Aishwarya Rai wore 200 kg gold jewelry in 'Jodha Akbar', 70 artisans had designed it
If reports are to be believed, actress aishwarya Rai wore golden jewelry weighing around 200 kg in the film 'Jodha Akbar'. Let us tell you in detail.
The film 'Jodha Akbar' directed by Ashutosh Gowariker showed the love story of Mughal emperor Akbar and his Hindu princess Jodha Bai, in which hrithik roshan and aishwarya Rai played important roles. However, Aishwarya's look was discussed more than her performance. There was a tremendous craze for Aishwarya's look among brides as well. From her dress to her jewelry, everything set a trend in the fashion world.
Aishwarya wore 200 kg gold in 'Jodha Akbar'
However, very few people would know that aishwarya Rai wore about 200 kg of gold for 'Jodha Akbar'. Yes, the jewelry made for aishwarya and Hrithik was a mix of Mughal and Rajasthani designs. It took almost two years to make their magnificent jewelry made of 400 kg of gold and other precious stones.
70 artisans were responsible for making Aishwarya's jewelry in 'Jodha Akbar'
If reports are to be believed, the wedding neckpiece worn by aishwarya Rai in the film weighed more than three and a half kilos. The jewelry for this was made exactly like it was in the Mughal era. Many old paintings of that era were referenced to make the jewelry for 'Jodha'. Throughout the film, aishwarya Rai reportedly wore about 200 kg of real gold jewelry, which was prepared by 70 artisans. A team of 50 security personnel was deployed to protect this jewelry made of gold, pearls, and precious stones.
Let us tell you that to make aishwarya Rai look like a queen in the film, she was adorned with beautiful jewelry ranging from polki necklace, maang tika, handball, jhumki, pasa, Rajasthani borla, nath, ghungroo, hathphool, ring, waistband, big gold bangles to glass bangles. aishwarya had once said that wearing jewelry was the most difficult task during the shooting of this film.
The way hrithik roshan and aishwarya Rai played the roles of Emperor Akbar and Jodha Bai in 'Jodha Akbar' released in 2008, made this film one of the memorable period films of hindi cinema. Both the stars proved their brilliant acting skills by playing these characters.