Bollywood drama about a marriage of alliance that gave birth to true love between a great Mughal emperor, Akbar, & a Rajput princess, Jodhaa. Political success knew no bounds for Emperor Akbar (Hrithik Roshan). After having secured the Hindu Kush, he furthered his realm by conquest until his empire extended from Afghanistan to the Bay of Bengal, & from the Himalayas to the Godavari River. But little did Akbar know that when he married Jodhaa (Aishwarya Rai), a fiery Rajput princess, in order to further strengthen his relations with the Rajputs, he would in turn be embarking upon a new journey
- the journey of true love.
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Four popular movies starring Jodie Foster. In ' The Silence of the Lambs' (1991), FBI Officer Clarice Starling (Foster) is investigating a bizarre & gruesome series of murders, carried out by ' Buffalo Bill'. The investigation steps up a gear when the mayor's daughter is abducted. Starling turns for help to incarcerated psychopath Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins), who has a penchant for chewing people's faces off. Given special privileges in exchange for information, Lecter escapes, leaving two twisted killers on the loose. In ' Nell' (1994), in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, a young woman (Foster) lives completely isolated from modern civilisation & other human beings. A local doctor (Liam Neeson) discovers her, & tries to understand her unique language & behaviour, whilst protecting her from a hostile world. In ' Little Man Tate' (1991), Foster plays the single mother of a child prodigy. Her son Fred (Adam Hann-Byrd) is discovered by an expert who tries to persuade Fred's mother to let the child fulfil his potential. With Dianne Wiest & Harry Connick Jnr. Foster's directorial debut. In ' Anna & the King' (1999), Foster stars in this big screen adaptation of Anna Leonowens' autobiographical novels, which provided the inspiration for ' Anna & the King of Siam' (1946) & ' The King & I' (1956). Recently widowed, English schoolteacher Anna arrives in Bangkok in 1862 to act as tutor to the son of King Mongkut (Chow Yun Fat) of Siam. A culture clash is inevitable, but Anna impresses her new employer with her strength of character, & the two gradually develop a mutual respect. When Mongkut discovers a plot to overthrow him Anna lends her loyal support, but their relationship is threatened by the King's seemingly barbaric treatment of his concubine, Tuptim (Bai Ling). ...

Double-bill of Jodie Foster films. ' Mesmerized' (1984), is based on the true story of an orphaned 18-year-old girl (Foster) who marries a much older man. However, he constantly abuses her & keeps her under his thumb until, using hypnotism, she kills him. In ' Five Corners' (1987), a tale of life in the Bronx during the 1960s, four old friends meet again when one of them is released from prison. ...

Jody's grandad gives her some runner bean seeds, which they plant & watch together. All through the spring, summer & autumn, Jody cares for her beans & watches as they grow & grow. Then, at last, they are ready to pick & eat. Meanwhile, Jody's mum has a baby growing inside her. ...

Written at the Themosphere level. This work follows the story of Jody & her dream of owning a horse of her own. Along the way she meets Carrie, a girl with an ''attitude'' problem & she helps Sam, the son of the owner of the stables, sort out a nasty situation he finds himself in. ...

Joe is ten & mentally disabled. He's funny, fascinating & maddening. This title tells his moving story, & also argues that until we know Joe's life, we can't understand our own. It explains how we are mind-readers, how we make sense of other people & how we understand guilt, & shows that Joe sets our humanity in sharp relief. ...

Drama starring Dennis Patrick, Peter Boyle & Susan Sarandon in her first major film role. Patrick stars as Bill Compton, a wealthy New York businessman whose daughter Melissa (Sarandon) overdoses on drugs & ends up in rehab. Bill responds by violently murdering her drug-dealing boyfriend Frank (Patrick Mc Dermott). After the murder, Bill wanders the streets for a while before eventually stopping at a bar where he meets a bigoted factory worker named Joe (Boyle). Joe hates hippies, black people & anyone else who is 'different' & when Bill decides to confess his violent crime to him, he is full of admiration. When Melissa runs away, Bill & Joe, joined together by their hatred of the counterculture, go in search of her, leading to a violent climax. ...