Jodha Akbar to release in January next year

odha Akbar , the much-anticipated film by Ashutosh Gowarikar , has been shifted to January, 2008.

The movie, starring Aishwarya Rai and Hrithik Roshan , was initially slated to hit the theatres in October. But now, the film’s production company UTV and director Ashutosh Gowarikar have shifted the release date.


The film will now release worldwide on January 25, 2008, a day before the Indian Republic Day.

It is learnt that the release has been postponed because the movie has an elaborate and extremely demanding post-production work.

The film has mostly been shot at Nitin Desai’s studio in Karjat on the outskirts of Mumbai.

Hrithik plays emperor Akbar, while Aishwarya plays the fiery Rajput princess Jodhabai in the movie. Huge and lavish sets were built at ND Studios to recreate the royal ambience of the sixteenth century.