I disagree that JA didn't work but even though being a good movie, it couldn't do as well as OSO for the following reasons.
1) 3:45 Hrs. Some of my friends didn't go to watch the movie even after hearing good reviews. Thats too much time for a movie. I went to AMC..buggers they don't have breaks and by end of 3:45 hrs I had a back ache.
2) Lot of protests..Many states boycotted the movie.
3) Lot of mughal pride. Obviously lot of us wont like.
RE:Jodha Akbar
by King Aragon on Apr 13, 2008 03:41 AM
very true DESI ... 3.45 hrs watching a movie ... baah!! royal waste of precious thing called 'TIME'
RE:Jodhaa is far better
by Vijay B on Apr 13, 2008 12:57 AM
I absolutely disagree! OSO was actually an excellent movie! JA wasn't good - it was actually a false portrayal of Akbar and many other characters. If the director had to take that much liberty, he could have given the characters some other names and said that the story was based on Akbar and Jodha.
Also, JA portrays Akbar as a just ruler with a high degree of tolerance. Nobody knows how true this is. So its premise itself is wrong.
RE:RE:Jodhaa is far better
by ashish on Apr 13, 2008 02:03 AM
i don't know how can vijay say oso is excellent movie? i find it a waste of time and money.there is no story as such.but song picturisation is good which i think farah can should stick to and not make any more movie. JA is too long so may not clicked to the people.
RE:RE:Jodhaa is far better
by JB on Apr 13, 2008 12:54 AM
Well these are your personal opinions but rediff is going by public poll (you know what I mean ).
RE:RE:HAHAHA
by Vineesh Vedsen on Apr 13, 2008 07:37 AM
OSO was well made, Jodha ... was not. The film gets very weak in between. Lot of unwanted villainy by the so-called dhai maa. Who is this character. Never heard or read in history. If you make a historical film, your facts should be correct. If you cannot make the right historical film, you are better off making OSOs.
RE:HAHAHA
by Ram Mohan on Apr 13, 2008 11:54 AM
yeah, but giving national awards to bachan,, saif and the kinda low media cooverage that the good movies in other languages get is killing the good movies industry in india.. anyways its real fun reading how mediocrity is hyped up so much.. if movies like RDB are benchmark movies in this industry, then its sure to say that indian movie industry standards is all time low
pleaseeeeeeeeee dont compare oso and jodha akbar. they both are very differnet films. film like jodha akbaar are made once in blue moon. and oso are made every year.
This tendency today to humanize despotic Mughal tyrants and great humane lovers is doomed to failure. People cant be duped even though the history taught to Indians is heavily Islamicized thanks to vested interests. Bollywood is pretty clear in its intentions - ridicule Hindu personalities like SRK did in that stupid soft porn ASHOKA, and elevate Islamic rulers, thanks to the mafia that runs Bollywood.