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Film review: Jodhaa Akbar rocks!

The good news. After a dismal first weekend, Jodhaa Akbar seems to have rocked on its second weekend in big centres like Chennai, Mumbai and Bangalore. And industry experts feel that the film has salvaged its reputation after all. Which is good news for director Ashutosh Gowariker. What’s more, after watching the film, I feel

Has Jodhaa Akbar flopped?

Call it miscalculation or a blinkered view of how films should be produced in India, director Ashutosh Gowariker has become his own nemesis with Jodhaa Akbar. By spending a lot of money on the unsung love between Muslim emperor Akbar and his Hindu wife Jodhaa, Gowariker has ended up with a weighty flop on his