Hrithik Roshan, Aishwarya Rai In Jodhaa Akbar On Set Stills 4

  Two hundred craftsmen worked for 600 days, moulded 400 kg of gold and precious and semi-precious stones to recreate jewelleries of Mughal era in Ashutosh Gowariker's historical romance Jodhaa Akbar, released Feb 15.

Tanishq, the leading jewellery brand, unveiled the jewellery worn by Aishwarya Rai, who plays the Rajput princess Jodhabai, and Hrithik Roshan, who plays Mughal emperor Jalaluddin Akbar, in the movie.
The exquisite pieces include sarpech (feather pin), archer's ring, arsi (mirror ring), bhor (head jewel like in Indian tika) and hansali (choker).
"The wedding set, which Aishwarya wears in the film, is very heavy. It weighs around three-and-a-half kg. It was difficult for her to wear them. In fact, in the interviews she said the hardest part was to wear the jewellery,” said Alpana Parida, head marketing & merchandising at Tanishq. “But that was how women lived those days and it is authentic."
A blend of Mughal and Rajasthani designs, the handcrafted jewels on display in Delhi are breathtakingly beautiful and give an insight into India's glorious past.
"I think if everything is put together then the total weight will be about 300 kg and it's a huge investment on the part of the company,” said Parida. “We have made 13 ensembles for Aishwarya and eight for Hrithik. We have used gold and gems like emeralds, pearls, ruby, tourmaline and jade."
However, she refused divulge the budget.
This is Tanishq's second film venture. Earlier, they collaborated with Shah Rukh Khan for his home production Paheli.
"We had done jewellery for Paheli, which was at a much smaller scale because it was Rajasthani jewellery and there wasn't any other definition."
"Jodhaa Akbar became a design and research challenge because it had to be the specific Rajput and Mughal traditions of the 16th century and there was very little available from that time,” said Parida. “It was a research from the combination of miniature paintings, Akbarnama and old royal families. We also did a lot of research in museums and archives, private collection of various royalties and at the Chitrakala Parishad."
Ask her about the basic difference between Mughal and Rajput jewellery, Parida said: "The basic difference was that Mughal jewellery was much finer in craftsmanship and Rajput jewellery was more rustic. At that time, Mughals used a lot more pearls than the Rajputs did."
"Akbar's favourite gem was the emerald. In Akbarnama there are actually blue prints of emerald mines, which Akbar had started and wherever you see him, he wears emeralds, which is the symbol of power.

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