Ashutosh Gowarikar’s Jodhaa Akbar opens to favourable reviews after weeks of controversy surrounding its historical authenticity and a boycott in theatres across Rajasthan. Sundeep Mann in Passion for Cinema comes away believing he has just watched a classic
It’s been a long time since I have walked out of the cinema hall with a feeling of equanimity and the asseveration of having just witnessed a film that will go down in history as a classic. The last time I was overcome by such a feeling was with Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s poetic Saawariya, a film that many people rejected for its folklore style.
Jodha Akbar rekindled my faith in why Hindi cinema is the greatest entertainer in the glimmering world of movie lights, for it could only be the Hindi film industry that could conceive such a monopolizing oeuvre.
Set in the 16th century, Jodha Akbar is a sumptuous saga of romance which blossoms under the schismatic setting of political astriction during the Mughal era.
Trade circles, however, have been less than enthused as the film opens well below expectation in India, reports Ibos Network
If controversies are expected to boost a film’s initial, that hasn’t happened in regards to the advance booking of Jodha Akbar. Though the film is expected to open better overseas, the Friday advance opening of ‘biggest film of the year’ in India is well below expectations. Chennai is at 85% which is good but not record-breaking. Delhi is hovering around 65%. Bombay is trailing at 60% and Calcutta follows even tad below. Indore is around the 60% mark. Centers across Rajasthan are of course 0% because they aren’t even letting the movie open there. The figures are mostly off single screen theatres as most multiplex chains nationally have bypassed the film till now.
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