Jodhaa Akbar gets some southern spice

SOUTHERN TWIST: The film's cast and crew are hoping that Jodhaa Akbar gets a smooth sailing down south.

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Mumbai: Jodhaa Akbar may have had quite a rough ride after releasing in the North but the South seems to be welcoming it with open arms.

Hrithik as Akbar and Aishwarya as Jodhaa will now be mouthing dialogues in Telugu and Tamil as the film's dubbed verison is hitting theatres down South.

The director of the film, Ashutosh Gowarikar says, "There will always be a protest. There will always be some kind of reaction to the movie, but that is something which we will take in our stride."

Adds Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, "We are very glad that are film is being dubbed."

Youngsters down south say that the movie being dubbed and released is a good thing as more people will understand and watch it.

However, others think that it would be a bit funny to have a Urdu speaking king talk in Tamil.

Nonetheless, fans say that they are excited to see Hrithik Roshan's film down south, having already had a few of Aishwarya before and loved it.

The film's cast and crew are hoping that Jodhaa Akbar gets a smooth sailing down south, but Akbar speaking in Tamil and Telugu is recipe for a new controversy about historical accuracy.

(With inputs from Sandhya Ravishankar in Hyderabad and Prathibha in Chennai)