The document provides a summary of the 2008 Indian historical film Jodhaa Akbar. It discusses the plot, which is centered around the romance between Mughal Emperor Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar and Rajput Princess Jodhaa Bai. It provides details on the cast and major characters. It also summarizes Akbar's revenue system and administrative reforms during his rule.

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Modern Indian History (2HSOE07)
Special Assignment
By:
Jeelkumar Patel(18bcl039)
6th
semester
B.tech Civil Department
Film:
Jodhaa Akbar (2008)

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Jodhaa Akbar movie:
Jodhaa Akbar: The Rising is a 2008 Indian historical romance film based on the life of Jodhaa
Akbar, Set in the 16th century, the film centers on the romance between the Mughal Emperor
Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar and the Rajput Princess Jodhaa Bai who becomes his wife, on
a marriage of convenience.
Its director Ashutosh Gowariker was approached by actor and screenwriter Haidar Ali with the
idea of making a film along the lines of K.Asif's historical epic, Mughal-e-Azam (1960). When
Gowariker contemplated on whether he should make a sequel to Mughal-e-Azam or remake it,
Ali suggested that he can do a prequel to it; Gowariker agreed and decided to create a
screenplay that would cover the early years of Akbar's life from 13 to 21 years of age.

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Cast:
Hrithik Roshan as Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as Rajkumari Jodhaa Bai
Sonu Sood as Rajkumar Sujamal
Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Raja Bharmal
Suhasini Mulay as Rani Padmavati
Raza Murad as Shamsuddin Ataga Khan
Poonam Sinha as Malika Hamida Banu Begum (Akbar's mother)
Rajesh Vivek as Chugtai Khan
Pramod Moutho as Todar Mal
Ila Arun as Maham Anga
Digvijay Purohit as Raja Bhagwant Das
Yuri Suri as Bairam Khan
Surendra Pal as Rana Uday Singh
Vishwa Mohan Badola as Saadir Adaasi
Prathmesh Mehta as Chandrabhan Singh
Shaji Chaudhary as Adham Khan
Manava Naik as Neelakshi
Disha Vakani as Madhavi
Kavi Kumar Azad as Wheat seller
Abir Abrar as Bakshi Banu Begum
Indrajit Sarkar as Mahesh Das/Birbal
Aman Dhaliwal as Rajkumar Ratan Singh
Nikitin Dheer as Sharifuddin Hussain

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Pradeep Sharma as Sheikh Mubarak
Balraj as Raja Balraj Singh
Sudhanshu Hakku as Raja of Shimalmarg
Syed Badr-ul Hasan Khan Bahadur as Mulla Do-Piyaza
Dilnaz Irani as Salima Sultan Begum
Tejpal Singh Rawat as Ni'Mat
Shehzor Ali as Raja Hemu
Ulhas Barve as Raja of Mankeshwar
Jassi Singh as Raja of Bhadra
Raju Pandit as Raja of Bhati
Bharat Kumar as Raja Chauhan
Rajiv Sehgal as Raja of Virat
Unknown child actor as young Man Singh
Amitabh Bachchan as Narrator

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Plot:
Jodhaa, the daughter of Raja Bharmal of Amer, is betrothed to Rajkumar Ratan Singh of
Ajabgarh. Raja Bharmal announces that his son Bhagwant Das would be his heir and Sujamal,
Jodhaa's cousin, whom she wants to be the king's heir instead of Bhagwant Das, will have to
work under him. Sujamal, who is deprived of his rightful throne, angrily leaves the kingdom
to join rebels. When the Mughal Emperor Akbar plans to attack Amer, Raja Bharmal
reluctantly makes a peace offering, proposing to strengthen relations by his daughter's marriage
to the emperor himself to avoid war. Akbar agrees to the marriage, as it would bring forward a
true strong alliance and long-lasting peace between the Mughals and Rajput’s. But this breaks
the alliance of Raja Bharmal with the other kings of Rajputana, including Rana Uday Singh.
Jodhaa completely resents being reduced to a mere political pawn as she wants to marry Ratan
Singh. She writes a letter to Sujamal, entreating him to come rescue her from the marriage, but
doesn't send it. Jodhaa shares all her misery with her mother, who tells her to send a servant
girl in her place.
Akbar's nurse and nanny, Maham Anga, whom he loves like his own mother, despises Jodhaa
and conspires to humiliate her in front of Akbar. She finds the letter Jodhaa had written and
has it sent, and when Sujamal comes to meet Jodhaa in private, she insinuates to Akbar that
Jodhaa went to meet her lover. Akbar sends his men to arrest Sujamal, who thinks Jodhaa has
framed him, and immediately flees. Akbar is enraged and banishes Jodhaa. Jodhaa doesn't give
an explanation, indignant at her character being questioned. Later Akbar finds out the truth and
goes to her maternal home, apologises to her, and asks her to come back, but she refuses. He
also finds out that she is skilled in fencing, and engages in a playful duel with Jodhaa, who tells
him to investigate the working of his relations and empire. Akbar returns and travels through
the common folk in disguise to understand the problems of his people better.
Jodhaa replies that it would deceive Akbar and would be death to their kingdom if he finds out.
Her mother gives her a vial of poison and tells her to use it if a need arises. Jodhaa demands a
meeting with Akbar and demands to keep her Hindu religion after marriage, and that a temple
be built for her to continue her faith,[10] with the intention of having the emperor call off the
wedding. To her surprise, Akbar agrees to all her demands. After their marriage, Jodhaa acts
reluctant with Akbar and they do not consummate their marriage. He assures Jodhaa that they
will let things fall into place. Over time, both Jodhaa and Akbar learn from and gain admiration
for each other.

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Later, Akbar controls the dissents among the Hindus and Muslims by announcing that every
religion has its rights in his empire. This impresses Jodhaa, who comes back to him. Sujamal,
Sharifuddin Hussain, and his allies attack Agra. After Sujamal overhears Sharifuddin plotting
a silent attack on the emperor, he quickly leaves to warn Akbar of this conspiracy. Sharifuddin's
army chases Sujamal and kills him. He manages to warn the emperor of the attack, however,
who then realises what the past misunderstanding was concerning the letter. Then he dies just
after apologising to Jodhaa. Akbar defeats Sharifuddin in hand-to-hand combat, and then spares
his life for the sake of his half-sister Bakshi Banu Begum, but not before stripping him of his
title of Viceroy of Ajmer and Nagaur. Eventually, Akbar proclaims that Hindustan will be a
peaceful and prosperous land if people respect and honour each other's religions. The film ends
as the narrator recounts that Jodhaa and Akbar made history through their unconditional and
eternal love for each other, but is forgotten.

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Revenue System:
 Akbar adopted the basic structure of Sher Shah’s revenue system, which continued till
1585.
 With the help of his revenue minister, Todar Mal, he introduced some important land
reform system known as Todar Mal’s bandobast or settlement.
 It was also known as the Zabti or dahsala system.
 Land was surveyed and measured.
 The land was classified into four categories the basic of regularly cultivated and
occasionally cultivated.
 For instance, Polaj was the land which was cultivated every year and never to be left
allow, where as Parauti was the land which had to be left allow for a time to enable it
to recover its fertility.
 Land was measured with a bamboo jarib joined together with iron rings instead of the
hemp rope used before.
 The average produce and the average price over 10 years was calculated.
 One third of the produce was the king’s share, it could be paid in cash or kind, though
cash was preferred.
 The revenue officers were instructed to treat the peasants well.
 If the crops failed due to drought or flood, the state of remission of revenue.
 Loans could be paid back in easy instalments were advanced to the peasants to buy
seeds, cattle and implements.
Administration:
 One of the significant contributions of Akbar’s reign was the establishment of an
efficient administrative system.
 Akbar gave the Mughal India one official language (Persian), a uniform administrative
system and coinage and a common system of weights and measures.
 Akbar’s administrative system can be grouped under two heads:
1. Central Administration
2. Provincial Administration

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Conclusion:
Akbar is regarded as one of the greatest rules of India. He built a vast empire and gave the
empire political and administrative unity. He restored to war only when all the other means
failed. He did a great service to the nation by bringing about religious unity. He promoted art,
architecture, literature, music and painting and gave them unique Indian colour.