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Jodhaa Akbar
2008
· Movie
· 213 min
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78/100
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A sixteenth century love story about a marriage of alliance that gave birth to true love between a Mughal emperor and a Rajput princess.
Details
- Director
- Ashutosh Gowariker
- Writers
- Ashutosh Gowariker, Haidar Ali
- Released
- 13 February 2008
- Country
- India
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 213 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $5.8M
- Box office
- $28.7M
- Awards
- 48 wins, 36 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (60) →
Awards & nominations
See all 84 →17 major awards won · 48 wins from 84 nominations across 12 ceremonies
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2009 | Best Film | Ashutosh Gowariker Productions | Winner |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2009 | Best Director | Ashutosh Gowariker | Winner |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2009 | Best Actor | Hrithik Roshan | Winner |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2009 | Best Music Director | A. R. Rahman | Winner |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2009 | Best Lyricist | Javed Akhtar ("Jashn-E-Bahara") | Winner |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2009 | Best Male Playback Singer | Javed Ali ("Jashn-E-Bahara") | Winner |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2009 | Best Art Direction | Nitin Chandrakant Desai | Winner |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2009 | Best Costume Design | Neeta Lulla | Winner |
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International Indian Film Academy Awards
16 nominations, 10 won
| Best Actor | Hrithik Roshan | Winner |
| Best Art Direction | Nitin Chandrakant Desai | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Neeta Lulla | Winner |
| Best Director | Ashutosh Gowariker | Winner |
| Best Editing | Ballu Saluja | Winner |
| Best Film | Ashutosh Gowariker Productions | Winner |
| Best Lyricist | Javed Akhtar ("Jashn-E-Bahara") | Winner |
| Best Makeup | Madhav Kadam | Winner |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Javed Ali ("Jashn-E-Bahara") | Winner |
| Best Music Director | A. R. Rahman | Winner |
| Best Actress | Aishwarya Rai Bachchan | Nominee |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Bela Shende ("Mann Mohana") | Nominee |
| Best Performance in a Comic Role | Tejpal Singh | Nominee |
| Best Performance in a Negative Role | Vishwa S. Badola | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Sonu Sood | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Ila Arun | Nominee |
Producers Guild Film Awards
15 nominations, 7 won
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Hrithik Roshan | Winner |
| Best Art Director | Nitin Chandrakant Desai | Winner |
| Best Choreography | Chinni Prakash & Rekha Prakash | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Kiran Deohans | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Neeta Lulla | Winner |
| Best Music Director | A. R. Rahman | Winner |
| Best Re-Recording | Hitendra Ghosh | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Sonu Sood | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Aishwarya Rai Bachchan | Nominee |
| Best Dialogue | K. P. Saxena | Nominee |
| Best Director | Ashutosh Gowariker | Nominee |
| Best Film | Ashutosh Gowariker & Ronnie Screwvala | Nominee |
| Best Lyricist | Javed Akhtar ("Jashn-E-Bahara") | Nominee |
| Best Male Playback Singer | A. R. Rahman ("Khwaja Mere Khwaja") | Nominee |
| Best Story | Haidar Ali | Nominee |
Screen Awards
14 nominations, 7 won
| Best Actor | Hrithik Roshan | Winner |
| Best Actress | Aishwarya Rai Bachchan | Winner |
| Best Actress (Popular Choice) | Aishwarya Rai Bachchan | Winner |
| Best Background Music | A. R. Rahman | Winner |
| Best Choreography | Raju Khan ("Khwaja Mere Khwaja") | Winner |
| Best Director | Ashutosh Gowariker | Winner |
| Best Film | Ashutosh Gowariker & Ronnie Screwvala | Winner |
| Best Action | Ravi Dewan | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Negative Role | Ila Arun | Nominee |
| Best Art Director | Nitin Chandrakant Desai | Nominee |
| Best Lyrics | Kashif ("Khwaja Mere Khwaja") | Nominee |
| Best Male Playback Singer | A. R. Rahman ("Khwaja Mere Khwaja") | Nominee |
| Best Music Director | A. R. Rahman | Nominee |
| Best Special Effects | Pankaj Khandpur | Nominee |
Mirchi Music Awards
7 nominations, 7 won
| Best Background Score | A. R. Rahman | Winner |
| Best Song Arranger & Programmer | TR Krishna Chetan ("Jashn-E-Bahara") | Winner |
| Best Song Mixing & Engineering | H. Sridhar | Winner |
| Female Vocalist of The Year | Bela Shende ("Mann Mohana") | Winner |
| Lyricist of The Year | Javed Akhtar ("Jashn-E-Bahara") | Winner |
| Male Vocalist of The Year | Javed Ali ("Jashn-E-Bahara") | Winner |
| Song of The Year | "Jashn-E-Bahara" | Winner |
Filmfare Awards
11 nominations, 5 won
| Best Actor | Hrithik Roshan | Winner |
| Best Background Score | A. R. Rahman | Winner |
| Best Director | Ashutosh Gowariker | Winner |
| Best Film | Ashutosh Gowariker Productions | Winner |
| Best Lyricist | Javed Akhtar ("Jashn-E-Bahara") | Winner |
| Best Actress | Aishwarya Rai Bachchan | Nominee |
| Best Dialogue | K. P. Saxena | Nominee |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Sonu Nigam ("Inn Lamho Ke Daaman Mein") | Nominee |
| Best Music Director | A. R. Rahman | Nominee |
| Best Scene of the Year | Jodhaa Akbar | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Sonu Sood | Nominee |
V. Shantaram Awards
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actress | Aishwarya Rai Bachchan | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Kiran Deohans | Winner |
| Best Director Bronze Award | Ashutosh Gowariker | Winner |
| Best Music Director | A. R. Rahman | Winner |
Stardust Awards
9 nominations, 3 won
| Dream director | Ashutosh Gowariker | Winner |
| Star of the Year Award – Male | Hrithik Roshan | Winner |
| The New Menace | Nikitin Dheer | Winner |
| Best Director | Ashutosh Gowariker | Nominee |
| Best Film of the Year | Jodhaa Akbar | Nominee |
| Breakthrough Performance – Male | Sonu Sood | Nominee |
| New Musical Sensation – Female | Bela Shende ("Mann Mohana") | Nominee |
| Standout Performance by a Lyricist | Kashif ("Khwaja Mere Khwaja") | Nominee |
| Star of the Year Award – Female | Aishwarya Rai Bachchan | Nominee |
Golden Minbar International Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Hrithik Roshan | Winner |
| Best Film – Grand Pix | Ashutosh Gowariker & Ronnie Screwvala | Winner |
National Film Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Choreography | Chinni Prakash & Rekha Prakash ("Azeem-o-Shaan Shahenshah") | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Neeta Lulla | Winner |
São Paulo International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Audience Award for Best Foreign Feature Film | Ashutosh Gowariker | Winner |
Asian Film Awards
2 nominations
| Best Composer | A. R. Rahman | Nominee |
| Best Production Designer | Nitin Chandrakant Desai | Nominee |
Asia Pacific Screen Awards
1 nomination
| Achievement in Cinematography | Kiran Deohans | Nominee |