Morning shift for Hrithik

Hrithik starts shooting at 4 am in Jaipur just to avoid the crowds. And he will have to do this for a month.
Ever since Hrithik and Aishwarya Rai reached Jaipur to shoot for Ashutosh Gowarikar's Akbar Jodha, the local media and huge crowds have been following the stars. All was well until Ashutosh decided to shoot the war sequence. That's when the problems started, about controlling the unwieldy crowds.
Ashutosh could not take long shots because there were just too many people roaming around. Our source says, "It was becoming difficult to shoot the scenes because people would keep straying into the frame. Entire shots would be destroyed if any local dressed in a modern outfit came into the picture, as it is a period film. So finally Ashutosh has come up with the idea of shooting the film before sunrise."
Shooting has been called at 4 am. Since Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai are both early risers, they manage to report to the sets sharp on time. "They both take time to get their make-up done, yet, the unit starts shooting even while the entire city is still asleep. The shooting is taking place at a spot two hours away from Jaipur. So, by the time people get up, and reach the location, shooting is over," says art director of the film, Nitin Desai.
The unit will be shooting the war sequence till December 23. So the early morning schedule will continue for a month now.