Jodha Akbar at B4U
“Jodha Akbar” which sweeps 11 awards on IIFA Awards 2009
Is on B4U on 27.06.09 @ 8.30pm
Director Ashutosh Gowarikar’s ‘Jodha Akbar’ swept the 10th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards 2009. The film won 11 awards, including the ‘Best Actor’, ‘Best Film’ and ‘Best Director’. ‘Jodha Akbar’ is an epic based on the Mughal Emperor Akbar in the 16th century and his wife Jodha.
Interestingly, the movie ‘Jodha Akbar’ was nominated in 13 categories - the highest for any movie this year. Ashutosh Gowarikar won the ‘Best Director’ award, while Hritik Roshan won the ‘Best Actor’ award for Jodha Akhbar.
Oscar Awards winner AR Rahman won the ‘Best Music Director’ award for ‘Jodha Akbar’. Javed Akhtar won the ‘Best Lyricist’ award for the same movie. Javed Ali bagged the ‘Best Playback Singer (Male) for ‘Jodha Akbar’.
Don’t forget to catch this Historical award winning movie on B4U (Channel 133) on 27th June 2009 at 8.30pm.
CAST: HRITIK ROSHAN, AISHWARYA RAI
Synopsis: Ashutosh Gowariker’s Jodhaa Akbar is the story of the greatest Mughal emperor that ruled Hindustan (now India), Jalaluddin Mohammad Akbar, and the 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 daughter’s 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 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 the defiant princess. With Hrithik Roshan as Akbar and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as Jodhaa, the film is produced by Ronnie Screwvala and Ashutosh Gowariker.
Here’s the List of IIFA Awards 2009 for Jodha Akhbar:
Best Film - Jodha Akbar
Best Director - Ashutosh Gowarikar (Jodha Akbar)
Best Actor - Hritik Roshan (Jodha Akbar)
Best Music Director - AR Rahman (Jodha Akbar)
Best Lyricist - Javed Akhtar (Jodha Akbar)
Best Playback Singer (Male) - Javed Ali (Jodha Akbar)
Best Background Score - AR Rahman (Jodha Akbar)
Best Costume Design - Neeta Lulla (Jodha Akbar)
Best Editing - Ballu Saluja (Jodha Akbar)
Best Art Direction - Nitin Chandrakant Desai (Jodha Akbar)
Best Make Up - Madhav Kadam (Jodha Akbar)
June 23rd, 2009 at 12:46 pm
Seemed like a quality movie. I will check this one out. Thanks for informing me of this.