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Abhi-Ash’s Jealous Makes Them A Spoilt Sport

greathotstories — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:58:24 +0000

Abhi and Ash are quit upset that they haven’t been offered Ashutosh Govariker’s next flick, “What’s Your Rashee”. Post Jodhaa Akbar, Ash expected Ashutosh to offer her the lead, with hubby Abhi coming in the package. But the duo were quite upset and jealous when they came to know that the roles have been given to new couple of bollywood, Priyanka and Harman. This envy was clearly seen at IIFA where Abishek and Ash were found giggling uncontrollably and quite annoyingly when Priyanka and Harman were introducing their film on the stage. This was very uncomfortable for poor Priyanka who used to think Abhi as a friend. The senior Bachchan though came and got the scene under control when he told Jaya to tell their kids to stop making a scene.
Shouldn’t the actors learn to take the defeat sportively??? May be u people, as a couple weren’t good enough to be casted in the movie… Come on guys…get a life!!!

Rotary Club of Madras honors Rahman

Farzad — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:33:53 +0000

A R Rahman was conferred the Life Time Achievement award by Rotary Club of Madras for his contribution to Indian music. Man of simplicity and nobility, Rahman said, ' I still have a long way to go'.

The man who carved a niche for himself coming out with back to back hits ever since he was introduced in Mani Ratnam's Roja was at his usual best. 'If you can start playing the piano at four, you can accept a Lifetime Achievement Award at 40,' said Indra Subramanyam, President, Rotary Club of Madras, summing the musical lifespan of the genius, thus far.

A God-fearing individual, Rahman said, ' Whenever I'm confident about something, I know I am wrong. It is when I'm insecure that I produce something special.' Rahman said he listens to music from different genres, from The Carpenters to M S Vishwanathan and compositions of Kannadasan and Naushad.

The music genius added that he did a lot of research for ‘Jodhaa Akbar’ and didn't use any of it in the end.

'I wasn't looking to recreate a ‘Mughal-e-Azam’ or to better the compositions of Khayyam or Naushad. I wanted to do something that hadn't been heard before.'

The award ceremony also included a documentary which featured some of the biggest names from the Tamil film industry showering praises on Rahman. Special mention was also made on Rahman, the human being.

K Balachander, Mani Rathnam and Kamal Haasan among others spoke on the audio-visual highlighting the contributions of Rahman.

Govinda! Govinda!

isparku — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:44:52 +0000

Ok! I saw Sarkar Raj this weekend. I would not like this to be called a review or something but definitely it is a "how I felt about the movie" post!!

I have to make clear two things. First, I am die-hard Aishwarya Rai follower!! She is the best!!

Two, Ram Gopal Varma has not been one of my favourite directors.

And about the movie now... It was a good, intriguing movie with some intense political drama set at the heart of the script. I have to say my expectations were huge from the movie as post Jodhaa Akbar, I was waiting for Aishwarya's next movie where I had heard she plays a powerful character.

Now it would be unjust if I just go on and on about her because I enjoyed the movie not only because of her but the movie in itself was a real good one. I have to say the pre-interval part of the movie was not spectacular, just a turn of events , yes it lays the foundation of what lies ahead of the interval. Towards the interval and after that, it shows why those events happened. I thought RGV takes the movie to a really different level post interval. I mean I just sat mouth agape at what was going on!! Seriously! It was mind boggling. He makes the audience think into the movie and its happenings.

Look at Race it had a lot of twists and turns in the plot but they were not shocking or "whaa--t" kinda ones. The one twist in this movie was really a great thing in the script. It had goosebumps all over me! Amitabh Bachchan plays it down for most part of the movie and Abhishek takes over in the first part. But towards the climax and the end Amitabh proves it onces again that he is The master and takes ovaer the film like a dynamite. Support in the form of subtle roles of Tanisha and Supriya Pathak. And you have the usual "Sarkar stamps" like the sepia tones, the unnatural camera angles and close up shots. A visual treat too.

Three things that had me sit up and notice: The amazing way the second part and climax has been dealt with. You couldn't have asked for a better one. Hell I didn't expect that climax in the first place!

Secondly, some scenes were picturised very well. I specially like the sequence where Abhishek rams a jeep into a transformer setting power lines on fire on a street, his gang walking through smoke to rescue someone who has been kidnapped. That was a well shot scene.

Lastly, Aishwarya. She primarily is a spectator to the events taking place in the movie, sticking to her character in the movie till the end. But again, her role along with Amitabh's comes up full force towards the end. She makes her mark in two scenes, both scenes where she cries on someone's loss. She really leaves a mark in those scenes!

The new find, who reminds you too much of Raj Thackeray, and others make the movie a full mind treat. If you have a taste for some intense political drama, plots, ulterior motives, danger, some great acting by all three of the primary cast and some good visuals Sarkar Raj does it for you! A must watch for some amazing effect!

Beauty in Drought and Clashes!

isparku — Wed, 28 May 2008 06:25:35 +0000

Sorry. Yesterday the blog site host server was down so I was not able to post about the rest of the Rajasthan trip. I am apologizing as though scores of people are waiting for my next blog!! ha ha..

So today I come to office and I decide not to indulge too much into my crush and her activities. I will tell you about this in subsequent posts. You know a little drama in life always helps.. he he..

And there is a little official drama too.. People's ratings have come from bosses and the GL of the project has reduced some of my team member's ratings by 1 so it has come down to 2 out of 5 for them. And talks are going on to find out why that happened. As usual no one is satisfied with the work quality in the project.

So the next day in Ajmer, we woke out and showered and dressed while my ex-roommate and our flat owner went to the dargah again. By the time they were back me and my other tamil housemate were ready. We had cups of freshening tea and took off towards Sambhar Lake. The route was the same one by which we came to Ajmer, except that we had to deviate from a place called Dudu midway. So from the crowded main street in Dudu below the NH-8 freeway we took a left towards Sambhar around 25 Kms from the NH. That was a close look at rural Rajasthan life.

A narrow road with arid areas to both sides sans sand dunes and growing desert vegetation (the trees looked like they had been cropped and trimmed with leaves only in the top. Later we understood that animals would have eaten the lower leaves or the vegetation had adapted to the environment in such a way as to avoid being eaten by the animals), clear water mirages into the distance everywhere, camel carts, Rajasthani men and women carrying wood, pitchers of water on their head, camels, abandoned domes.. The midday sun made you get the real feeling of a desert area. As we drove on we reached Sambhar village. On asking for directions we realized that we had already crossed the lake to reach the village. We were dumbfounded. Surely the largest inland salt water lake of India would hard to miss on the way. So as we were backtracking we stopped at a railway track for the train to pass by. We spoke to the 'gate keeper'. He told us the news. There had been no rain for the past 12 months in that area. The Sambhar lake well was just the basin, no water. It was dry. But still it was an important source of salt. There were a lot of salt companies in and around that area. He said it is due to the atrocities committed that there was no rain in that area and hinted at politicians. By that time the Jaipur-Bikaner-Jaisalmer Express had passed through and we were waiting to see the Sambhar ‘lake', well, the basin at least. And finally there was a board pointing to a road. There was something obscure written. But what caught my eye was a spray written "AGPPL". I immediately connected it to Jodhaa Akbar. Ashutosh Gowariker Productions Private Limited. My owner had earlier remarked that some scenes of Jodhaa Akbar were filmed on the lake. We ran off the road into the lake. The mud was soft and had huge white patches as far as the eye could see. Salt. I picked up a few crystals. On the whole it was beautiful. Untouched. And then I realised it is here where the war scenes of the movie were shot. We took a few amazing photos and finally left for Gurgaon. The rest of the journey was spent in listening to music and surveying the last glimpses of Rajasthan.

On the way out of Rajasthan two interesting events happened. One was lunch. We stopped at a dhaba. And a menu board immediately caught my eye. Rajasthani gatta masala, dal, baati, churma. OMG, I thought. The famed Rajasthani dishes. I was reminded of the scenes from the movie where Ash lovingly cooks the same dishes for her husband. We decided to get a plate of Daal- Baati- Churma, Matar Pulao (spiced rice and peas), daal(pulses) and Alu palak (potatoes and Spinach). Daal was great. I still am salivating thinking of it. It was the finest I've eaten ever. It was the few fried methi (fenugreek) leaves that gave a magic taste to the Daal. Baati was a fried flour item and reaaaally soaked into ghee (purified butter). I mean it was yum but you couldn't eat more than a bite and you ate it with dal and churma. Churma is made essentially of the same material as Baati but it was powdery and sweet. I now realised why this Rajasthani dish was so famous. It was tasty and rich not to mention really heavy on the stomach. And so after the fabulous lunch we set off towards the border.

Event 2 which took place was near the border where about 50 -100 Kms from the border Police personnel were deployed. We recollected the happenings of the previous night when we were parking into the hotel we stayed in Ajmer. As we got out of the car a group of protesters went in large jeeps followed in front and back by police personnel. They were shouting "Gujjar Ekta Zindabad". It was the ongoing feud between the Gujjars and the government for reservation. A car window we passed on the highway was smashed. Police was everywhere. When we crossed the border after about 20 minutes, the incoming vehicles were stopped. The border had been closed for traffic. Some impending activity by the protesters had been alerted among the police and they where everywhere. We started early and were lucky enough not to get caught in those clashes.

We reached home, showered and milled about aimlessly. At least I did that. I was so tired that I slept off by 7 and woke up midway to eat the tasty pulao my friend had made and slept off again. The next day I came back and started this blog!

Ajmer!

isparku — Mon, 26 May 2008 09:16:10 +0000

I have a lot to tell you all. It was a fun weekend. We (me and my housemates) had gone for a trip to Ajmer in Rajasthan (Indian State in the west). It was a fun drive on NH-8 Delhi - Bombay Highway from Gurgaon all the way till the Jaipur bypass to Ajmer. The road was one of the best I've seen you could call it a road trip in itself. With arid to semi- arid desert like expanses to both sides, the neat roads with trimmed bushes with yellow flowers in the dividers dividing the lane, the road seemed to get lost into the desert-like horizon. You could make sure you were in Rajasthan once you spot forts, abandoned old palace sort of buildings all along.

The first place which we passed through was Neemrana. I heard it is a resort of sorts. Nestled in the hills you could spot the fort- turned - hotel as you drive on.Now the frequency of spotting camel carts becomes more. As we zoomed along we stopped for a quick gulp at a cafe coffee day. Being a hardcore Aishwarya Rai fan, this trip took me to places that had connections with her latest release "Jodhaa Akbar". We neared Jaipur in a record 4 hours time. It is about 250 Kms from Gurgaon i guess. Oh! By the way, the fabulous lunch of tinda - tomato subzi, potato - brinjal subzi (that was yummy!) with tandoori baked rotis and dal is unforgettable.But my taste buds were oblivious to the fact that we were going to Rajasthan. Food, colours and amazing buildings. A treat for all your senses.We took the Ajmer bypass a good 30 kms before Jaipur city. The bypass was an elevated road stretch which went right through the edge of the city of Jaipur so you could actually 'see' Jaipur as you coursed through. Still a good 100 Kms away we were already enjoying the trip. And finally we were there in a record 5 and a half hours time. It was a good day on a good road with almost a trickle of traffic so we had managed it. We parked our car in a private parking space as we walked into the Dargah bazaar. We had planned to see the renowned Ajmer Dargah Sharif. This is the final resting place of Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti ( i hope my facts aren't wrong), remember the song "Khwaja mere Khwaja" from Jodhaa Akbar?

It was my second visit to a dargah / a mosque. I liked it in there. Though it was jam packed as the last of the weekend visitors thronged the place, I had a strange peace about even in that crowd. I got a tray of flowers, washed my hands and legs in the common pool where devotees wash themselves and proceeded to get into the swarm outside the entrance of the shrine. Outside the shrine sat two mullahs who beckoned the four of us. My ex- roommate is a muslim. He was asked for his name and was petted with a peacock feather bunch. So were the flowers and shawl he held . I thought it was some kind of purification ceremony. Next he called us up out of the queue. Later I learnt from my ex-roommate that they were trying to make us nervous and make some revenue. Of course this was unfamiliar terrain for us. But i was not nervous just wondering at what was going on. He asked us for our names. I was shocked about the reaction what the mullah might get when i would tell my hindu name. By that time my friend had intervened and told him they have all told their names or something along those lines. Which essentially meant leave them alone. The people who had lovingly beckoned us had scorns and scowls on their faces now and told us to get back into the queue. Who knows what had actually happened, maybe their intentions were good and my muslim friend had mistook them. Still, he was on familiar ground so he knew better.

As we neared the place through the doorway a strange peacefulness engulfed me. No noise in that area was disturbing. I was amazed. A person standing in the main shrine took my flower tray, told me to touch them and strewed the flowers on the grave. Later on asking him what lay beneath the bed of shawls and flowers my friend told me that it was the grave of Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti. He was the messiah of god, though not god himself he is closer to god than us ordinary mortals. Essentially he would recommend our pleas to Allah. After coming out of the melee we came face to face with a prayer group which was singing sufi style songs in praise of the khwaja. It was so much like the Khwaja song.

Another interesting thing that happened there was the tying the thread in front of the shrine. It is said that you make a wish and tie a knot and when it comes true you go back and untie a knot. In that way you make someone else's wish come true (by untying their knot.. you cant find out where your thread was years back when you tied it can you?). On the way out we saw a very big vessel on top of a wood stove which would be used for public feasts maybe of biryani. After collecting our footwear from the shop we got the flowers we started looking for a place to stay.

We asked a local constable whom we spotted. He was very helpful with his patient explanation and good directions. Then we went to a shop which sold lassi, ghee , butter etc. We had cool lassis topped with malai (cream) in small earthen cups. We asked him about a place to stay. He patiently explained about various places he knew. H e also told us what we can visit in and around Ajmer. As we move along we found a decent looking hotel right on the Dargah Street and we decided to check in. The surprise in store here was, I met a long lost college mate in that very hotel. I mean how would you feel if you saw an unexpected person in an equally unexpected place! I was speechless. After freshening up and placing our orders for dinner I went up to his room to meet him and we reminisced our college days. It was just one year ago that college got over and the memories were fresh.

On return I found my Special North Indian Thali. The food was bad. I didn't quite like it. The chapattis smelt as if cockroaches had crawled on them. The gravies were OK. But the Boondi Raita was very good. So was the Jeera Rice. After a bit of hearing music and reading we all dozed off as we had changed our plans for the next day. We planned to go to the Sambhar Lake, the largest inland saltwater lake in India. This was definitely a fun Saturday.

Today is Monday. I am back to office, bored with no work. When will the work come?!

x[My Great Weekend]x

ziadkhadijah — Mon, 12 May 2008 05:40:24 +0000

Saturday, 10 May 2008:

Well, got up in the morning. the whole family except my brother had breakfast together. brother went to school camp, which i didn't know at the first place at all. he shall get it from me when he reached home. *hiakdish* we watched Tiga Abdul and Jodhaa-Akbar. (This is a MUST watch!!!) help mum with some marketing to for fried noodles. by 12 noon, me and my younger sisters help mum with moving and carrying the furnitures and things brought home by mum last Friday. i was really exhausted as it seemed that i was the one who did the most carrying. the whole situation felt like as if we were preparing to move house. still in the process of consideration... hmm... by afternoon, my aunts, uncles and cousins came to my house. we were like having the Mother's Day Celebration in advance. all of us had great fun. watching DVDs, storytelling and joking around with each other, especially many of my cousins are toddlers. so i love when there are small kids around me. wee! all went home by 10pm. time to spring clean the house after the mess. but i leave all that to my sisters since i went out for a while to meet up with safina and aishah. wee! i was sooo bloodyyyyy gladdddddd to seeee themmmm... we talked for a while and joked like hell. although it was like half an hour, i felt satisfied. hehex. i'm going to meet them again on Wednesday!!!! wait for me girls! went home, bathed and off to bed.

Sunday, 11 May 2008:

i got up early in the morning. did my Subuh prayers. slacked in my room and read "Bingkisan Mutiara". mum entered my room after a few minutes. she was like telling me that she felt like eating Thosai Masala. Mum, mum... since it was Mother's Day, i just went down to Hougang Green and bought 5 Thosai Masala and 5 Roti Prata for family breakfast. around 9.30am, i got ready for Madrasah (religious class). had lots of fun in class. learnt a lot from Ustazah. Next Sunday will be the last day for Madrasah and then holidays!!! [25 May-22 June] yay! i can make it to safina's relative's wedding on 1st June. hehex. class ended at 1.30pm. reached home and had a bath and did my Zohor prayer. did some housework and slacked. took my laptop and checked email. *boring* i realized my adapter was not working. OH MY GOD! it is spoilt! shitty!!! a few minutes later, received message from some weird number... jeng jeng jeng... that was crap... i just off my laptop and watched TV. smsed aishah and junn. met up with junn at around 4.30pm since we have not met each other for a nong nong time... haha... LOL! storytelling each other while walking at the pasar malam. haix! we went home 1 hour later. slacked all the way... waited for mum to come back home... when she reached home, she brought waffles home. wee! time to eat lah. eat eat eat like pig. haha! and I'm getting fatter each day like elephant. like as if i care? LOL! did my Asar prayer and fell asleep for a while. felt like the night was passing very slowly... i felt so lazy to iron my clothes for school the next day...

Ada : Music Release on May 20th by Big Music

Farzad — Fri, 02 May 2008 17:24:08 +0000

A.R.Rahman upcoming film Ada will carry a tagline "A musical journey by A.R.Rahman". And this is the first time when a film of rahman would carry a tagline. The movie directed by Tanvir Ahmed has been in making for a long time and stars Rahul Roy and few new comers. Rahman says the music is special to him as he tried some special stuff for the first time. "I have used different beats and sounds in the songs. I have also rendered an Italian feel to one of the songs", says Rahman, adding that the audience should appreciate the album for its variety"

The maestro is back in the news after mesmerizing with his last outing Jodhaa Akbar. After delivering the music for one of the most grand and majestic films Hindi cinema has seen, A.R. Rahman's next outing is in the form of a more modest venture. Debut director Tanvir Ahmad's Ada with the tag-line "A way of life" will release later this year.

In fact, the film has been on the floors for about six years and earlier boasted of a cast including Amitabh Bachchan. Now, the film has been re-vamped with newcomers and should be completed by next month. It stars Rahul Roy, Nauheed Cyrusi and Ayesha Jhulka in pivotal roles.

Of the music, Rahman tells CNN-IBN, "The music of the film actually took six years to make because the film started six years back in 2002. The music has a very old school melody feel. But it also has other tunes so it does have a colour of different genres in it."

Since the making of the music has spanned over six years, audiences can expect a large range of tunes coming their way! In addition to Ada, A.R. Rahman has Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na, Ghajini and Yuvraaj slated for release this year. According to latest press release from Big Music, they are planning to release the album on May 20th, 2008

TRACK LISTING

Ishq Ada (Male Version) | Rashid Ali | Raquib Alam

Ishq Ada | Parul Mishra | Raquib Alam

Gumsum | Alka Yagnik | Sonu Nigam

Hawa Sun Hawa | Alka Yagnik | Sonu Nigam

Gulfisha | Sunidhi Chauhan |Sonu Nigam | Viviane Chaix

Hai Dard | Udit Narayan

Milo Wahan Wahan | Alka Yagnik| Jayachandran, Chorus

Tu Mera Hain | Chithra |Sukhwinder Singh | Naresh Iyer

Maherbaan | A. R. Rahman

Maherbaan | Instrumental Solo Guitar - Sanjeev Thomas

Jodhaa Akbar

monsoonmud — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:29:04 +0000

I think I was the last one in my city to watch Jodhaa Akbar. I have also heard my share of reviews of the movie. "Stupid!" "Booooooooooring...!!" "Hmmm.. One time watchable..." "Barely watchable" "Err... Come again?" and so on... But seriously guys, what have you 'actually' seen in the movie?? Or, Have you 'actually' even seen the movie?? Come on!! Stop your typical comment-dropping mode! And when I say that, I also mean stop closing your eyes, switching off your minds when you reach the theatres all right? If your going there expecting your bucks' worth, might as well devote those worthwhile four hours of your Life watchig that worthwhile movie!! I really cannot think of the last blessed time when such a well executed movie came along!!!! Seriously!! Why not try and really try to understand what the movie is trying to convey? Why not watch and really watch the creatively successful path filmdom is taking this generation days? And if you cannot understand the language and the true meanings of what is being spoken in the movie, quit trying to use your own typical language to look, well... typical! If you cannot appreciate, atleast donot critisize! *phew*

Ashutosh Gorikawar, hire an editor for pete's sake.

idabi — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:51:22 +0000

Mr. Director sir, I loved your Swades. I loved your Lagaan.
Jodhaa Akbar, you had potential. But you... you friggin' crashed out my pent-up energy. I demand you give me back my 4.5 hours of my life.

Don't you hate when you have so much hype and excitement for a movie but later after its release, you realise that the movie turns out to be a bloody flop?

On the plus side, at least we got to see Hrithik and Aishwarya in the lead after their blockbuster hit, Dhoom 2 (even with the empty plot, testosterone and a controversial kiss between the two). And at least some fanservice for the ladies as seen below.

No but I’m serious. All this scenes in this movie was baloney. I wanted to see some aspects of Emperor Akbar’s life. Not a whole dollop of it. I couldn’t help but skip through many scenes. There’s far too much dialogue to take. One scene after another about politics and war and bunch of baloney. I feel as though I was cheated. If your movie's tag line spoke about a sixteenth century epic love despite religious differences, please for goodness sakes, deliver on that promise. Sadly, my bum's endurance isn't up to par with the Olympic athletes.

For those who don’t know, the actual Mughal emperor, Akbar The Great, married a Rajput princess to ease tension between the two clans and to create an alliance. It was quite controversial at the time as the Muslim Mughals were not supposed to mix with Hindu Rajputs. The Rajputs were already garnering attention from rival clans with their powerful fighting skills (mind you, the Rajputs were excellent warriors from tradition and were more likely to be enlisted in the Royal British Army before India's Independence in 1947). Akbar was known to be tolerant of the various religions in his kingdom and created his own religious cult called the Din-i-illahi where he would hold many debates among numerous religious scholars until that cult dissipated shortly after his death. There isn't much known about his wife---Rumour has it that her name was erased from historical records by scholars to prevent shame on their beloved emperor. There's only one reference naming her as Jodhabhai or Mariam-Uz-Zamani. Other than that, her previous history is unknown. However it was known that she had conditions prior to accepting his marriage: she would not change her religion and would like him to build a temple. Of course, this caused a rift among the members of the court and treated her as an outcast.

So how does Bollywood showcase their epic love to control this fiery princess down? Throuuugh some lovin', of course. I must admit though, the movie was nicely choreographed and there are some beautiful scenes (like where Aishwarya and Hrithik were in the same room only the curtain separates the two). And the magical chemistry between the two was perfect as expected from their past work together in Dhoom 2.

Still, this movie does not cut the cake for me.

Now after that rant, I highly recommend to douse your eyes with some sizzling videos from Dhoom 2.

Crazy Kiya Re (Literally, "You Make Me Crazy")

When designing is true passion

nirmalamagazine — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:31:21 +0000

Art, fabric designing and film characters are great allies for making fantasy and passion tied and fruitful. Neeta Lulla does show it. The fashion designer from India knows how to enjoy her job at very beautiful and precious hights. The new collection presented at Lakme India Spring-Summer is a "saree rainbow of delicate pastels" on soft and important fabrics such as organza and silk. Any rajalakshmi would look gorgeous in them.

All the costumes of the cast of the recent epic film Jodhaa Akbar carry Neeta's signature. The main actor said he "hopes and pray that in the future will meet costume designers at least half passionate as Neeta".

A Princess more than Malika-E-Hindustan

musafir1 — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 05:44:15 +0000

oOo

the Princess © anish vishwanathan

There were many malika-e-hindustan. But only one princess. Not a bollywood babe, this Princess is for real. What a special day it must have been for her ... and him. When I say him I mean her father, not the tramp. Haha! Alright if you insist for him too. Something to treasure for a lifetime. Excellent details captured by the camera. Glamorous beyond imagination !!

The interest in Jodhaa Akbar continues judging by the stats on this web blog.

Review: Jodhaa Akbar

pleinelune — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 11:14:24 +0000

I went to watch Jodhaa Akbar on Friday night with my parents - completely impromptu. It was the first time in months I actually watched an Indian movie for more than 10 seconds, and probably the first time in a year that I watched it in a theatre, my last one being Water. [Of course, Water is in a completely different class from this, being an independent film by Deepa Mehta, the director of Fire, the famous Indian lesbian film.] Usually I can't stand most Indian movies - a subject which I'll expound on another day.

Jodhaa Akbar is a historical drama, about the rule of Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar, generally hailed as the greatest emperor of the Mughal dynasty [the Muslim Mughals invaded and ruled a substantial part of North India centuries ago]. Akbar is played by the handsome hunky oh-so-hot Hrithik Roshan, and Jodhaa by drop-dead gorgeous world-reknowned-beauty Aishwarya Rai - my very bisexual admission is that I wouldn't know who to sleep with, if given a choice. Of course you know the star factor is the major selling point of this otherwise-pedestrian film.

Akbar, in his rise to power, married a Hindu Rajput princess as part of a political alliance. Of course, this doesn't go well with either side, especially not the devoutly Hindu bride, who insists on keeping her traditions and religion, and not being forced to convert. Majority of the movie is taken up by the subsequently blooming romance between them [ironically, AFTER they are married], and the political intrigue by the people plotting his downfall. When they finally consummated the relationship, it was in typical Bollywood fashion with longing looks, chaste kisses and generally-unrealistic-but-have-to-cater-to-a-family-audience kinda way. I had much rather it fade to black than watch chaste sex scenes.

The movie is so incredibly draggy I felt like I was in a time-warp of some sorts. They would spend 10 seconds on each expression, and take 5 minutes to say what could be said in 20 seconds. In true Bollywood style, the sets are opulent and elaborate, and I am pretty sure the cost of each outfit that Aishwarya wears could feed a family of four for a month. Me and my sister couldn't stop cracking up at even the most serious of moments, because the film took itself waaaaay too seriously, and I couldn't help making my snide comments. I seriously wish I could do a commentary through screencaps of the movie, because there was so much to make fun of. [Like, holy crap, was she wearing a mirror for a ring?]

Okay, I like the way they handled the inter-religious issue in the movie. It was inspiring, to say the least, because the message was about tolerance and acceptance, and for people in inter-religious relationships [which is tough, I know] that you need to respect the other person's beliefs. And yes, the movie is fairly accurate in saying that Akbar was one of the most tolerant emperors, and allowed his subjects to worship whoever they wanted, and did things like abolishing the Pilgrim tax for non-Muslims.

That said, I would have more respect for the historical accuracy of the film if they admitted Jodhaa was only Akbar's second wife, and he possibly had many more, and tried not to construct this contrived romance between them. Emperors don't have time to fall in love with one of their wives, they are more busy conquering and ruling.

If anyone is interested, it is showing in Shaw Towers now. Don't worry, there are subtitles - even I needed them, because the Hindi used in the film is very formal, very archaic and damn near impossible to understand.

Rating:

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arunchullikkal — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 06:30:01 +0000

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Another Excellent Review from our Young Writer - Chaitanya...

indie-india — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:14:14 +0000

"The much-awaited movie, Jodhaa Akbar, to me, was all right. As I anticipated, the movie brought in huge amounts of moola. Heck, even my teacher's assistant had watched it.

The film was elegantly crafted, with plenty of detail. The sets, backdrops, and environments made the film rather realistic looking. Because of the rather immense budget, it seems as if every darned jewel must have been worth thousands of rupees. They haven’t even shown a trace of frugality.

Even if it was great, it wasn't perfect. In some parts, the dialog was weak and didn't provide the significance it intended. For example, Akbar commands his soldiers to throw a traitor of the building. But, after throwing him off once and realizing, he says,"Tho phir uppar uthaou oar phir phirsay phaeko!" I wasn’t sure if Mr.Gowariker was intending for it to be funny but in the theater I could hear a few whistles.

The costumes were mind-blowing. It seems, in those times people used to wear more cosmetics and jewelry instead of clothing. Costume design was perhaps one of the strongest points of the film

Hritik Roshan as Emperor Muhammad Akbar did his bit. The large muscles and strong dialogue made him fit for the role. He much resembled the King, who cares for his kingdom, always goes out of the way for their development.

Ash was glorious as always, well, Aishwarya Rai-ish. She did her job very well playing Jodhabai, the brave Mallika-a-Hindustan. In my opinion, no other fragile Bollywood actor could have handled the role as well as her.

The music is very addicting, and some songs you feel like playing over and over again. The lyrics are interesting enough and music is awesome. All dance sequences are very unique.

Finally, If you are bored and have nothing to do for 4 hours, then you should watch this movie."

ENTREVISTA A HRITHIK: NOS HABLA SOBRE JODHAA AKBAR, KRAZZY 4, KITES

aanniiccaa — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:26:52 +0000

EL LINDO HRITHIK QUE LINDO GUAPISIMO DE LOS GUAPOS, NOS CUENTA SOBRE JODHAA AKBAR, KRAZZY 4 Y SU PROXIMA PELICULA KITES....AQUI VA LA ENTREVISTA
Después de jugar Akbar Ashutosh Gowariker brillantemente en la Jodhaa Akbar, Hrithik Roshan es todo conjunto de su punto de la Krazzy 4. El actor, que dice que su número es mejor que el Shah Rukh Khan y Rakhi Sawant's, habla con Girish Rao acerca de la vida después de Jodhaa Akbar, su último anuncio, y de su próxima película, Kites.
Usted debe haber recibido una gran cantidad de elogios por su trabajo en Jodhaa Akbar. Cuál es la mejor?

He estado recibiendo elogios de la película desde el día de su puesta en libertad. Estoy abrumado. Las cosas nunca han sido tan buenas. Los elogios han sido siempre en el superlativos. Estoy tratando de evaluar si son reales o no.

Saira (Banu) aunty me llamó un día y me informó de que Dilip (Kumar) tío quería darme un abrazo de mi papel. Él estaba muy impresionado y que no puede haber un cumplido más grande que esto.

No creo que los comentarios de ninguna de mis películas ha durado tanto tiempo. Ninguno de mis versiones hasta la fecha me ha dado tanto éxito, el amor y el respeto que Jodhaa Akbar. Este es mi mejor etapa; tan buena cosa no ha sucedido antes.

Doy las gracias a todos mis fans y Ashutosh (Gowariker) por creer en mí para este papel.

Pero hubo muchas protestas con respecto a la película.

Bueno, por supuesto, que era muy frustrante. Tienes que aceptar el hecho de que hay algunas mentes, que busca captar oportunidades. Lo que pasó fue ridículo. No había ningún consenso sobre las objeciones, y no había necesidad de tomar represalias. Afortunadamente, todo se perdió más tarde en la película y en la actualidad se encuentra en su camino de éxito de nuevo.

Usted paso en el lugar de Imran Khan y Vinod Khanna de la Cinthol anuncio.

Cuando yo era un niño, me gustaría ver a todos mis héroes montar a caballo y luego Cinthol. Así que me sentí muy emocionado cuando recibió la oferta de Cinthol, de respaldarlas. Siempre quise ser el tipo que lleva muy dentro - el que viajaban a caballo.

Usted ha hecho lo mismo aquí acrobacias.

Si tuviera que comparar las acrobacias que hice para este anuncio con los de Krrish, creo Krrish fue menos. Las cosas que he hecho para este anuncio es mucho más de lo que he hecho en el pasado. He hecho kayak, tengan libertad de movimientos, ciclismo de montaña, saltando de un acantilado, buceo…

I shot torso desnudo para algunas secuencias, que fue vergonzoso. Hay momentos en los que usted no quiere mostrar su cuerpo desnudo.

¿Se asustan cuando lo hace acrobacias ti?

No es así. Usted tiene plena fe en la gente con la que trabajar, por lo que toda la seguridad está cuidada.

Pero en cuanto a escenas de acción se refiere, usted no puede resistir. No creo que exista ningún otro momento en la vida cuando te sientes más vivo. Usted sabe que usted está de pie en el borde y lo que tiene que tener ese salto.

¿Está seguro de que el uso de marcas de acuerdo con usted?

¡Tienes que creerme cuando digo que sí. He sido demasiado aficionados al diseñador cosas, pero sí, estoy de acuerdo con las marcas están siempre allí en mi plataforma.

Parece que en estos días, no se puede vender un producto si no ha sido aprobado por el Khans o Hrithik Roshan.

No, no creo que se puede generalizar así. Si un producto es bueno, está obligado a vender, no importa qué. Si el valor nominal de las estrellas ayuda, entonces ¿por qué no?

Hubo un tiempo en que apenas hace suya cualquier producto, pero ahora, de acuerdo con tantos.

Bueno, es sólo que ahora tengo tiempo y dinero es bueno.

Una vez que comience a trabajar en una película, no pienso en nada más que la película. Después de Jodhaa Akbar, que no haya tenido que disparar para cualquier película. Tengo cuatro o cinco meses en la mano, así que pensé que podría así como utilizarlos en lugar de la sesión inactiva.

Parece que está muy involucrado en la música de Krazzy 4.

Aunque he hecho sólo una canción de promoción de la película, que estoy involucrado en todos los aspectos del cine, ya sea de música o de grabación de la sesión o el diálogo.

Así que de hecho el mejor número de artículo de la película - Shah Rukh Khan, Rakhi o usted?

No he visto mi canción completamente, los efectos especiales son aún que se está realizando. Creo que mi canción debe ser el mejor! (Sonríe)

Por último, nos dicen acerca de su próxima película, Kites.

Anurag Basu dirigirá la película y de nuestro objetivo de fin de año en libertad. Bárbara Mori será mi heroína, que es de América Latina. He visto sus películas y fotos, ella es absolutamente fantástico. Papá se había ido a los EE.UU. y su firmado. Estamos a la espera de dar la bienvenida a nuestro país

Jodhaa Akbar - My First Bollywood Movie

aidantierney — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 11:27:40 +0000

Saw my first Bollywood movie on Saturday- and it was definitely the best Bollywood movie I have ever seen. Jodhaa Akbar - about the Muslim ruler Akbar who at least according to the movie had a Hindu wife. The movie made it look like it was his only wife, sort of sidestepped the whole harem thing to make it so romantic. Aishwarya Rai ("
the most beautiful woman in the world") plays the wife.

The movie was banned in some places because of the way it shows Muslims and Hindus living together happily as man and wife. I guess religious tolerance offends some people.

Four hours long - and in Hindi with no subtitles - but didnt seem hard at all, even though we went at 11pm. Amazing batle scenes and a few stunning but restrained musical numners. A. R. Rahmaan who is a genius in my eyes, does the music. I never knew Bollywood movies went in for acting til now.

JODHAA AKBAR - 120 cr in 31 days!

mydiddle — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:56:46 +0000

A co-production between UTV Motion Pictures and Ashutosh Gowariker Productions JODHAA AKBAR, the first blockbuster of 2008, simply seems to be making its way to be written as one of the greatest cinematic triumphs of Hindi Cinema. Not only each celluloid frame of this film directed by Academy Award nominated director Ashutosh Gowariker, is soaked thoroughly with opulence but it has also broken box office records grossing 120 cores in 31 days world wide, out of which 90 cores is from India and 30 cores is from the overseas box office.Mr. Siddharth Roy Kapur, Director, UTV Motion Pictures said " JODHAA AKBAR is an epic not merely by virtue of the timeless story it tells, but also because of the tremendous tribulations its creation entailed. But the response JODHAA AKBAR has received not only in India but world wide by both critics and viewers is worth all the hard work."

The films that have a history are those that entail an epic creation, but JODHAA AKBAR which has released across 25 countries in 1500 screens worldwide and dubbed in Tamil, Telegu, Dutch and Arabic, seems to be the one making a history on its own.

JODHAA AKBAR is standing a monumental testament to Oscar nominated film director Ashutosh Gowariker's vision and commitment. To compliment Ashutosh Gowariker's efforts are power packed performances by Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.

Expressing My Angst at Jodha-Akbar

Poonam Sharma — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:08:00 +0000

Finally I have some time to pen my thoughts about this movie. :)

Prologue

After hearing too many people going gaga about movie Jodhaa-Akbar, I decided to share my succinct views on Ashutosh Gowarikar's this deeply 'researched' magnum opus. I promise, I will not get into the controversy of Jodhaa being daughter-in-law or wife. Neither do I care if Jodhaa existed or not. My views are strictly in public interest for the like-minded. :P

The movie is a visual delight with some great music. I bet you have heard that before. Well, now you can safely stick to MTV for the songs. As for love story, I will give you some not-to-miss glimpses in case you missed those glorious 3 and half hours of movie. :)

Love story?

To begin with, no movie can do justice to eternal love story of Jodhaa and Akbar. Theirs is unquestionably 'THE love story'. If history is any proof, Akbar loved falling in love with Jodhaa so much that he married 33 more Rajput princesses. That's what I call reservoir of love. Also, he magnanimously allowed all his Rajput wives to practice their religion. Our movie will enlighten you why. Why else? Our Rajputani Jodha had bravely put few conditions before marriage. Never mind the embarrassing yet the mellifluous sound of bhajans that Shehanshaji heard when addressing judicial matters in his court. Mullahs certainly raised some eyebrows.

So how does Jodhaa-Akbar love grow? Aishwarya aka Jodha takes her Miss World-ly charms to shahi kitchen to prepare an elaborate Rajasthani food. Princess she maybe, but she knows that a way to man's heart is through his stomach. :) Akbar's vamp governess, Mahamanga (inspired by Ekta Kapoor's saas) forces her (an ex-Miss World!) to taste the food just as an ordinary cook to ensure king is not being poisoned. Which Ash does prettily, managing to shout a warning plea to her Shehanshaji that one of the dishes had less salt. :) There you see, also goes first dose of humor in the movie.

There are also a series of political subplots around this love story. And director ensures that we know they are strictly sub plots. The main plot is Ash lustily looking on when her Shehanshaji flexes his bulging muscles. A clinching moment in the love story arrives when the ex-Miss World, dressed-like daku hasina in white, has a sword fight with her Shehanshaji in ekant. (You are mistaken if you think Shuzamal bhaiya taught Jodhaa how to fight with a sword. She learnt it long ago in The Last Legion, if you remember that forgettable Hollywood flick. )

Shehanshaji and Jodha

And Shehanshaji, not only he tames wild elephants, he is good at punishing traitors. He once orders a traiter to be thrown from the roof, but unfortunately for him, traitor does not die. Shehanshaji promptly says, "Bring him up and throw him down again till he dies!" and other times, Shehanshaji does Bajrasan on the court throne. :) Pardon me for the little fun! :P But Shehanshaji aka Hrithik was good even if nostrils flared a little. :P and Jodha was as good as a wife in Devadas or Guru. Too much wifely experience our bahu has.

Visual Delight

Remember we said that movie is a visual delight. There are scenes in the movie that could be straight from a jewelery advertisement. Tanishq advertisements anyway do not let you forget that if you watch television. :) The clothes that Jodha wore could have come straight from lakhme fashion shows if they were held in that era. ;) Sets are grand in the movie. Its hard for you to miss when princess Jodhaa is shown around Shehanshaji's palace. I loved clothes and sets, honestly.

Grouse

Only I wish Ashutosh Gowarikar had a good story to narrate. He had a great story in both Lagaan and Swadesh. Without a concrete story, the movie was a drag at various places. It could have been another mythological saga slowing dragging over television. Though out of context, but I must write this here that his Swadesh story was also from his serials. (I am assuming it was his serial.) Longtime back when cable TV had just arrived in India, a serial called Yul love stories used to be telecast on ZEE TV. Mohan Bhargav and Geeta's love story was one of them. So when I saw Swadesh, I knew where story came from. I don't know why this bit of info never popped up in media.

Back to Jodha-Akbar, it remains a boy-meets-girl story in a grand royal setting. You can narrate the story in two lines, all that is there to see is the director's grandeur.

Epilogue

Final word of advice: Watch this movie on DVD. Watch this movie as a tele series with 20 minutes episodes. That way, you can safely watch 20 episodes of grandeur. Tak liya! :P

Free Download movie -Jodhaa Akbar

sweetarushi — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 13:39:00 +0000

Movie Name : Jodhaa Akbar
Year of Release : 2008
Release Date : 15 February 2008
Genre : Action, Drama, Romance, Epic
Banner : Ashutosh Gowariker Productions
Presenter : UTV Motion Pictures
Producer : Ronnie Screwvala, Ashutosh Gowariker
Executive Producer : Sunita A. Gowariker
Co-Producer : Zarina Mehta, Deven Khote, Ronald D'Mello
Director : Ashutosh Gowariker
Cast : Hrithik Roshan, Aishwarya Rai, Sonu Sood, Punam S. Sinha, Raza Murad, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Suhasini Mulay, Ila Arun, Rajesh Vivek, Pramod Moutho, Surendra Pal, Visswa Badola, Pramatesh Mehta, Shaji Choudhary, Manava Naik, Disha Vakani, Abeer Abrar, Indrajit Sarkar, Aman Dhaliwal, Nikitin Dheer
Music Director : A. R. Rahman
Lyricist : Javed Akhtar
Cinematographer : Kiran Deohans
Story Writer : Haidar Ali
Dialogue Writer : K. P. Saxena
Screenplay Writer : Haidar Ali, Ashutosh Gowariker
Editor : Ballu Saluja
Art Director : Nitin Desai
Production Designer : Nitin Desai
Action Director : Ravi Dewan
Costume Designer : Neeta Lulla
Sound Designer : Stephen Gomes
Background Sound : A. R. Rahman
Make-up Designer : Madhav Kadam
Line Producer : Lawrence D' Souza
Choreographer : Chinni Prakash, Rekha Chinni Prakash, Raju Khan, Ash Kumar
Playback Singer : Bela Shende, Mohammad Aslam, Bonnie Chakraborty, Javed Ali, A. R. Rahman, Sonu Nigam, Madhushree
Publicity Designer : Epigram
Visual Effects : Pankaj Khandpur, Sherry Bharda, Vishal Anand

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Ashutosh Gowarikers Jodhaa Akbar is the story of the greatest Mughal emperor that ruled Hindustan (now India), Jalaluddin Mohammad Akbar, and a fiery young Rajput princess, Jodhaa. Set in the sixteenth century, this epic romance begins as a marriage of alliance between two cultures and religions, for political gain, with the Hindu King Bharmal of Amer giving his daughters hand to a Muslim Emperor, Akbar. When Akbar accepts the marriage proposal, little does he know that in his efforts to strengthen his relations with the Hindu Rajputs, he would in turn be embarking on a new journey - the journey of true love. From the battlefield where the young Jalaluddin was crowned, through the conquests that won him the title of Akbar the Great (Akbar in Arabic means great), to winning the love of the beautiful Jodhaa, Jodhaa Akbar traces the impressive graph of the mighty emperor and his romance with a defiant princess. With Hrithik Roshan as Akbar and Aishwarya Rai as Jodhaa, the film is produced by Ronnie Screwvala and Ashutosh Gowariker.

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In Lamhon Ke - Jodhaa Akbar - 1

musafir1 — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:40:30 +0000

title: In Lamho Ke Daaman Mein - artiste: Sonu Nigam & Madhushree

music: A R Rahman

Logo ne sharab mehkhane ja ja kar pee hai,
Jo do pal mein utar jayegi
Humne to pee hai apne mehboob ki aankho se,
Jo umer bhar naa utar payegi

Meri Aankhen by Sana O.H.

Back to Jodhaa Akbar .....

In Lamhon Ke Daaman Mein : Lyrics by Javed Akhter

In Lamhon ke daaman mein
Pakiza se riste hain
Koi kalma mohabat ka
Dohrate farishte hain

Khamosh si hai zameeen hairaan sa falak hai
Ek noor hi noor sa abb aasmaan talak hai
Nagmein hi nagmein hai jagti soti fizaon mein
Husn hai sari adaon mein
Ishq hai jaise hawaon mein

Kaise yeh ishq hai
Kaisa yeh khwaab hai
Kaise jazbaat ka Umda sailab hai

Din badle raatein badli
Jeene ke andaaz hi badle hain

In lamhon ke daaman mein
Pakiza se riste hain
Koi kalma mohabat ka
Dohrate farishte hain

Samay ne yeh kya kiya
Badal di hai kaya
Tumhein mene paa liye
Mujhe tumne paya

Mile dekho aise hai hum
ke do sur ho jaise madham
koi jyada na koi kaam
Kise aag mein Ke prem aag mein
Jalte dono hi the tan bhi maan bhi
Maan bhi hai tan bhi

Mere khwaabon ke is Gulistaan mein
Tumse hi tum bahar chai hai
Phoolon mein rang nahi the lekin
Dil mein khusboon tumhi se aai hai

Kyon hai yeh arzoo
Kyon hai yeh zustzu
Kyon dil bechain hai
Kyon dil betaab hai

Din badle raatein badli baatien badli
Jeene ke andaaz hi badle hain

In lamhon ke daaman mein
Pakiza se riste hain
Koi kalma mohabat ka
Dohrate farishte hain

Nagmein hi nagmein hai jagti soti fizaon mein
Husn hai sari adaon mein
Ishq hai jaise hawaon mein

Bollywood princess, Hollywood hopefuls

asianwindow — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 11:48:08 +0000

With their ethnically indeterminate looks and impeccable English, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Hrithik Roshan could be India's first international movie stars, writes Anupama Chopra in The New York Times:

[Photo: Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Bachchan in Jodhaa Akbar]

Last October Aishwarya Bachchan grappled with a tough choice. The Bollywood star could either stay in Los Angeles to pursue a lead role in Will Smith's new film, "Seven Pounds," or she could return home to Mumbai to celebrate Karva Chauth, a daylong ceremonial fast that some married Hindu women observe as a prayer for their husband's health and long life. (The observance is a new one for Ms. Bachchan; in April she married Abhishek Bachchan, an actor and the son of the Indian film star Amitabh Bachchan, a union that prompted Time magazine to describe the three as "Bollywood's Father, Son and Holy Babe.")

Ultimately Ms. Bachchan chose to return to Mumbai and starve with a smile. National television channels covered her first Karva Chauth as headline news. Two months later she shrugged off her loss in an interview. "You do what you have to do," she said. "Feeling torn and thereby unhappy, confused or guilty is not something I want to feel. So you make your choices and go with it. You get some and some you don't."

Jashn-E-Baharaa - Jodhaa Akbar

musafir1 — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 07:55:36 +0000

Original song: Jashn-E-Baharaa - movie: Jodhaa Akbar

Jodhaa Akbar is a sixteenth century love story about an arranged marriage between a Mughal Emperor Akbar and a Hindu Princess Jodhaa for a pre-determined political outcome. He married the Rajput princess in order to strengthen the relationship between the Mughals and the Rajputs. Akbar had numerous wives, Jodhaa was not the only woman in his life. Fortunately for the royal couple the marriage turns into a true love between the great emperor and the beautiful Rajput princess Jodhaa bai.

Historians have disputed the accuracy of the contents of the movie, one notable issue being the marriage of Akbar to Jodhaa bai - in reality this did not happen. The director of the movie has stated that it was not intended to be a true historical story.

The daughter of King Bharmal of Amer, Jodhaa resented being reduced to a mere political pawn in this marriage of alliance, and Akbar's biggest challenge was not merely lie in winning battles, but in winning the love of Jodhaa, a love hidden deep below resentment and extreme prejudice. While he kept fighting battles and winning smaller kingdoms to create a vast empire , she took him on as a challenge and won over him.

However despite a few shortcomings overall it is an enjoyable movie if you just take in the raj-mataaz, the glamour, the costumes, the settings, Hrithik's physical prowess, Ash's quality acting etc. not forgetting the haunting melodies of AR Rahman!

If you are willing to forget the precise historic details and enjoy the movie as a lavish love story then you will not be disappointed.

Plenty has been written on JA ... more from other WordPress weblogs on Jodhaa-Akbar.

In Lamhon Ke - Jodhaa Akbar - 2

musafir1 — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:41:00 +0000

~*~

Haar raat mairay khaboon main
aik tera hee chehra hai
ab tou maut bhi apna loon
agar akhrat main tou mera hai...

Shairy : Sana O.H

~*~

In Lamhon Ke Daaman Mein- Jodhaa Akbar

Jashn-e-Bahaara Lyrics - Jodhaa Akbar

musafir1 — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:00:21 +0000

The songs of Jodhaa Akbar are :

Azeem-o-shaan Shahenshah
In Lamhon Ke Daaman Mein
Jashn-e-bahaara
Khwaja Mere Khwaja
Mann Mohana

Here a different version with more scenes from the movie ... click on the tag to view other related posts.

Title: Jashn-E-Baharaa - movie: Jodhaa Akbar
Artiste: Javed Ali - Music: A R Rahman

Jashn-E-Baharaa Lyrics

by Javed Akhtar

Kahne ko jashn-e-bahaaraa hai
ishq yeh dekh ke hairan hai
fool se khushabu khafa khafa hai gulshan mein
chupa hai koi ranj fiza ki chilman mein
Saare sahme nazare hai, soye soye waqt ke dhare hai
or dil mai khoi khoi si baate hai

kehne ko jashn-e-bahaaraa hai ....

Kaise kahe, kya hai sitam, Sochte hai ab yeh hum
koi kaise kahe woh hai ya nahi humare
Karte to hai saath safar, Faansle hai fir bhi magar
jaise milte nahi kisi dariya ke do kinare
paas hai fir bhi paas nahi, hum ko ab yeh raas nahi
Shishe ki ek deewar hai jaise darmiyan
Saare sahme nazare hai, soye soye waqt ke dhare hai
or dil mai khoi khoi si baate hai

kehne ko jashn-e-bahaaraa hai ....

humne jo tha nagma suna, dil mai ye tha ishq chuna
yeh daastan hume waqt ne kaisi sunai
hum jo agar hai gamgeen, woh bhi udhar khush to nahi
mulakato mai hai jaise ghul si gai tanhayi
milke bhi hum milte nahi, khilke bhi gul khilte nahi
aankon mein hai bahaare dil mai fiza
Saare sehme nazare hai, soye soye waqt ke dhare hai
or dil mai khoi khoi si baate hai

Kahne ko jashn-e-bahaaraa hai
ishq yeh dekh ke hairan hai
fool se khushabu khafa khafa hai gulshan mein
chupa hai koi ranj fiza ki chilman mein..