Anyway, this is roughly what happens, or what I could make out as I drifted in and out of sleep: Unfortunately, most of the rest of the film makes a half-hearted stab at telling us about various things that may or may not have occurred in the mid-16th century.
With just a minor alteration in setting and costume, it could easily have come out of Dhoom 2, a film that was a fine showcase for this same couple.Īs it happens, this is one of the most assured scenes in Jodhaa Akbar. The scene exists completely independent of context – it’s about Hrithik as the ultimate alpha-male preening like a peacock (an inordinately muscular peacock) for Aishwarya it’s about sending vicarious thrills through star-struck moviegoers of both sexes. Take the magnificently show-offish moment where a shirtless Akbar ( Hrithik Roshan) displays his swordsmanship while Jodha ( Aishwarya Rai) watches in womanly awe.
This film is really at its most authentic when it abandons all pretence that it was made for any reason other than to bring together Bollywood’s two most beautiful people (and a lot of shiny jewellery). It turns out that the controversy about historical authenticity in Jodha Akbar has been such a waste of everyone’s time.
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