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Rajput outfits plan to boycott 'Jodhaa Akbar'
01st Feb 2008 11.00 IST
By Agencies

Under attack for alleged distortion of Rajput history in Jodhaa Akbar , director Ashutosh Gowarikar is facing the ire of some community organisations which have threatened to boycott the big budget film due for a countrywide release in a fortnight.

The organisations which have been opposing the period film ever since shooting began around Amber Fort near in Jaipur say they will decide a "clear course of action" tomorrow but deny plans of blocking its screening across theatres in Rajasthan.

They even suggested changing the title of the film starring Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to 'Salim Jodhaa' after Mughal emperor Akbar's son Jehangir, also known as Jehangir.

"Whatever Gowarikar is showing in his film is far removed from history. No Rajput can welcome this distorted version but we have never said we will block the screening of the film," Sabha president Narendra Singh Rajawat said in Jaipur on Thursday.

Asked about media reports to the contrary, he said, "If we had to block the film, we would have stopped its shooting. We are fighting it legally in court in a democratic manner".

He said Jodha Bai was the daughter of Raja Udai Singh of Marwar and was married to Akbar's son. "The problem can be solved if the film's title is changed to 'Salim Jodhaa'."

Another Rajput organisation Karni Sena has prepared a report on the "evidence collected from the film's script" and will decide its course of action Friday, its president Lokendra Singh Kalvi said.

He said either the film's title should be changed or the state government should "analyse the facts" to avoid any problems when it premieres on February 15.

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