Rising star Hrithik Roshan brightens up while speaking about his role as Akbar. “I’ve enjoyed playing everyone from Rohit in Koi…Mil Gaya to Aryan in Dhoom 2. But playing Akbar is a different challenge requiring a lot of researched attention.”

The Urdu professor called on location to check the accent is happy. “He hasn’t been complaining. So I guess I’m doing it right,” says Hrithik who is in no mood to sign another film yet. “At the moment I think a break is seriously needed after Jodha-Akbar. We must learn to listen to warning signals from the body.”

But how many have the option to do so…