Music of Jodha Akbar launched

Music for producer director Ashutosh Gowarikar's 'Jodhaa Akbar', was launched at the Grand Hyatt, Kalina, Mumbai late Wednesday evening. Rani Padmini, who is a direct descendant of Jodhabai was present on the occasion.

The film's lead pair Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai were present on the launch function along with lyricist Javed Akhtar, Ashutosh Gowarikar and music director A. R. Rahman.

The musical score for the period film by AR Rahman has been released under the newly launched UTV Music label. It consists of five songs that capture the essence and opulence of the Moghul era.

Ashutosh Gowarikar has denied reports that two songs were cut from the film to keep its length under 3 hours.

"No. We recorded five songs and we've retained them all. I treasure every song that I record and wouldn't dream of cutting them for length."

There are only five songs recorded for Jodhaa Akbar and we've retained all of them. I treasure every song that I record and wouldn't dream of cutting them for length. Even if we had nine songs only two would wind their way into the charts. We have five songs and I've worked on making each hummable.

Aishwarya was beautiful as ever glittering in an ethnic churidar Kurta.

By January 15, the music will be in stores.

The response to the first two songs has been surprisingly positive. People were expecting archaic songs, but they seem to have liked the modern adaptation of the 16th century sounds.

Courtesy: Saharasamay.com