Protest increases Jodhaa Akbar's publicity

Ashutosh Gowariker, the man who almost won India an Oscar with LAGAAN is back. This time he brings another classic, JODHAA AKBAR. However, like with most big projects, the first formality, controversies and protests are welcoming the saga of the mighty Mughal Emperor Akbar (Hrithik Roshan), the rebellious Rajput princess Jodhaa (Aishwarya Rai Bachchan) and their love that shaped the destiny of a subcontinent.

Without getting into the nitty-gritties of the synthetic controversy, Ashutosh puts it plainly - In the case of JODHAA AKBAR, things are already entrenched in history. Agra Fort exists, Amer Palace exists and all the milestone events in history exist. So there is no scope for fooling around. He also refers to his thorough study of world famous and well documented references like Akbarnama and Ain-e-Akbari, by Abul Fazal. He adds that he personally went to meet the Jaipur Royalty, who are themselves from the Kachchawa Dynasty, to which Jodhaa Bai belonged, and shared the script with them, much before canning the first shot!