Ekta's Emperor Jalaluddin Mohammed: an assessment - Page 12

Originally posted by: blahblahs

Sashashyam,

I couldn't agree more! I was also a little surprised with this director's portrayal of Jalal. He does indeed seem unrealistically cruel. As far as Jodha is concerned, she also seems to be some sort of a "guardian angel." For example, she approached her father--a King--to break off her marriage with Suryabhan for her the sake of her sister's infatuation. That struck me as being overly "mahan."

Anyhow, I think the director's trying to point out how confused Jalal really was due to the strong, polarized influences of Maham Anga and Bairam Khan. He was sad, deprived of love; this very loneliness resulted in cruelty and made him the frenetic warrior he was ie. chopping of soldiers' heads.

Let's now see how the director develops the character further!

Originally posted by: Ashvikfever

Finally! Thank u so much for this post as it was really needed. Some of the people act like they are RTs fan but they actually are not! Very well written post...

Originally posted by: coolpixie

I fully enjoyed reading your post, and I just came back from commenting on your last one, a great analysis of Jalal! For once, I love ekta's hero! He is not weak, yet the strength is not the only thing to gloat about him! He has so many layers, and rajat plays that part to perfection. I don't know what perfection is, but he is doing one hell of a Job! His and Mahaam anga's characters have especially caught my eyes! Such brilliantly crafted characters, and such brilliant acting by both the actors!

Originally posted by: sashashyam

Very interesting. No wonder we are having this Jalal-the-Jallad pushed down our throats willy nilly, and now it appears that there is no hope of a reprieve if this is what the Boss Woman wants.

What does she mean by saying that he does not understand trust? He trusts both his mentors implicitly, and that is a large part of his problems, not the absence of trust. He does love Mahaam Anga. As for romantic love, he has had women throwing themselves at him ever since he got out of the Mughal era equivalent of short pants, so that would be difficult for him to find, for they all have the same agenda, to use him to get influence.and power. No wonder he is cynical about love. Most rich bachelors are, in any age.

And what is it with 'cruel by necessity' because he cannot handle so much power? What, if anything, does this mean? Cruel rulers are so either because they like being cruel, or because they are weak and can exert control only thru brutality. A tremendously powerful ruler can afford the luxury of being more easy-going.

Anyway, seeing the kind of stuff Ekta dishes out usually, Jodha Akbar seems a near miracle, and I hope that she is not about to ruin this as well with such potty theories.

As Ekta is the boss, she can safely talk thru her hat and no one will dare to contradict her. The male characters in her soaps are invariably supine wimps, manipulated and used by dominating women masquerading as tyaagis.She cannot do that with Jalal, so she is probably going to the other extreme for the present. What I fear is that soon her other archetype, the gold plated female, will appear, in the form of Jodha, and will so thorougly reform the bad boy that he will become a supine wimp too.

I shall then invoke Emperor Jalaluddien Mohammed Akbar's shade to rise from his grave in Sikandra, and lop off Ekta's head with one fell sweep of his shamsheer!😉

Shyamala B.Cowsik

Originally posted by: sashashyam

Very interesting. No wonder we are having this Jalal-the-Jallad pushed down our throats willy nilly, and now it appears that there is no hope of a reprieve if this is what the Boss Woman wants.

What does she mean by saying that he does not understand trust? He trusts both his mentors implicitly, and that is a large part of his problems, not the absence of trust. He does love Mahaam Anga. As for romantic love, he has had women throwing themselves at him ever since he got out of the Mughal era equivalent of short pants, so that would be difficult for him to find, for they all have the same agenda, to use him to get influence.and power. No wonder he is cynical about love. Most rich bachelors are, in any age.

As Ekta is the boss, she can safely talk thru her hat and no one will dare to contradict her. The male characters in her soaps are invariably supine wimps, manipulated and used by dominating women masquerading as tyaagis.She cannot do that with Jalal, so she is probably going to the other extreme for the present. What I fear is that soon her other archetype, the gold plated female, will appear, in the form of Jodha, and will so thorougly reform the bad boy that he will become a supine wimp too.

I shall then invoke Emperor Jalaluddien Mohammed Akbar's shade to rise from his grave in Sikandra, and lop off Ekta's head with one fell sweep of his shamsheer!😉

Shyamala B.Cowsik