tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954254.post1276155603989419364..comments2023-12-01T07:51:20.505+01:00Comments on Animesh Pathak's Online Journal: Looking forward to Jodhaa AkbarAnimeshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08412663541603155070noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954254.post-12764469943250107622008-01-30T07:47:00.000+01:002008-01-30T07:47:00.000+01:00@sharad: Valid points. Will be interesting to see ...@sharad: Valid points. Will be interesting to see such hard-hitting movies.<BR/><BR/>@GS: I am looking forward to the movie, and hoping to be pleasantly surprized in front of the big-screen. Lets see.<BR/><BR/>@all: The first protests have begun. Read <A HREF="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Rajputs_threaten_to_boycott_Jodhaa_Akbar/articleshow/2742124.cms" REL="nofollow">this</A> for more.Animeshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08412663541603155070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954254.post-70315726435009457472008-01-28T22:30:00.000+01:002008-01-28T22:30:00.000+01:00I am still not impressed by the action sequences. ...I am still not impressed by the action sequences. I expected movie Braveheart/Gladiator type shots since Bollywood<BR/>has all the technical skills for that.<BR/><BR/>I amy be wrong since its just a trailer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954254.post-14801858170420952612008-01-28T00:57:00.000+01:002008-01-28T00:57:00.000+01:00Good post. :)However, I'm somewhat skeptical if th...Good post. :)<BR/><BR/>However, I'm somewhat skeptical if the movie will go beyond glorifying Akbar's glorious reign on India and be critical about some of his mistakes. [Remember the filmy climax of Mughal-e-Azam that was tailor-made to suit Indian sensibilities!] Given the duration of his rule and the size of his kingdom I'm sure that not all of Akbar's policies were par excellence. [A small trivia: Did you know that Akbar had one of the biggest harems of all Mughal rulers and any woman whom the harem's caretaker deemed pretty, was abducted for the king's lusty merriments. Apparently, she never returned to her family or respectable society! Interestingly, none of the great Mughals who followed Akbar corrected this practice till the much denounced Aurangzeb abolished the practice during his reign.] Highlighting such things would be crucial lessons in good governance. However, surprisingly I never came across any detailed research on such mistakes so far (may be I should look deeper!)<BR/><BR/>Moreover, in a country where three of the major Bollywood stars have spouses from other religions (SRK, Aamir and Hrithik) and nobody has any issues with that, I don't think Jodhaa-Akbar is going to ruffle any feathers. So instead of waiting for Jodhaa-Akbar's release date, I would rather wait for the day when we can make honest documentaries openly critical of the ruling government [remember Fahrenheit 911?] without any fear of backlash. Till then, the right to free speech in India is limited to excluding Bal Thackeray from the list of India's Villains (Outlook August 15, 2007 issue)!LoonyTalkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02854083134984117456noreply@blogger.com