaanamum – 2 Singer : Rahul, Rajakumari
Kannil Vanthathum Singer : Haricharan
Muzhumai Nilla Singer : Sri Ram Parthasarathy
Pookkal Rasithathu Singer : Haricharan
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Big B’s voice for JA
He did it in Lagaan and now he will be doing it for Ashutosh Gowarikar’s Jodha Akbar as well. Amitabh Bachchan will be doing the voiceover for the epic romance which stars his daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai and Hrithik Roshan in the lead roles.
Thus Amitabh also joins the cast of Jodha Akbar. The Big B says that his association with Gowarikar goes back to the Lagaan days. So when Gowariker approached him for Jodha Akbar, he was more than happy to obilige. He is all set to do the voice over next week. For Ashutosh, there was no other choice but Amitabh to do the narration. It had to be someone who could convey both the gravity and the historicity of the occasion. And no, Bachchan is just being brought in because the film’s editing needs explaining but because the historical details need to be punctuated. And who better than the Big B?
Screen Awards ’08
| ‘Taare Zameen Par’ sweeps Screen awards Aamir shared the best director award for the film with Shimit Amin for `Chak De! India’ starring Shahrukh Khan. He additionally won awards as Best Supporting Actor and for Best DialoguesThe three other awards won by Aamir’s film were – Best Story (Amol Gupte), Best Child Actor (Darsheel Zafary) and Best Lyricist (Prasoon Joshi). |
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Screen Awards – Full list :
Best Film: Chak De India
Best Director: Shimat Amin for Chak De India and Aamir Khan for Taare
Zameen Par
Best Actor: Shahrukh Khan, Chak De India
Best Actress: Kareena Kapoor, Jab We Met
Best Actro in a Supporting role: Aamir Khan, Taare Zameen Par
Best Actress in a Supporting role: Chak De girls
Best Actor in a Negative role: Pankaj Kapoor, The Blue Umbrella
Best Actor in a Comic role: Irfan Khan, Life In A Metro
Best Music Director: A.R.Rahman, Guru
Best Background Score: A.R.Rahman, Guru
Best Lyricist: Prasoon Joshi, Taare Zameen Par
Best Playback singer male: Soham, In Dino (Life In A Metro)
Best Playback singer female: Shreya Ghosal, Barso Re (Guru)
Best story: Amol Gupte, Taare Zameen Par
Best Screenplay: Anurag Basu, Life In A Metro
Best Dialogues: Amol Gupte, Taare Zameen Par
Best Choreography: Farah Khan, Dhoom Tana(Om Shanti Om)
Best Editing: Amitabh Shukla, Chak De India
Best Sound: Biswadeep Chatterjee, Eklavya,The Royal Guard
Best Cinematography: Sudeep Chatterjee, Chak De India
Best Action: Tinu Verma, Apne
Best Special Effects:Red Chillies VFX
Best Art Direction: Nitin Desai, Gandhi- My Father
Best Debut Male: Ranvir Kapoor, Saawariya
Best Debut Female: Deepika Padukone, Om Shanti Om
Best Debut Director: Aamir Khan, Taare Zameen Par
Critic’s Best Actor: Amitabh Bachchan, Chenni Kum
Critic’s Best Actress: Tabu, Chenni Kum
Special Jury Award/Best Child Artist: Darsheel Safary, Taare Zameen Par
Rajni in Shankar’s ‘ROBOT’
Shankar’s dream project is finally taking shape and the actor if the sources are correct is none other than the Superstar Rajnikanth. Superstar Rajini is paired with none other than Deepika Padukone for Robot. Deepika made waves in bollywood with her debut movie Om Shanthi Om.
The movie Robot will be produced on a 100 crore budget by Ayngaran International and Eros Multimedia. The sucess team of Shivaji which includes Shankar, Rajini and A.R. Rahman are all set to repeat their magic again in Robot. The rest of the crew needs to be still decided. No official announcement has been made yet. The announcement is expected to be during the silver jubilee celebrations of Shivaji the boss.
This is going to be a never seen before Sci-Fi thriller for the Tamil audience.Shankar, who directed Sivaji, had initially approached Shah Rukh Khan, but the deal fell through.Many big names like Ajith Kumar and Amir Khan have also been rumoured to be associated with this movie Robot.
Sources also say that Robo will be bigger and more expensive than Sivaji, which was made at a cost of close to Rs 80 crore and earned nearly Rs 100 crore.
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