Jodhaa Akbar vs Mayerling

Jodhaa Akbar has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 6.5/10 for Mayerling). Mayerling is the shorter watch at 1h 36m compared with 3h 33m. Mayerling is the older of the two (1936 against 2008). Both are drama, history, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Jodhaa Akbar posterJodhaa Akbar2008 VS Mayerling posterMayerling1936
Jodhaa AkbarMayerling
Audience score★ 7.3/10★ 6.5/10
Year20081936
Length3h 33m1h 36m
GenresDrama, History, RomanceDrama, History, Romance
CountryIndia–
DirectorAshutosh GowarikerAnatole Litvak
Main castAishwarya Rai Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Rajesh Vivek, Yuri SuriDanielle Darrieux, Jean Debucourt, Suzy Prim, Charles Boyer, Jean Dax

Synopsis

Jodhaa Akbar

A sixteenth century love story about a marriage of alliance that gave birth to true love between a Mughal emperor and a Rajput princess.

Mayerling

Rudolf, the only heir to Emperor Franz Josef of Austria-Hungary, is trapped in a loveless marriage to a Belgian princess. As he seeks to flee his stifling environment, he meets the beautiful Maria, and the two enter into a scandalous affair. Despite the interference of the Emperor, the couple refuse to give each other up.

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