---
title: 'Jodhaa Akbar (2008)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ashutosh Gowariker'
released: '2008-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 193
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'India'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/jodhaa-akbar-2008'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0449994/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Jodhaa Akbar (2008)

2008 · 193 min · Drama, History, Romance · India

Original title: जोधा अकबर

## Synopsis

Jodhaa Akbar is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language epic historical drama film directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. It stars Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in the titular roles. Set in the 16th century, the film shows the fictional life and love between the Muslim Emperor Akbar of the Mughal Empire and a Hindu Princess Jodhaa Bai of Amber, and their political marriage. A. R. Rahman composed the musical score which proved to be critically and commercially successful. The film marks the second collaboration between Roshan and Rai Bachchan after Dhoom 2 (2006).

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ashutosh Gowariker](https://cinepixo.com/people/ashutosh-gowariker)
- **Screenplay:** [Ashutosh Gowariker](https://cinepixo.com/people/ashutosh-gowariker)
- **Producer:** [Ashutosh Gowariker](https://cinepixo.com/people/ashutosh-gowariker), [Ronnie Screwvala](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronnie-screwvala)
- **Original Music Composer:** [A. R. Rahman](https://cinepixo.com/people/a-r-rahman)

## Cast

- [Sonu Sood](https://cinepixo.com/people/sonu-sood) as Rajkumar Sujamal, Jodhaa's cousin
- [Abir Abrar](https://cinepixo.com/people/abir-abrar) as Bakshi Banu Begum
- [T. P. Singh Rawat](https://cinepixo.com/people/t-p-singh-rawat) as Ni'Mat
- [Kavi Kumar Azad](https://cinepixo.com/people/kavi-kumar-azad) as Wheat seller
- [Nikitin Dheer](https://cinepixo.com/people/nikitin-dheer) as Sharifuddin Hussain, Bakshi Banu Begum's husband
- [Poonam Sinha](https://cinepixo.com/people/poonam-sinha) as Hamida Banu Begum
- [Dilnaz Irani](https://cinepixo.com/people/dilnaz-irani) as Salima Sultan Begum
- [Surendra Pal](https://cinepixo.com/people/surendra-pal) as Udai Singh II
- [Hrithik Roshan](https://cinepixo.com/people/hrithik-roshan) as Akbar
- [Amitabh Bachchan](https://cinepixo.com/people/amitabh-bachchan) as Narrator
- [Suhasini Mulay](https://cinepixo.com/people/suhasini-mulay) as Rani Padmavati, Jodhaa's mother
- [Pradeep Sharma](https://cinepixo.com/people/pradeep-sharma) as Sheikh Mubarak
- [Aishwarya Rai](https://cinepixo.com/people/aishwarya-rai) as Mariam-uz-Zamani Sahi Begum
- [Kulbhushan Kharbanda](https://cinepixo.com/people/kulbhushan-kharbanda) as Bharmal
- [Ila Arun](https://cinepixo.com/people/ila-arun) as Maham Anga

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Official site: http://www.jodhaaakbar.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/jodhaa-akbar-2008
Film facts: Wikidata (Q573112); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.