"Bahut bura laga, bahut afsos huwa (I felt really bad, I was very sorry) when they decided to ban my film," Gowariker said.

"I had done extensive research for the movie and had consulted Mughal and Rajput manuscripts. Various historians said Jodhaa was called by different names like Harkha Bai and Bhanumati. But when I met members of the Jaipur royal family, they said the name Jodhaa was the most popular among them. Hence I decided to stick to it," Gowariker says.

Gowariker can now, however, be happy as the world television premiere of Jodhaa Akbar will be on a satellite channel along with exclusive unseen footage from the movie that was not part of the release in cinema houses.

The movie will be screened on Independence Day on the satellite channel, UTV Movies.

The unseen exclusive footage, spanning 34 minutes, will be introduced by Gowariker himself at the end of the movie.

Viewers can also answer questions put by Gowariker during commercial breaks and five lucky couples will win a date with Gowariker himself, Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, the lead couple.

"The deleted scenes were cut with a heavy heart.No matter how big a hit my movie was, the deleted scenes were really special. They have their own mahatwa (importance),"

Gowariker says, adding "Scenes showing Akbar and Birbal which hold a special place in my heart will also be screened."

"Buzurg (elderly people) who did not get the opportunity to watch the movie in a theatre can now watch it with their entire family."

Ali Imran, vice president, Marketing and Communications, UTV Movies, says it is a coincidence that the film completes its silver jubilee on Independence Day.

"A film as big and as successful as Jodhaa Akbar needed a special platform. Jodhaa Akbar completes its silver jubilee on August 15. Everyone will be at home on the national holiday. We will screen the movie at 11 in the morning, right after the Prime Minister finishes his speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort. So that the old and the young can enjoy the chutti (holiday)," Imran says.