Kiss and tell!
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Hrithik, Ash share a fleeting kiss in Jodhaa Akbar
Bryan Durham
bryan.durham@mid-day.com
We caught a preview of Ashutosh Gowariker's epic tale of 'lesser-known lovers' Jodhaa Akbar yesterday at Adlabs Studios, Film City. In the span of three hours what unravelled, among other things, was a paean to the unmistakable chemistry between the lead pair, Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.
If you're one of those people who believe that spouses weren't intimate 500 years ago, get set for a re-education of sorts. Gowariker's Jodhaa Akbar features a blink-and-miss romantic interlude between the Mughal emperor and his Rajput wife.
It begins with the thawing of the cold vibes between Akbar and his consort (to the tunes of Jashn-e-bahaara). Akbar gets touchy-feely and there are a few light kisses and a lingering peck on the cheek for his blushing biwi. Jodhaa (before this) has been fiercely independent and their marriage hasn't been consummated. In the scene, she finally succumbs to her husband's overtures.
Gowariker has aesthetically shot the lovemaking scene keeping in mind the period the story is set in. We're guessing a few people won't be too happy after the reviews (from critics and readers) come out and people start talking about the scene. Including a man named Abhishek Bachchan.
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