Here is a sneak peek into the latest historical drama on television That starts tomorrow
History has caught producer Ekta Kapoor's fancy, finding enough Favour With The TV czarina to warrant a TV show of epic proportions. That said, Balaji Telefilms' Jodha Akbar, a retelling of the love story Between a Mughal emperor and a Rajput princess, is opulence personified. With lavish sets, ensemble cast and the required That accompanies a historical grandeur, the show is drawing a lot of curiosity. The achievement of detailing in the look and feel of the times Jodha and Akbar lived in, was the result of painstaking research. The entire unit Travelled to Jaipur and Jodhpur, researching different looks for each character. The how will trace the journey of a young warrior on his way to becoming an emperor and how I falls in love with a Rajput princess. The lead stars underwent special training in horse riding, sword fights and martial arts to preparing for the characters.
TOI brings you the behind-the-scenes activity, the lead couple's experiences and Their journey Peak Gust shot for the show ...
My dress and jewelery weigh 10 kilos: Paridhi Sharma
Paridhi Says Sharma, who plays Jodha, "I'm excited acerca playing a historical figure in a lavish period drama. I had to undergo many lessons in horse riding and sword fighting. And I take it as a challenge That at this stage of my I will be career Compared with Aishwarya Rai's portrayal in Jodhaa Akbar. My dress and jewelery weighs around 10 kilos and it is a task to carry it for 8-10 hours on the sets. Horse riding has been scary but I am determined to work hard to .
It's a big challenge for me: Rajat Tokas
Rajat Tokas, who plays Akbar, says, "It is not just because I have done to the same show (Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan) That I was Chosen for the show. Every player today Undergoes training and is well-versed with martial arts and fight sequences on a show. I think this show is different porque is portraying a young Akbar - That not the character played Prithviraj Kapoor in Mughal-E-Azam. I wanted to research on the young Akbar and not the super calm and collected That character Portrayed Prithviraj Kapoor. My biggest challenge is playing a 22-year-old who is a warrior emperor. For me, every shot has been interesting till now Because That will define my work and help me figure out how I have to work in the coming episodes. "
People want to learn a lot from historical shows: Dr Bodhisattva
Researcher Dr Bodhisattva says, "Every one has been curious to know details about Emperor Akbar's personnel life. And the romance Between Akbar and Jodha is Also intriguing. People want to learn lessons from historical stories and shows, and connect them with real incidents in Their own life. That is one of the important Reasons Why find historical and mythological shows to connect with the audiences. "
Jewellery for the characters
Jewellery designer Ekta Gupta says, "For women, we designed hathphool, kamarbandh, baju bandh and payals. We conceptualised on the 'single Shringar' for Jodha's family. For men, info we have kalgis, kundals, haar and rings.: The women in Jodha's family were dressed in kundan jewelery, rubies and pearls for Akbar's family while it was meenakari jewelery with pearls. "
How the emperor got his look
Costume designer Nidhi Yasha, says, "Mughals are dressed in emeralds, pearls and uncut stone jewelery. Costumes consisted of fabrics like velvet, brocade, silk and organza. We chose gold and kundan, enamel jewelery, vas, hanslis and other authentic jewelery from Rajasthan. We used leheriyas, bandhej, drop patti, kinaris too. We made many trips to Jaipur and Jodhpur for Akbar's chainmaille. Weaponry was done from Jodhpur. Jodha's look is lightly jeweled in the beginning. She will look grand after her wedding to Akbar . "
Ekta Kapoor is said to Have Gone through almost 7,000 auditions in the nationwide hunt spanning eight months before she gave her nod of approval to end Paridhi Sharma to play historical Jodha in her magnum opus. For Jodha, Ekta reveals, "I wanted someone who Possesses the radiance and dignity of a Rajput princess lovely.'m Told someone Whose eyes Jodha was Conveyed humility, simplicity, courage and conviction. Paridhi embodies everything I had in mind for Jodha. When Paridhi stood there in Jodha's bridal finery and delivered some of her lines, i knew the role belonged to her! "
Ekta was looking for a blend of boyish innocence and rugged manliness for Akbar. Says Ekta, "For Akbar, I wanted an Actor who is a boy-man. Although Rajat has the innocence of a 19-year-old, he is seasoned in terms of maturity. Akbar was someone who Became a soldier and a king at the age of 14 and by 17 I had Already Won a battle on his own. Rajat is an expert in martial arts and horse riding. While casting for an era acerca 500 odd years ago, you Realise That every face has to be Looked at Carefully . "
Jodha Akbar starts on June 18 and every Monday to Friday at 8 pm on Zee TV.
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