Watch Jodhaa Akbar for its beguiling moments of amour. The rest is window dressing.

Gowariker builds the film on progressive, even if simplistic, politics that may not be palateable to all, but shows his own civility as a filmmaker. Needless to say, Ash and Hrithik work rather well as a pair...

The music and dance that are such hallmarks of Bollywood filmmaking are here seamlessly incorporated into the story rather than creating a pause in the action.

This epic drama can easily be counted as one of the classic historical romance sagas produced by Bollywood.