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A+ |
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Just like an old MGM style hollywood epic
by KINNAR (movies profile)
May 19, 2008
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13 people found this review helpful
Ashutosh govarikar has proved that nobody else in bollywood has guts or vision to attempt and succeed in a way like he has done it in jodha akbar. This is the grand ever in every aspect.
picture perfact frames, fine detailing, most colourfull costumes, locations, sets, jewellery, acting, casting, action, choreography, dialogues, use of animals.
A wise and intelligent selection of events from the pages of history added with writer's own imaginations. All the incidents used to define akbar's character is wisdom of AG because most of the akbar's life is known and all the incidents created for jodha's character is intelligent imagination of AG, because jodha's life is not much known as confessed in the begining of the film.
some scenes which are noteworthy
the battle of panipat in the beginning of the film is first time ever war scene created in hollywood style. The best part is collection of so many elephants, as per the history, king hemu had these many or more elephants on that battlefield. this must be a costliest scene of the movie. by no. of extras, armours, animals and special effects.
the tamming of elephant scene
we have witnessed so many horse tamming scenes before, this one is new. the elephant's leg shown to crush the extra guy was also realistic on frame.
akbar's killing of Adam khan (not adham khan)
justifies his anger and beast within inspite of his more human nature throughout the film.
food preperation by jodha
king size kitchen, it's not easy to be akbar's wife. the only light moment in the film.
azeem-o-shan song
never before in bollywood, i expected more looking at akbar's span of kingdom and song's direct inspiration from liz taylor's cleopetra.
full marks to rekha and chinni prakash for choreography.
khwaja mere khwaja song
sitting choreography, costumes, camerawork alongwith vocals and the finishing of song with akbar joining the sufi dancing, justifies the reason of this song.
battle with king of virat
especially canon fighting and the camerawork
with canonballs.
sword fight between jodha and akbar
this scene must have written after watching ash's "last legion", where she did it better than this infact with colin firth.
The last battle with sharifuddin.
scene starts with posibility of another big battle sequence but ends up on one to one fighting just like troy's brad pitt and eric bana
good to watch a new villain challenging hritik.
Ashutosh Govarikar has put all the ingredients of a historic love story just like lagaan for cricket match. He has borrowed ideas from some hollywood movies but to borrow and to execute still needs a master craftsmanship.
sets made by nitin desai has a similarity with his earlier work in eklavya, especially for jodha's palace. he likes colour red and curtains too much but good for royal mood.
all the real forts and palaces used must be renovated for shooting. looks new.
The length of the movie is tiresome inspite of interesting incidents and split songs to keep up the pace but after 2 hours and 15 minutes before intermission, you start thinking that this is two films in one, a love story and a war story. editing should have been more tight.
if you are going this week, go early, otherwise seats are not available- house full all the way. |
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