Ashutosh Gowariker's directorial epic historical romantic drama musical fiction film Jodhaa Akbar completed 17 years. At the 54th Filmfare Awards, the film received 11 nominations and won 5 awards.
The film was produced by Ronnie Screwvala and Ashutosh Gowariker under the banner of Ashutosh Gowariker Productions Private Limited. The film was distributed by UTV Motion Pictures.
The film, starring Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in the lead roles, was released in theatres on 15th February 2008. The film marked the second collaboration between Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan after Dhoom 2 in 2006.
Sonu Sood, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Suhasini Mulay, Raza Murad, Poonam Sinha, Rajesh Vivek, Pramod Moutho, Ila Arun, Nikitin Dheer, appeared in crucial roles in this film. Kiran Deohans handled the cinematography of this film marking his maiden collaboration with director Ashutosh Gowariker.
Javed Akhtar penned the lyrics for the songs of this film, marking his third collaboration with director Ashutosh Gowariker after Lagaan and Swades. The film also won 10 International Indian Film Academy Awards and 7 Star Screen Awards, along with receiving two nominations at the 3rd Asian Film Awards.
At the 56th National Film Awards, Neeta Lulla won Best Costume Design, while Chinni Prakash and Rekha Prakash won Best Choreography for the song Azeem-o-Shaan Shahenshah.
The film marked director Ashutosh Gowariker's maiden collaboration with Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Baldev Saluja edited this film marking his 3rd collaboration with director Ashutosh Gowariker after Lagaan and Swades.
A. R. Rahman composed the music and background score for this film making his third collaboration with director Ashutosh Gowariker after Lagaan and Swades
Made on a budget of around Rs 40 crores, the film grossed approximately Rs 120 crores and became the fourth highest-grossing Hindi film of 2008, trailing only Ghajini, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, and Singh Is Kinng.
Jodhaa Akbar marked 5th directorial venture of Ashutosh Gowariker. He made his directorial debut in 1993 with the thriller film Pehla Nasha starring Deepak Tijori, Pooja Bhatt, Raveena Tandon, Paresh Rawal
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