This past week Indiafm revealed the look of Hrithik and Ash for the movie Jodhaa Akbar. Georgous though the outfits are, it is the concept that is most intriguing. What is with hiding the faces of your actors? Sanjay Leela Bansali does it in the promo for Saawariya and now Ahutosh has also jumped on the bandwagon. Apart from the curiosity generating aspect of the hidden faces I think Mr. Gowariker is trying something a little more complex.
Love is a very equalizing emotion. Anyone can fall in love and everyone does, regardless of social boundaries or mores - be it hot shot CEOs, socialites, college students, or even poor ass hobos - in this case be it a Mughal emperor or a Rajput princess. Jodhaa Akbar, one can assume, is the story of a love that withstood class, creed and caste, it is the story of Akbar and Jodhaa who despite being from completely disparate social and religious strata, fell in love. In the end this is just the love story of a girl and a boy, any girl and boy. So in fact, the two people on the poster could be anyone, making this movie first and foremost, a love story of a man and a woman, hence the hidden faces. Well played Mr. Gowariker.
Or maybe I am just reading too much into it.
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