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Aishwarya Rai’s dance were spiritual in Jodhaa Akbar:
Aishwarya Rai and period movies are made for each other. Including Jodhaa Akbar, Aishwarya Bachchan has done four period movies: Chokher Bali, Umrao Jaan, and Devdas. Among all the movies, Devdas was the biggest hit. Based on the novel of famous Bengali writer, Sharatchandra Chattopadhyay, Devdas is also one of most expensive movies ever made in Bollywood. "Dola re Dola re" was one of the hit songs of 2003. Rumors are out that in Jodha Akbar Aishwarya Bachchan do not have any such sizzling dance numbers. However, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan did not give any clear answer.

Jodhaa Akbar: Big Music acquires the music right of Ashtosh Gowariker’s MAGNUMOPUS movie
Audio rights of Ashutosh Gowariker’s upcoming movie, Jodha Akbar, is obtained by Big Music. The music of Jodhaa Akbar is composed by famous music composer of Bollywood, A.R. Rehman. The music album of Jodhaa Akbar contained 12 songs, but to keep the length of the movie in three hours, two songs have been removed. One of them was a Kawali song which was shot in an expensive set. Ashutosh has decided to include the songs in the dvd of the movie. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan wanted to add those two songs in her upcoming movie but Ashutosh did not agree.

Jodhaa Akbar: Promotion in satellite channels has started in full swing
Good news folks! Promotion of Jodhaa Akbar has started in full swing in various satellite television channels. The whopping production cost (Rs. 400million) made Jodhaa Akbar one of the most expensive movies of Bollywood. The movie was supposed to be released in October this year. Due to post production works, the release had been shfited to the next year. Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan are playing the central characters in the movie. Hrithik plays the character of young Mughal Emperor Akbar and Aishwarya is the Rajpoot princes Jodha Bai.

Jodhaa Akbar: No more kissings but close contact
Remember the kissing scene in Dhoom:2 between Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Hrithik Roshan. This time in Jodhaa Akbar, there will be no such kisses. Hrithik Rules.com reports:

The first promo of Ashutosh Gowariker's highly anticipated historical drama Jodhaa Akbar hits screens today. Apart from the visual grandeur and stunningly orchestrated battle scenes, one image that leaves a lasting impression is a close-up shot of Ash and Hrithik barely inches away from each other, lost in each other's eyes. But if you think it's a prelude to a kiss (a la Dhoom:2), you're wrong. The last time the twosome got up close and personal, the kiss was nothing short of scorching!

Dignified touch

Director Ashutosh Gowariker confirms there is no liplock between his lead pair. "There is no kiss between Hrithik and Ash in the film. It's a historical movie and I have maintained the dignity of their characters. I don't need a kiss to show romance between Akbar and Jodhaa. The film has loads of romance in it, which comes across in the way Akbar looks at Jodhaa and their combined body language. Their intimacy is portrayed in the way their eyes meet and they speak."