যোধা আকবর ও পদ্মাবত: ভারতের ঐতিহাসিক চলচ্চিত্রের ঐতিহাসিকতা ও সমালোচনা
Volume-XII, Issue-IV, July 2024
Volume-XII, Issue-IV, July 2024 | ||
Published Online: 31.07.2024 | Page No: 148-155 | |||
যোধা
আকবর ও পদ্মাবত: ভারতের ঐতিহাসিক চলচ্চিত্রের ঐতিহাসিকতা ও সমালোচনা
সার্থক
লাহা, অতিথি শিক্ষক, ইতিহাস বিভাগ, রামকৃষ্ণ মিশন
বিদ্যামন্দির, বেলুড়
মঠ, হাওড়া, পশ্চিমবঙ্গ, ভারত।
নীলেশ
মজুমদার, শিক্ষার্থী, ইতিহাস বিভাগ, স্নাতক তৃতীয়
বর্ষ, রামকৃষ্ণ
মিশন বিদ্যামন্দির,
হাওড়া, পশ্চিমবঙ্গ, ভারত। | |
Jodhaa
Akbar and Padmaavat: The Historicity and Critique of Indian Historical Films
Sarthak Laha, Guest Lecturer, Department of History, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Belur Math, Howrah, West Bengal, India. Nilesh Majumdar, Student, Department of History
(B.A. 3rd Year), Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Howrah, West Bengal, India. | |
The cultural and social milieu of India has been greatly influenced by Indian historical
cinema. Over the years, filmmakers have employed historical occurrences and personalities
as a setting to craft gripping tales that educate and provoke thinking, in addition to
entertaining audiences. This genre of the film has generated discussion and controversy;
some contend that it misrepresents history to amuse viewers, while others see it as an
important resource for comprehending and interpreting the past. The inclination of Indian
historical cinema to romanticize and sensationalize historical events and personalities is
one of its primary complaints. Filmmakers frequently fudge the facts to tell a story that
appeals to viewers and captures their attention. Indian cinema has always presented
various historical contexts to the people since its inception. This process has produced
various historical films in Indian cinema, among which “Jodha Akbar” and “Padmaavat”
are two such historical films where Jodha Akbar depicts the marriage and contemporaneity
of Mughal emperor Akbar and Jodha Bai and also highlights the context of Akbar’s
liberalism, while Padmaavat, which is based on a poem by Malik Muhammad Jaisi, a Sufi
writer of the Sultanate period, depicts Alauddin Khalji’s time in the Sultanate period. Two
notable films in this genre, “Jodha Akbar” and “Padmaavat,” have garnered attention for
their portrayal of historical events and figures. In this analytical essay, we will examine the
historicity of these films and the criticisms they have faced. | |
Keywords: Indian Cinema, Historical Cinema, Historicity, Sultanate and Mughal Era, Jodha Akbar, Padmaavat. | |