'Jodhaa Akbar' to be screened at Marrakech film fest

Ashutosh Gowarikar's 2008 epic love story "Jodhaa Akbar" will be showcased at the Marrakech International Film Festival Dec 5. The filmmaker is ecstatic.

"I am extremely happy and would really like to thank the Marrakech International Film Festival for selecting 'Jodhaa Akbar'. This is an honour for me to showcase my film along with the greatest stars and filmmakers presenting their films at the festival," Gowariker said in a statement.

"Jodhaa Akbar", set in sixteenth century, is about a marriage of alliance, which paves way for true love between a great Mughal emperor, Akbar and a Rajput princess, Jodhaa. It featured Hrithik Roshan as Akbar and Aishwarya Rai as Jodhaa.