Jalandhar today: Mohit's tour de force

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sashashyam

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Posted: 12 years ago

#31

Thanks, Ranjusha, and I agree completely about Mohit as Jalandhar.

Shyamala B.Cowsik

Originally posted by: Ranjusha
Well written the best part of the Jalandhar track for me is just Mohit's acting and his screen presence.

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sashashyam

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Posted: 12 years ago

#32

Thanks a lot, Ramki. I am delighted that you liked it so much.

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Originally posted by: ramki1
wow..what a lovely post👏👏

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sashashyam

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Posted: 12 years ago

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Thank you so much, my dear.

Shyamala B.Cowsik

Originally posted by: minarva.panda
great post

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sashashyam

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Posted: 12 years ago

#34

thank you so much, dear Sukhi. It was a very sad segment, and I think it is going to get worse.

Shyamala B.Cowsik

Originally posted by: sukhi...
Superb post n great description Shyamalaji 😃
Everything was soo perfect in the epi right from the begining.
Jalandhar n shukracharya convo was the best part of the epi.😊

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sashashyam

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Posted: 12 years ago

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My dear Jaya,

I am delighted that you liked this one so much. But you know, they do say that beauty lies in the eye of the beholder, so perhaps the wizardry here too lies in your intelligence and excellent taste!

Shyamala B.Cowsik

Originally posted by: jaya.s
What a description! Absolute delight! Awesome narration..You are not just a word wizard but can also portray emotions so well. Congratulations!

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dersha91

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Posted: 12 years ago

#36

I beg to differ.
Jalandhar did not seem to be a strong man.When he had sShukracharya for guidance he seemed arrogant enough to abduct Parvati.But the moment Shukracharya left him he was helpless because then he realised that he was neck deep in trouble.All he does is cry and call out to his mother.No grown up man does so.He seemed to have cut a
sorry figure as Trilokadhipati.
Vrinda on other hand seemed to be ambiguous.Initially when she was introduced she seemed to be a strong woman with morals.However when Jalandhar tried to manipulate her by justifying his deed of abducting Parvati,she believed him and asked him to sit for the pooja.Agreed during that time wives were expected to be submissive but at the same time we also know of women like Mandodari.Vrinda it seemed was indirectly supporting her husband.
Jalandhar was known to be evil,a megalomaniac but the makers seemed to have distorted his character by promoting him as a crusader of the deprieved,tragic hero and victim of circumstances

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disha

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Posted: 12 years ago

#37

You know,whenever i see that you've made a post,I make it a point to read it.

Brilliant post =)

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sashashyam

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Posted: 12 years ago

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Dear Disha,

I do not know when I have been so flattered and pleased. Thank you, my dear.

Shyamala B.Cowsik

Originally posted by: disha15
You know,whenever i see that you've made a post,I make it a point to read it.

Brilliant post =)

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sashashyam

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Posted: 12 years ago

#39

Thank you, my dear Sindhu.

Jalandhar fascinates me because he is like one of the doomed heroes of Greek mythology. He is strong and he is vulnerable, he is proud and withdrawn and yet he woos Vrinda with unexpected humility and candour. But it is his hubris - excessive arrogance and overweening ambition - that betrays him, as it did for many of Homer's heroes in the Iliad and the Odyssey.

I am not sure that I always like him, but I always understand him, and I can always empathise with him.

And this eternal refrain that the "real Jalandhar', whoever that might be, was different, makes me tired. I would not have wanted a Raavan 2 or another Tarakasur, and I love Utkarsh's conflicted, tragic Jalandhar. He is infinitely more interesting that pure white or pure black characters.

Shyamala B.Cowsik

Originally posted by: SindhuDKDM
One Jalandhar has made so much impact. Loved your post and thoughts about him. 👏

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sashashyam

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Posted: 12 years ago

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My dear Sohini,

It is not just that you have such a pretty name, you are very good in your montage selections and very clever in putting them together. This one is really lovely.

I am very pleased that this post did not disappoint you. It was a very sad part.

As for the part in bold, I have some comments on Shukracharya that might interest you.

Shukracharya stands in loco parentis to Jalandhar, and yet he does nothing to set him right while there is still time. He could have done it, as I had stressed in my previous post, if he had done much earlier what he did in the maya lok, given Jalandhar's crippling emotional dependence on him. But he fails to act in time, and now, when the chips are down, he simply walks away. No parent abandons a child no matter what the child has done, and moreover, what Jalandhar has done is in no way comparable to the crimes that Indra commits time and again, and gets away with too.

Plus, it is only Shukracharya's incredible folly in handing over the maya astra to Jalandhar, without putting any safeguards on its use or even asking him what he proposes to do with it, that precipitates the present crisis. Why does he not refuse it to him? A responsible mentor does not hand over a loaded gun to an obstinate, wayward pupil.

I would not say, as some have done, that Jalandhar insults his guru, he is always formally polite even if he does not adopt the feet touching kind of humility, and when his guru orders something he does it. The problem is rather that Shukracharya has too much veneration for the ansh of his aaradhya to really read him the riot act when needed. So, for Jalandhar, the habit of having his own way sets in, as with a spoilt child.

He should have been properly instructed about the Tridev in general and Mahadev in particular, and about Mahadev's fairness towards the asuras. And he should have been told early on about his guru being a Mahadev bhakt. Leaving him to find out these things from illwishers like Indra was bound to be disastrous, and this should have been forseen by Shukracharya. He suddenly loses credibility with his shishya, for he cannot prove a negative, that his Shiv bhakti does not impinge on his having Jalandhar's interests foremost in mind.

Vrinda is far more candid and effective with Jalandhar, before and even after marriage. Before, she is blunt and forceful, after, she is gently persuasive. But she keeps at it, and she does have some impact.

Shyamala Aunty

Originally posted by: sohiniluvsmusic
was waiting for ur post aunty once again u described vry well...Jalandha'rs pain,his tension,his helplessness and on the other hand for the first time Shukracharya revealed that he used to have a second look on his Guru's ansh, used to bow down to the Tatva and now when Jalandhar's intention,his ambition becm to give challenge to his creator his mentor can't accept dis. in a way they both are hurt...but wish Shukracharya cud stay and made him understand dat he's doing wrong cos jst cn't take Jalandhar's end like this! and once again Mohit's acting seemed soo real that it brought tears. Utkarsh Sir is doing great job by covering each aspect of the story and 🤗👏 to u for describing this touchy scene soo briefly.

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