'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. Designers have used gold and gems like emeralds, pearls, ruby, tourmaline and jade. There were 13 ensembles for Aishwarya and eight for Hrithik. The total weight of the jewellery will be about 300 kg and it's a huge investment on the part of the company. The exquisite pieces include sarpech (feather pin), archer's ring, arsi (mirror ring), bhor (head jewel like in Indian tika) and hansali (choker).Ī blend of Mughal and Rajasthani designs, the handcrafted jewels on display are breathtakingly beautiful and give an insight to India's glorious past. Tanishq, the leading jewellery brand, unveiled the jewellery worn by Aishwarya Rai, who plays the Rajput princess Jodhabai and Hrithik Roshan, who features as Mughal emperor Jalaluddin Akbar, in the movie. 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 Hindi film "Jodhaa Akbar". GIRDHAR(1920-60) and has been displayed at even big auction houses of the world like Christies. Jodha Akbar Jewellery is inspired by the signature painting on canvas of a tribal self confident lady done by an artist awarded by the Government of India MR.
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