In order to convince the Rajputs that he was worthy of their fealty, the shrewd leader Akbar marries their princess, Jodhaa. Soon he develops true feelings for the woman who feels no need to consider herself inferior to her husband in any way.
ASHUTOSH GOWARIKER
Ashutosh Gowariker took to direction after almost a decade in front of the camera, as an actor in Hindi and Marathi films, television serials, documentaries and commercials. He had started with Ketan Mehta’s Holi (1984), where he played the protagonist, and continued with Naam, Goonj, Gawaahi, West is West, Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro, and Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa.

Gowariker made his directorial debut with Pehla Nasha (1993), a whodunit about a struggling actor who gets drawn into the mysterious death of a wealthy woman he had been infatuated with. He followed this up with Baazi (1995), an action thriller about an upright cop.

Lagaan, based on Gowariker’s own script, was nurtured over five years during which the draft underwent seven changes. It was nominated for the Oscars.
Cast & Credits
Producer : UTV Motion Pictures Ltd
Director : Ashutosh Gowariker
Screenplay : Haidar Ali, Ashutosh Gowariker
Camera : Kiran Deohans
Editing : Ballu Saluja
Music : A R Rahman
Cast : Hrithik Roshan, Aishwarya Rai