Ekta's Emperor Jalaluddin Mohammed: an assessment - Page 5

My dear, I am very puzzled by the last part and duly flattered by the first part.

If you want to marry Rajat, good luck to you, but I must warn you that most actors are totally self-centred and often very vain as well. It goes with the territory.

But if you mean me, well, I could perhaps adopt you. It would be definitely more age appropriate!😉

Shyamala B.Cowsik

Originally posted by: Stargirl06

Beautiful beautiful post. I did not see rajat act before this show myself. And nobody could have done the role of Akbar better. He is a beautiful variation of Ekta's most wonderfully nuanced anti-hero Thakur Digvijay Singh. And he is just as good. And yes, I love you. Marry me or something. 😆

Well, thanks a lot, Leelu.

I have had a lot of experience with political analysis, and then again, I always start with the facts of the case. As Sherlock Holmes said, it is a capital mistake to theorise without data. The data here is of course from the telecasts.

Shyamala B.Cowsik

Originally posted by: leelu0001

wow maam u describe the characters so well👏👏

Originally posted by sashashyam

Thank you, my dear, I am so glad it went down so well with you.

As for Jodha, she would need a separate post, but she is a more balanced and totally non-conflicted character, if there is such a word. She is so sure of her principles that she will never have any doubt about the right course of action. This shows in the way she reacts to the painting of her father, and even more strongly when Abdul is to be executed. She will never flinch from what she feels is the right path, no matter how tough it is to tread, and she will not let anyone she cares for stray from that path either.

Dear Chahat,

I quite see your point, and I am glad that I could do something useful for you! And I am flattered by such very sweet comments about this post.

Shyamala B.Cowsik

Originally posted by: chahat4u

Thank you so much for this unbiased analysis and information too. I am a ajat Tokas fan right from his first shows "Sai Baba" and "Prithviraj Chauhan". Therefore, as a fan if I say anything in favour of the actor, even if there is any truth in it, my opinion would not have carried much weightage.

But as an unbiased viewer, some one who has history on fingertips and who has seen Rajat's work for the first time, you have really helped soo much in resolving the unnecessary controversy and ridicules against the actor. Thanks a ton for this. I am a big fan of you now. 😃 👏

Thank you very much, my dear, and I am glad it was an eyecatcher for you (pun intended) !

Shyamala B.Cowsik

Originally posted by: ..eyecatchers..

Superb post.
You defined Jalal's character and Rajat's role really well.
Hop to have more posts like this from you.

Thanks a lot, Sonila. I am so pleased that you liked it so much.

Shyamala B.Cowsik

Originally posted by: sonilausarun

Supereb Post 😳👏

Thanks a lot, Neejma. I could say the same about Jodha Akbar, for I watch very few serials, and this one is most promising, thanks to the casting. Plus, as it is a historical, even Ekta cannot reduce it to a saas bahu soap!😉

Shyamala B.Cowsik

Originally posted by: neejmaBS

I've always been a silent reader in IF but this time, I can't help but comment on this post. Really loved it . Rajat Tokas is also a new face for me but I am really loving the way he is portraying the character Akbar. Indeed all the actors of the show are doing really well and after 7 long months, I've found a show to love. Again thanks for this lovely post. 😊

Thank you so much, Riyya. I too am almost sure that Jodha Akbar will live up to its promise.

Shyamala B.Cowsik

Originally posted by: riyya6

My like button not working...

I loved ur post... 60+ 😲

I have not seen rajat Tokas in his earlier shows but in this show I'm liking him... This guy surely have something special in him that he lands up one historical show after another... 👍🏼... I'm looking forward to see him performing in JA😳...

You got it spot on, my dear. One waits for Rajat to come on screen, and that is what is called star quality.

I am glad you enjoyed this post.

Shyamala B.Cowsik

Originally posted by: Super Kool

Really well written post...you have correctly expressed the sentiments of most of us...I think Rajat is doing a great job...I wait for him to come on screen...the character of jalal has intrigued me and I would like to give that credit to the actor...and yes, he is playing a 20 year old jalal...so he is the perfect choice...

Yes, nobody is perfect...RT too has flaws...but, that's ok...I am not a big fan of perfection anyway...

Thank you for the post...I loved it...

Very well written post :-)

I've read both sides of the arguments and I feel there are valid points to be made both ways.

I do think Rajat is a good actor but the director is not handling him well enough...these are early days though and things might settle later...

But I feel people have made valid points about Ekta going overboard in the WAY she is trying to show Akbar's ruthlessness...the ruthlessness itself is not a problem and I understand why she wants to play it up for the sake of the hate turns to love saga she wants to weave here...but Rajat as an actor needs to be guided better while playing this cuz it's a fine line...and body language becomes very important...and I think he does understand that too from whatever little I've seen of his interviews...but I feel the director and editing team needs to work in more tandem...sometimes Akbar's expressions are not edited in well enough into the flow of the narrative...and in a few scenes his attempting to do the soft, husky "psycho" voice has going overboard.

But I've liked his recent scenes more since he's landed in Amer in the Rajputana getup...he's shown his range as an actor...in everything frm the softer expressions when he sees Jodha to the way he tricks the various shopkeepers to his anger at seeing his loyal servant mistreated.

Overall Ekta shows lack the FINESSE to tackle some subjects with subtlety...historical sagas being one of those...but I also feel that the casting is very apt...Akbar was not a tall man unlike what the movie version has built up in the minds of the audience vis a Hrithik Roshan with his Greek God looks...Akbar was of short/average height and for that reason also Rajat's height is alright for the character...more importantly he very much has the PRESENCE required to play a King...since he's displayed that in his previous historicals too...but yes I feel the writing/direction needs to support him a bit better overall and it would do wonders for the show.

Thanks a ton, my dear.

Oh, oh, and did you land up with one of my speeches at the UN? That would be enough to put anyone off me for good!😉

The darkness within Jalal is not as deep as it seems, and is largely the product of Bairam Khan's tutelage. If that was not so, we would never have had an Akbar the Great later.

But one has also to remember that when a king is fighting to win back his kingdom part by part, he cannot be kind and gentle. Plus, if he was kind and gentle, he would probably have soon ended up in exile, like his father, if not worse.

As for the scriptwriters, more than their being unsure of how to show Jalal, I think they want to enhance Jodha's reformatory role and so they want to show him as far harsher than he was. Akbar was born in Rajputana and spent his early years there. He would have understood the Rajput psyche perfectly, then and later, which is how he was later able to coopt them to strengthen the Mughal empire. He was never a mindlessly cruel pillager like Mahmud of Ghazni or Mohammed Ghori. It is thus preposterous to show Jalal as a cross between these two tyrants.

Shyamala B.Cowsik

Best post I've read in a while. 👏

The scriptwriter is unsure of how he wants to portray Jalal.

But its kind of hard to write foe someone whose personality is extreme on both sides. Like hes is cruel yet kind.. So much darkness in heart yet he finds love.. Not easy..

P.S- I googled your name 😛