I followed with Kasamh Se a huge success. The story of Jodha and Akbar is an intriguing chapter from India’s history. I started my career with Hum Paanch on Zee. With the help of Bodhisattva, we have managed to make a good historical set for Jodha Akbar."Įkta Kapoor talks about her comeback on Zee with Jodha Akbar am sure the show is going to be unique in its own way. We have gone into the depth of the history. How they behave behind the doors, how the father talks to his daughter not being a king, these things are not going to be typical. We are penetrating equally into the characters, scenes and inter-personal relationships be in terms of father who is a king and his daughter. Says Rao: "We are going to be a lot more different and innovative when it comes to creativity of the show. Sujata Rao, a master of her art, and of known for her work for Jhansi Ki Rani and Veer Shivaj has been hired to creatively direct Jodha Akbar. Prakash Kapadia, who has written for films like Devdas (2002), Black (2005) and Saawariya (2007), is writing the dialogues. Scriptwriter Rajesh Joshi is penning the epic series, following eight months of research, courtesy Bodhisattva, who is the man behind scores of historicals and mythologicals. The brains behind the creative‘s - Sujata Rao A similar period drama Jhansi Ki Rani on Zee was a huge success and we expect a similar response for Jodha Akbar as it has a very innovative storyline that will touch the hearts of many." Says Verma: "Viewers will get to see a very strong love story for the first time in a historical show.
ZEE TV JODHA AKBAR MOVIE
Santram Verma who has previously directed a thriller drama show titled Kaahin Kissii Roz on Star Plus and has also helmed the movie Krishna Cottage (2004) to his credit will be occupying the director’s chair for Jodha Akbar. Balaji is the premier TV production house in the country and this will be shown through Jodha Akbar." Jodha Akbarmarks Kapoor‘s maiden encounter with history (if you exclude the disaster that was Mahabharat on NDTV Imagine) and she says she is ready to take any sort of criticism that comes her way."It‘s a huge risk I am taking," says Kapoor. How Jodha’s love softened the hard edges of Akbar’s personality and made him a kinder, more compassionate soul forms the crux of Zee TV’s Jodha Akbar which is set to replace Rab Se Sona Ishq.īalaji Telefilms has churned out shows in all genres such as drama, romance, thriller, horror and even kitchen politics. The magnum opus historical will capture the intriguing journey of love that, in fact, began with intense hatred. Rajat Tokas as Akbar and Paridhi Sharma as Jodha strike a poseīut TV czarina Ekta Kapoor says that "the beauty of Indian history remains open to perception and interpretation." And it was this that encouraged her to take up the challenge of producing the show under the banner of Balaji Telefilms.
The story was interpreted on the big screen under the crafty hands of helmer Ashutosh Gowariker, and most lovers of cinema are familiar with that. Following closely on the heels of Sony Entertainment‘s Maharana Pratap which was launched on, is Zee TV which is set to premiere the old time romantic tale of Jodhaa Akbar on 18 June at 8.00 pm. We are referring to historical shows on television.
ZEE TV JODHA AKBAR SERIES
They have become the in-thing and they seem to be working just like their cousins - mythological series - are.