awesome.. bollywood is slowly increasing their quality of the movies nowadays.
another mind blowing composition is on the way dude!! i'm very exicited arr and asutosh will rock!!! --- manaf cp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Email this page > Print this page > Director Ashutosh Gowarikar of Baazi (known for > Amir Khan in drag), Lagaan (known for gaining the > Academy Award nomination for best foreign film) and > Swades (known for featuring one of Shah Rukh > Khans best performances) fame returns to the silver > screen with his latest magna opus, Jodhaa-Akbar. > The screenplay centers on a classic sixteenth > century love story between the Mughal Emperor Akbar > and a Rajput princess Jodhaa. The princess is > originally used as a political pawn in a marriage to > gain the allegiance of the Rajputs, and initially > feels no love for the Akbar, but rather holds a > fiery resentment in her heart. Akbar may have been > able to win an empire that stretched from the Hindu > Kush, to Afghanistan, to the Himalayas to the > Godavari River, but will he be able to conquer his > queens heart? Hindi films have tried period > pieces to varying effects. In recent memory one can > remember the debacle of J.P. Duttas Umrao Jaan > (starring Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai) and > Santosh Sivans under-rated flawed yet beautiful > Asoka (starring Shah Rukh Khan and Kareena > Kapoor). If there is one director that can perhaps > provide Bollywood fans with a true classic movie > going experience, it is Ashutosh Gowarikar. For > his latest, he has signed the hot couple > from Dhoom II, Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai. > The lead pair set the screen on fire with their > chemistry and the outlawed kiss from that > blockbuster. If there ever were an actor that could > convey the intensity of Emperor Akbar it is Hrithik > Roshan. Who could possibly steal the Emperors > heart? None other than Aishwarya Rai could portray > the intensity, anger and passion of Empress Jodhaa. > Heres hoping that the chemistry they shared in > Dhoom 2 is ampd up in the capable hands of a > director the caliber of Gowarikar. In addition > to signing the hottest lead pair, Gowarikar has also > signed his infamous partner in music, A.R. Rahman > (with lyricist Javed Akhtar). The musical score for > Lagaan is considered to be a classic and will > stand up to the test of time. The soundtrack to > Swades didnt live up to expectations, but > nonetheless contained some memorable tunes that > matched the mood of that movie. Heres hoping that > maestro Rahman will provide us with one of the > best soundtracks of 2007. Already the anticipation > is building for the qawwali number, titled, Khwaja > Mere Khwaja which will feature the smooth vocals of > Sonu Nigam and Alka Yagnik. Backed by a solid > producer like Ronnie Screwvalla, Ashutosh Gowarikar > looks set to wow audiences with his latest release. > Hes spared no expense in making sure that the film > is historically correct, from hiring scholars, to > herds of animals, to detailed costumes, to intense > performances the movie promises to be one that will > leave Bollywood fans worldwide breathless and caught > up in the eternally classic love story of > Jodhaa-Akbar. > > > http://www.planetbollywood.com/displayReview.php?id=053007031853 > > > --------------------------------- > You snooze, you lose. Get messages ASAP with > AutoCheck > in the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss an email again! Yahoo! Toolbar alerts you the instant new Mail arrives. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/
