Jodhaa Akbar is the soundtrack album to the 2008 film of the same name directed by Ashutosh Gowariker and starred Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. The film's musical score and soundtrack is composed by A. R. Rahman with lyrics written by Javed Akhtar. Jodhaa Akbar is the third collaboration with Rahman and Gowariker. The music discussion were held in early 2005, where Rahman had composed five tunes after the narration of the script. Rahman called it as one of his difficult albums to compose, and had to immerse in the storyline so that he could authentically replicate the period and setting through its music. The album featured influences from Sufi music, qawwali and semi-classical numbers, blending both genres as the film depicted the relationship between Akbar and Jodhaa Bai, which had been explored in the musical landscape. The soundtrack was released at a launch event held in Mumbai on 9 January 2008, and simultaneously uploaded to digital platforms, while the physical editions of the album were launched on 18 January. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jodhaa_...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)