Jodhaa-Akbar, an Indian epic film that centres around the romance between the Muslim Mughal Emperor Akbar the Great and his Hindu wife has won the Best Film of 2008 at the 54th Filmfare Awards in Mumbai.

The film’s director, Ashutosh Gowariker, also won Best Director while Hrithik Roshan, who plays the role of Emperor Akbar, won Best Actor.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who plays the Hindu wife, was one of the five nominees for Best Actress In a Leading Role.

That award went to Priyanka Chopra for her role in Fashion.

Acclaimed music composer A. R. Rahman put together the soundtrack of the movie.

However, he won Best Music Director for his work in Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na.

Rahman also recently won an Oscar for Slumdog Millionaire.

The 54th Filmfare Award winners are:

BEST DIRECTOR
Ashutosh Gowariker - Jodhaa Akbar

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Hrithik Roshan - Jodhaa Akbar

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Priyanka Chopra - Fashion

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (MALE)
Arjun Rampal - Rock On!!

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (FEMALE)
Kangana Ranaut - Fashion

BEST DEBUTANT (MALE)
Imran Khan - Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na
Farhan Akhtar - Rock On!!

BEST DEBUTANT (FEMALE)
Asin - Ghajini

BEST STORY
Abhishek Kapoor - Rock On!!

BEST SCREENPLAY
Yogesh Vinayak Joshi & Upendra Sidhaye - Mumbai Meri Jaan

BEST DIALOGUE
Manu Rishi - Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!

BEST BACKGROUND SCORE
A. R. Rahman - Jodhaa Akbar

BEST MUSIC DIRECTOR
A. R. Rahman - Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na

BEST LYRICS
Javed Akhtar - Jodhaa Akbar - Jashn-e-Bahara

R. D. BURMAN AWARD
Benny Dayal - Yuvvraaj - Meri Dost Hain

BEST PLAYBACK SINGER (MALE)
Sukhwinder Singh - Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi - Haule Haule

BEST PLAYBACK SINGER (FEMALE)
Shreya Ghoshal - Singh Is Kinng - Teri Ore

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE
Prateik Babbar - Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na
Purab Kohli - Rock On!!

BEST DIRECTOR (CRITIC)
Nishikant Kamat - Mumbai Meri Jaan

BEST ACTOR (CRITIC)
Manjot Singh - Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!

BEST ACTRESS (CRITIC)
Shahana Goswami - Rock On

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD - 1
Bhanu Athaiya

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD - 2
Om Puri


TECHNICAL AWARD


SONY FILMFARE BEST SCENE OF THE YEAR
Aditya Chopra - Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Longines Fernandes - Pappu Can't Dance Saala (Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na)

BEST EDITING
Amit Pawar Mumbai Meri Jaan

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Vandan Kataria & Monica Angelica Bhowmick - Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!

BEST ACTION
Peter Hein - Ghajini

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS AWARD
John Deitz - Love Story 2050

BEST BACKGROUND SCORE
A R Rahman - Jodhaa Akbar

BEST COSTUMES
Manushee Sharma - Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Jason West - Rock On!!

BEST SOUND DESIGN
Baylon Fonseca & Vinod Subramanyam - Rock On!!