Amer Fort - Location of the film Jodha Akbar #BlogchatterA2Z

April 01, 2022

Amer Fort - Location of the film Jodha Akbar #BlogchatterA2Z

Remember the scene from Jodha Akbar where Aishwarya Rai is practicing her sword skills ? Yep, it was shot at a very beautiful location of the Amer Fort .

It is one of the places I have been to and personally I was mesmerized by its beauty .

Amer Fort also called the Amber fort is located in Rajasthan , India. It is about 11 kilometres from Jaipur, the pink city and so it is a must visit if you are going on a Jaipur trip. The fort has also been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with several other Forts of Rajashtan.

Amer Fort

The fort was originally built by Raja Man Singh and later additions were made by Raja Sawai Jai Singh.

Made of red sandstone and marble , the fort overlooks the Maotha or Maota Lake which is its main source of water . The lake also has a collection of gardens known as the Lake Gardens which were built on a single stone including the Kesar Kyari- Saffron garden.

Another Fort called the Jaigarh Fort is located very close to the Amer Fort and they are considered one complex . They are linked through a passage which was meant to serve as an escape route at the time of war so that the royal family can shift to the Jaigarh fort for safety.

The Amber Fort is popularly known for its Diwan-e-aam , Diwan-e- Khaas and the Sheesh Mahal .

Diwan-e-aam was the hall for the public while the Diwan-e-Khaas was the hall for the private audience of the court .

Diwan-e-aam

Diwan-e-Khaas

Sheesh Mahal as we all know is a room with its walls and ceiling covered with small pieces of glass. Reflections can be seen everywhere and also as our guide told us , just turn on your flashlight and point it to the cieling , you will see stars during the day !

Sheesh Mahal

Raja Man Singh , the first one to live there , had 12 wives and so he had 12 separate rooms with staircases built for each wife .All 12 staircases were attached to the room of the king .

The fort's Suraj Pol is the entry and it is the place where the armies would hold victory parades on their return from battles and this was witnessed by the royal family's women through latticed windows .

The fort also shows us a great way of living in the early times . The way they created artificial winds , a water heating systems using a type of 'chulha' , and the queens' sauna.

It also proves the fact that 'Deewaro ke bhi kaan hote hai' .If a person whispers something with their mouth towards the wall of a specific room there , another person with his ear on some other wall of the same room can hear it.

Fun Fact : A film unit shooting a film at the Amer Fort damaged a 500-year-old canopy, demolished the old limestone roof of Chand Mahal and drilled holes to fix sets in utter disregard and violation of the Rajasthan Monuments. The High court then stopped the shooting.

All this along with its hypnotizing beauty just makes the fort worth a visit .

Now , here are some of my own clicks from the visit :