Jodha Akbar - one sneek peek to a saga



The movie is like a dream rendered in motion. Its a beautiful caricature of the history - the simple quotient that it may not be history doesnt bother you at all. The simplist approach of the narration makes you finally believe that this itself may be history. Its not only a beautiful renediction of the story but the actors charisma also speaks volumes. No other actors could have footed this bill and done as much justice, as they both the leads did. And not only them the supporting cast was equally well polished and groomed. Its a long movie, but still that doesnt bother one also as it never lets you fall apart.

Ashutosh magnificantly transports one to battlefield, where the young Akbar is shown to grow up, among betrayals and insecurities, parallely showcasing the journey to his mind, his heart, his soul, his court and jodha's chamber. The chemistry between the two is awesome as they beautifully narrate a few moments so beautifully with their eyes. Akbar's taste of the art forms (he is the only king known in the times to have known the best of the artists in his court chamber), was well depicted when he gets pulled unstoppably in madness over a simple renediction of the allah's song "khwaja jee" or when Jodha is praying and he hears her in the court and cant stop himself from hearing her more and orders the court dispersal :)
The action is played, with such great courage - the emperor's fight to tame the wild elephant, the sword fight between the couple and the batte finally to curb the war, could not have been done without these wonderfully tamed actors.
They have played the moments between a little spats, mischieviousness and advices, which finally builds the relationship. The finest moments from the movie are the ones between the two of them. The scene in which he catches her sight transfixed on his bare torso while he is practicing sword, or that sword fight between the couple that's bubbling with sexual energy. Even that delicate scene in which he reveals to his wife an awkward truth about his education. Or then that moving scene in which he vindicates her honour by demanding to be served his lunch in the same plates she ate out of just moments ago in a tense situation. There is a huge balance and concentration they both have depicted and yet so simplistical.



I would think this is a masterpiece which would carve a niche for itself in the indian cinema.An awesome treat to the recent times and a proud moment to see the cinema growing to such finer tastes.

Comments

Anonymous said…
Nice review. But somehow I would rather watch it on DVD because of my allergy for history based stories. Of course I have great respect for Akbar - an uneducated man who towered over people with his understanding of arts (Tansen, Abdul Rahim Khan-i-khanan, famous for Rahim ke dohe all flourished in his court), wit and wisdom (he patronized Birbal), politics (he gave us mansabdari system), religious tolerance (din-ilahi), you name it - Akbar had it. But somehow to watch a saga, which as historians are claiming as less than half truth, I would need to work myself up a bit.
7:52 PM
Vandana Bhatia said…
I bought the DVD for this one also ..infact I am not an ardent history admirer myself. Still if there are stories told and they catch ur attention in some way, I think that should be called history. Whats the point remembering the names, its important to remember the interesting lives :)
And on your point for the story being half truth ..honestly do u care if its the truth ..what if her name was something else than jodha ..will that make any difference..i think names hardly make a difference the rendition does ..watch it on when u get time..i am sure u will like it as well.
7:57 PM
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