Hrithik Roshan to play Akbar in new Film

Bollywood’s actor Hrithik Roshan is lucky and so is the director Ashutosh Gowatrikar. They have begun a new venture of making a historical movie on Akbar, the emperor. Hrithik will now play emperor Akbar in Ashutosh’s ‘Jodha-Akbar’.

This hoiitorical movie will be based on the relationship between the Mughal emperor Akbar and his wife Jodhabai, sister of Akbar’s most famous Rajput commander. Ashutosh has confirmed this news from abroad though there were speculations in the industry in the recent past about Hrithik playing the same character in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s movie on the same theme.

After signing Hrithik, Ashutosh has another hard task to choose an actress to play the role of Jodhabai, the Maharani, besides other cast. Ashutosh hopes to choose an equally suitable actress to play Jodhabai, soon after he is back home. Hrithik Roshan is very excited with his new role. He remembers that the late Prithvi Raj Kapoor had earned glory by playing Akbar’s role in yesteryears’ movie. Will Hrithik do better or deliver as good as Prithvi did will be seen later? However, he is very happy to accept Ashutosh’ offer. This is to recall that Hrithik had lost an earlier opportunity to work with Ashutosh in ‘Lagaan’. That’s why Hrithik has preferred Ashutosh movie this time round to that of Sanjay Bhansali.

‘Jodha-Akbar’ is based on the relationship between an emperor of the highest order of Akbar, a Moghul, and his wife who belonged to the Rajput cast among Hindus. Ashutosh is fully aware of his responsibility of making such a historical movie that dare not on any fact that may lead to any misunderstanding in any community.