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Ashutosh Gowariker, director of the film Jodhaa Akbar in a detailed interview with media at the promotional of the film. He reveals how he is attracted to making a film from the historical couple. He talks about casting Aishwarya Rai and Hrithik Roshan in the film. Ashutosh Gowariker: The name of the film is Jodhaa Akbar and not Akbar Jodhaa. Jodhaa Akbar is about a marriage of alliance that happened between a Rajput and the Mughal Dynasty in the 16th century. It is about how the alliance between Jodha and Akbar happened and how it evolved into love for the two of them after marriage. That is the theme with the film. It is an epic romance. I focused only on the story and when I like the story then I decided this story needs to be made into a film. Because this marriage of alliance is ve
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