Jodhaa Akbar movie poster
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Release Date 2 December, 2008
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Budget ₹40 crores
Box Office India ₹56 crores
Box Office Worldwide ₹107 crores
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Synopsis

In the 16th century, the Mughal emperor Akbar agrees to marry the princess Jodha to seal an alliance. Unwilling to be a pawn, Jodha refuses to consummate the marriage unless Akbar makes all religions equal in his empire. Meanwhile, rebellion looms on the horizon.

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Day-wise Box Office Collections

First Day₹3.81 crores
Saturday₹4.19 crores
Sunday₹5.32 crores
First Weekend₹13.32 crores
First Week₹21.80 crores
Second Week₹13.16 crores
Third Week₹8.6 crores
Lifetime India (net)₹56 crores
Worldwide Gross₹107 crores
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True Adj Domestic Net ₹203.84 (
+147.84
) crores
True Adj Worldwide Gross ₹389.48 (
+282.48
) crores

Movie Reception

Jodhaa Akbar earned well on its opening day and also enjoyed the audience's support over the first weekend. Also, it dropped on decent grounds on the weekdays which helped the film to collect over Rs. 20 crores in its first week.

In the second week, the film dropped by 40% from the week 1 which ensured around Rs. 13 crores in its pocket. The trend remained similar in the third week also and the period drama movie ended its journey at the box office with a lifetime collection of Rs. 56 crores in the domestic market.

Jodhaa Akbar received a "semi-hit" status in the domestic market. However, it performed exceptionally well in the overseas and collected an excellent amount of money which declared it a blockbuster movie in the overseas.

Full Cast & Characters

ACTOR NAMECHARACTER NAME
Hrithik RoshanJalaluddin Mohammad Akbar
Aishwarya Rai BachchanJodhaa Bai
Sonu SoodSujamal
Poonam SinhaMallika Hamida Banu
Suhasini MulayRani Padmavati
Ila ArunMaham Anga
Raza MuradShamsuddin Atka Khan
Rajesh VivekChugtai Khan
Surendra PalRana Udai Singh
Yuri SuriBairam Khan
Kulbhushan KharbandaRaja Veer Bharmal
Manava NaikNeelakshi
Disha VakaniMadhavi
Digvijay PurohitRaj Bhagwant Das
Prathmesh MehtaChandrabhan Singh

Fun Facts & Triva

  • Over 250 animals were used in the making of the film.
  • Aishwarya Rai Bachchan used brown contact lenses for her role in the movie.
  • At that time, Jodhaa Akbar became the first Hindi film to get the widest release in the American theatres.
  • The director, Ashutosh Gowariker took the help of a research team to make the film.
  • For the song, "Azeem-O-Shaan Shahenshah", four choreographers were hired.
  • Aishwarya and Hrithik used to stay at small cottages in the studio to avoid daily traveling from Mumbai.
  •  All the jewelry used in the film was priceless and highly valuable. So, there was a digital lock facility to keep it safe after the shoot.

Official Trailer