A brilliant direction by Gowariker, excellent cinematography, stylish photography, grand colourful sets make Jodhaa Akbar a beautiful collage that brings life to the past era of the Mughal emperor Akbar in the silver screen. But it fails to capture the heart of the audience as the intensity of the movie is diluted by it's long running time.The dialogues by Hyder Ali are formed of formal rich language used in the past decade projected in the movie. However, the present day audience find it difficult at times to follow the conversation. Gowariker has scripted many historical events and intertwined them together to bring out the love factor between the Mughal emperor and the Hindu Rajput princess. He has deeply explored history in the film but has forgotten that the audience may not have such vast knowledge in history. While watching the movie, it may be hard for many to understand clearly the inter-state political conflicts shown in the film through many events. Some scenes are unnecessarily injected into the film which make it boring at parts. The audience even poke fun at some scenes and mock the movie but again they heartily clap at the action scenes. The style and grandeur with which the palace, courts and the war are shown can be compared with films like Troy or The Curse Of The Golden Flower. However, the stunts used are not unique and are far lower in standard than Hollywood movies like Shanghai Noon, House Of Flying Daggers, etc. All the actors and actresses have performed well under the guidance of Gowariker. Hrithik seems suitable for the role of Akbar mainly for his strong body and muscles. The audience always get to view Akbar as a king but cannot visualize Akbar as a man or a lover of Jodhaa. Even in emotional scenes, serious expressions and formal languages are used which fails to touch the heart of the audience. Aishwariya balances her character well in both action and emotional scenes. Music by A.R. Rehman is not so great as Gowariker's previous movies. But background score is excellent. The whole movie is quite watchable but is best enjoyed with friends. Or else boredom can set in at times. Overall the movie is good but this historical love story shall not be able to make history in the pages of Indian Cinema.