![]() ![]() Jodhaa Akbar purports to tell the story of 16th-century Mughal (i.e., Muslims from Central Asia, who ruled much of the region that is now India from 1526 through the 1850s) emperor Akbar the Great (aka Jalal-ud-din Muhammad, reigned 1556-1605) and his (first) Hindu wife, Mariam-uz-Zamani, later called Jodhaa (hence the movie title). Now, I know very little of the specifics of Indian history (or the history of Indian dress), so I’m going to assume you need as much context as I did! I have a thing for Aishwarya Rai (yes, because of Bride & Prejudice, which I adore), and for Indian history, so Jodhaa Akbar (2008) seemed like a good one to rev up. I’ve been wanting to delve into some non-Western cinema for a while now, but it’s hard to A.
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