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The baahubali takeoffs, the use of Urdu words in BC India (Insaniyat ke naathe, shaadi, behroopiya, etc), the direct lifts from JA - nirdosh pashu pakshi saving intro, the reptile dupatta misunderstanding, the numerous bloopers all notwithstanding, CN last week was worth every minute of watch due to RT's portrayal of Chandra.👍🏼
I never thought that Chandra could look as handsome as Jalal, but he does and younger and fitter too.😳 And from every angle. The 8 rings, numerous pearl necklaces, glittering pagdi, embroidered silks were all missing. But even in Saffron costumes, Rudraksha and Holy Ash, RT was as stunning as ever.
And Chandra so different from Jalal. While the latter was effervescent, impulsive, wicked, rakish, yet noble, this one is icy, still , unruffled, devout and noble. A star student who could make a teacher of Chanakya's calibre frequently proud, he looks detatched from the wordly trivialities. More like a yogi. And his general attitude reminds me of the famous verse of Needhi Neri.
Meivarutham paaraar, Pasi nokkaar, Kan thunjaar
Evvevar Theemaiyum Kollar - Sevvi
Arumaiyum paaaraar, Avamadhippum Kollaar
Karumame Kannaayinaar.
Which means,
He to whom Karm, that is duty is prime, cares not for physical hardships, hunger, sleep, time, evil by others and their criticisms.
And he was picture perfect in the Swayamvar scene. Especially the Humein yeh sambandh sweekar nahin. It was a totally seeti maar scene. The sentence that might have probably hurt Nandini the most, she has never been trifled with or slighted the least. This was a blow to her pride, on which the subsequent killings of her dear father and brothers will probably build an unshakeable hatred towards Chandra.
And Chandra too has a reason to hate Nandini. She has spoilt all his plans of getting his Acharya what he wanted by seeing through his disguise, or rather he thought so as Padmanand declared so. And may be she will inadvertantly foil his plans with Alexander too.
Chandra has a sense of humour which was evident in a couple of scenes with Malayketu and his self-talks regarding the Greek costumes. Given Nandini's penchant for fun, they might strike a chord here.
But just wish he learns to talk less, especially at the most inopportune moments, like his revealing his ideas on Magadh to a daasi and praising Chandra to Alexander. He has this trait of horn-tooting which Chanakya has perhaps overlooked or failed to correct.
Nandini - SBP is pretty and delightful with Kajol-ish bubby-ness. I liked her girlish giggles and pranks. It is all fine within family. But she ought to have been more circumspect in the Swayamvar Mandap. Here she is not her daddy dearest's darling daughter but a princess. Her reactions were so un-princess like. Also, she looked unsavoury in her male disguise. And thankfully she has not begun to bhaashan yet. I was dreading one just after the bakri ka bachcha save. She also has fluidity of dialogue delivery and expressions that don't look staged. So far so good!👏
Chanakya - I have watched every episode of Ashoka and the 'Rajkumar Sushim' still echoes in my mind, though faintly now after 10 episodes. 😆 But the actor was very good in certain parts, esp the hilltop scene with little Chandra, and the rain scene with the senior. 👍🏼
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