Hindustan Times, 3 Feb., 2008
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Jodha was Akbarâs bahu, not begum: Experts
February 03, 2008
Jodha-Akbar in trouble again
December 06, 2006
Film comes first: Ashutosh
January 11, 2008
Avishek G Dastidar, Hindustan Times
New Delhi, January 31, 2008
First Published: 00:12 IST(31/1/2008)
Last Updated: 13:15 IST(31/1/2008)
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Has Ashutosh Gowariker got it all wrong? Noted historians have contended that his highly publicised film Jodhaa Akbar, starring Hrithik Roshan and Aishwariya Bachchan, is factually incorrect.
<b>Noted historians maintain that Mughal Emperor Akbar never married anyone named Jodhabai. And that Jodhabai was, in fact, his daughter-in-law, Jehangirâs wife.</b>
The debate comes ahead of the filmâs release next month. Rajput organisations in Rajasthan have threatened to block the release, accusing Gowariker of distorting facts.
<b>"Historical documents, including Akbarnama and Jehangirâs memoirs, say it was not Akbar but Jehangir who got married to the House of Jodhpur. So the princess was later called Jodhabai," says historian Satish Chandra, author of NCERT History books.</b>
Agrees historian Mohammad Amin. âAkbar forged alliances with Rajput families and he married the daughter of Raja Bharmal of Amber, who was later titled Maryam Rahmani or the Mother of Rulers of the Universe. But there is no evidence to say that she was called Jodhabai.â
How did the name Jodhabai get coined for Akbarâs wife then? Some blame the epic film Mughal-E-Azam. âA whole generation grew up believing what Mughal-E-Azam showed as accurate account of Mughal history. But accurate history said something else,â says SZH Jafri, head of the department, History, DU.
<b>Gowariker says: âI have referred to books like A History of Jaipur by Jadunath Sarkar, Kachhvahon Ka Itihaas by Jagdish Gehlot and other works by KL Khurana and Hari Shankar Sharma. All call Akbarâs wife with various names like Harkha, Man Mati, Shai Bai etc.â </b> âI agree there is a confusion regarding the name,â he said, adding, âI consulted the Royal family of Jaipur that gave me the nod to use the name Jodha.â
(With KS Tomar)
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Still he goofed up big time. The only reason to see the movie is Aishwarya Rai who is delight to see in any role.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Jodha was Akbarâs bahu, not begum: Experts
February 03, 2008
Jodha-Akbar in trouble again
December 06, 2006
Film comes first: Ashutosh
January 11, 2008
Avishek G Dastidar, Hindustan Times
New Delhi, January 31, 2008
First Published: 00:12 IST(31/1/2008)
Last Updated: 13:15 IST(31/1/2008)
Â
Has Ashutosh Gowariker got it all wrong? Noted historians have contended that his highly publicised film Jodhaa Akbar, starring Hrithik Roshan and Aishwariya Bachchan, is factually incorrect.
<b>Noted historians maintain that Mughal Emperor Akbar never married anyone named Jodhabai. And that Jodhabai was, in fact, his daughter-in-law, Jehangirâs wife.</b>
The debate comes ahead of the filmâs release next month. Rajput organisations in Rajasthan have threatened to block the release, accusing Gowariker of distorting facts.
<b>"Historical documents, including Akbarnama and Jehangirâs memoirs, say it was not Akbar but Jehangir who got married to the House of Jodhpur. So the princess was later called Jodhabai," says historian Satish Chandra, author of NCERT History books.</b>
Agrees historian Mohammad Amin. âAkbar forged alliances with Rajput families and he married the daughter of Raja Bharmal of Amber, who was later titled Maryam Rahmani or the Mother of Rulers of the Universe. But there is no evidence to say that she was called Jodhabai.â
How did the name Jodhabai get coined for Akbarâs wife then? Some blame the epic film Mughal-E-Azam. âA whole generation grew up believing what Mughal-E-Azam showed as accurate account of Mughal history. But accurate history said something else,â says SZH Jafri, head of the department, History, DU.
<b>Gowariker says: âI have referred to books like A History of Jaipur by Jadunath Sarkar, Kachhvahon Ka Itihaas by Jagdish Gehlot and other works by KL Khurana and Hari Shankar Sharma. All call Akbarâs wife with various names like Harkha, Man Mati, Shai Bai etc.â </b> âI agree there is a confusion regarding the name,â he said, adding, âI consulted the Royal family of Jaipur that gave me the nod to use the name Jodha.â
(With KS Tomar)
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Still he goofed up big time. The only reason to see the movie is Aishwarya Rai who is delight to see in any role.