of the film, which was initially ₹370 million, increased to ₹400 million. Soundtrack The score and soundtrack of the film was composed by A. R. Rahman, making his third collaboration with Ashutosh Gowariker after Lagaan, and Swades. The official soundtrack contains five songs and two instrumentals. Rahman scored the prewritten lyrics by Javed Akhtar, except for the songs "Khwaja Mere Khwaja" and "Azeem-O-Shaan Shahenshah". The former was written by Kashif while the latter was by Javed Akthar himself. The music was released on 9 January 2008 and the CDs were out by 18 January. Aakash Gandhi of Planet Bollywood reviewed the album, saying, "Jodhaa Akbar compositions are magical, spectacular, invigorating and above all a wholesome experience you rarely get in soundtracks these days. When you cannot pick a favourite you know the benchmark has been set consistently high. Indian music has just added another soundtrack to its eternal treasure." According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 1,100,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's fourteenth highest-selling. Hindi Tamil All Lyrics were written by Na. Muthukumar Telugu Music awards The film emerged out as the biggest winner in many music awards. However, in the best music direction category, it lost many mainly to Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na, composed by Rahman himself. The fine background score won the film several awards including Filmfare Best Background Score and IIFA Best Background Score. The soundtrack was also nominated in numerous categories. Mirchi Music Awards Song of the Year – "Jashn-E-Bahara" Male Vocalist of the Year – Javed Ali for "Jashn-E-Bahara" Female Vocalist of the Year – Bela Shende for "Man Mohana" Lyricist of the Year – Javed Akhtar for "Jashn-E-Bahara" Technical Award For Film Background Score – A. R. Rahman Technical Award For Song Mixing – H. Sridhar Technical Award For Programming and Arranging – TR Krishna Chetan for "Jashn-E-Bahara" Others Filmfare Best Background Score – A. R. Rahman Filmfare Best Lyricist Award – Javed Akthar Star Screen Award for Best Background Music – A. R. Rahman Star Screen Award for Best Choreographer – Raju Khan for "Khwaja Mere Khwaja" IIFA Best Music Director Award – A. R. Rahman IIFA Best Lyricist Award – Javed Akthar IIFA Best Male Playback Award – Javed Ali for "Jashn-e-Bahara" IIFA Best Background Score – A. R. Rahman V Shantaram Award for Best Music – A. R. Rahman Historical accuracy Many