“Jodhaa Akbar” begins before all that, when the young Akbar is still busy expanding the Mughal empire. With so much attention focused on Islamic extremism, now seems an apt time for a movie about Akbar, the 16th-century Muslim emperor in India, whose legacy is one of enlightened rule and almost radical religious tolerance.
DeMille, with romance, stirring battles, a cast of thousands and enough elephants and gold to sink the Titanic. “Jodhaa Akbar,” a historical romance directed by Ashutosh Gowariker, is filmmaking on the grand scale of Cecil B.
They may not make ’em like they used to in Hollywood, but sometimes in India they still do.
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