Jodhaa Akbar
Today was a rather weird day. Ankit is getting married and one of the pre-marriage functions was there.
Went there. Had some fun taking photos of Ankit doing the stuff he was required to do.
After that, we went out to have some fun. Stopped at a wine shop… I drank a pint of Carlsberg beer.
I am a Kingfisher fan though Carlsberg was not too bad for its price.
After that we went to Ambiance Mall as he wanted to shop for some stuff.
I am pretty sure that it was the beer that made me buy my first real pair of glasses. Got myself a Tommy Hilfiger. I paid indecent amount of money for it considering the sale ended last week. That sucked.
I guess they would end up like the first Suit I bought earlier this month. I am yet to wear it though I have attended 2 marriage related functions.
We came back and decided to go to Jodhaa Akbar as we had nothing else to do. I would have never gone for the movie if I had not taken that beer in the evening.
So how was Jodhaa Akbar?
Well… Not as bad as I had expected it to be. It looked like a series of episodes of a historical TV Show that has been converted into a movie. Things are fast paced and a lot of stuff is totally irrelevant and time consuming.
Direction is poor and editing is pathetic. Songs are average. It is around 3.5 hours long. Thankfully we just had one interval (I was hearing reports that some halls are having two breaks in the movie).
Overall, it’s a movie that should have been released in summer. For the simple reason that you get more for your money as u can sleep in the AC hall for a longer period of time.
By the way, this is how the booking looked like for a show on a Sunday night for this movie just 2 hours before it was to begin.
February 25th, 2008 at 07:37 am
The songs are good..given that it has Rahman’s music. It slowly grows on you… except for the title song..the rest are nice…
February 25th, 2008 at 04:23 pm
I’d risk another comment here…You have truly missed the beautiful songs of these times…khawaja mere Khawja. Truly worth it. Another brilliant song by Rehman…It’s spiritual…And ethereal. I love the way intro starts and the way it merges in the main body of the song. It’s a pure reflection of a genius to incorporate the sufi elements in this beautiful song. Much of it is overlayed by the chorus singers with Rahman’s voice mingling in the song as it perfectly timed.
Man Mohana by Bela Shinde is another remarkable composition. To have someone sing in that pitch in the intro….it’s rarely possible.
Rahman’s music has those complex overlays which tend to grow on you over a period of time. He has definitely moved towards the “catchy” beats to more classical oriented stuff and thats indeed a good sign. He is one composer who is technically perfect. Each of the song’s sutras slowly merge into each other without any apparent break in continuity which makes him nearly perfect and nearly timeless…
February 25th, 2008 at 04:32 pm
While I’d say the songs are good, yes, but the way they are picturised leaves a lot to be desired. I mean especially the aezemoshaan shahenshah song.
I did enjoy the love story bits between Jodhaa and Akbar, but the court intrigue and building rebellion with its subsequent solution felt absolutely flat.
February 25th, 2008 at 05:21 pm
khawaja mere Khawja was a nice song i agree. i was humming that song on my way back home…
February 25th, 2008 at 05:21 pm
aezemoshaan shahenshah was rather irritating.