Akbar Jodha ...In continuation from where we left DT Nt Pg 125&152 - Page 24

Originally posted by: happygolucky099

i know😆

they edited suicide track

mohan track

badal kajri track

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Originally posted by: sashashyam

Jodha Akbar 224: A travesty of love

Folks,

Aunty, thank you so much for making the effort that too of a episode.

I did the write up on the previous episode 223 in a spirit of mild, but distinct optimism. I had hoped that there was some subliminal bond that Jodha was beginning to feel with Jalal, that the looming threat to him from Abul Mali was casting some sort of shadow in her heart that troubled and frightened her.

That it was not the proforma and duty-bound desire for a wife for the preservation of her suhaag and her soubhagya, but something deeper. An irresistible call of the heart that moved her, and which she could not silence despite her resentful ego. A call of the heart that drove her to a frenzy of activity to repair the auspicious haar herself and wear it, so as to placate the Devi and ensure her protection for Jalal.

All I could see in the Jodha of last night was her resurgent and undiminished ego, and a hitherto unknown heartlessness.

And nothing had happened after the haar-mending that made her so uncaring.

Dismal disconnect: There was a complete disconnect last night between what Jodha said, and what Jodha looked like and what she did.

There was a complete disconnect in the directors who directed both the episodes.

Now this umpteenth request is by now meaningless , for he has said all that he wanted to and more in Mathura itself, has bent till he almost fell over backwards, has abased himself to the utmost. Which 16^th century king would do anything even remotely approaching this? None.

Yup. Even I was wondering what was the baat that he had to karni hai to Jodha Begum now. He had spoken all that he had to say at Mathura itself and even stood like Ishaan Avasti, the very image of which would melt a stone...

A study in heartlessness: It was incredible and shocking, the complete absence of all reaction, not to speak of empathy, sympathy grief, whatever, in Jodha's face as she looked at a Jalal who was obviously badly wounded. Not a twinge of pain or shock, not to speak of immediate, anxious queries about his wounds, and rushing to get her miracle lep for them.

Her beautiful eyes, so full of panic-stricken premonitions the day before, were expressionless and devoid of all feeling.

There was nothing but blankness, followed by an acid complaint/query as to why he was here and what he was doing in her room. And of course the besotted fool explains that he is there because Bharmal had told him to rest there.

Why, even during his outburst of April 4, as Jalal was raging at her and accusing her of zinakari with a gair mard, and cut his hand when he smashed it against the wall, Jodha was immediately taken with his hurt. Now, he is clearly suffering from multiple battle wounds, and the woman has nothing to say. And going by her looks, she feels nothing but outrage that he is here in Amer against her express wishes that mere peeche mat aayiye.

So here we have a woman who says she loves her husband, but does not even wince at his wounds. I wanted to hit her real hard, with I do not know what.

And she was siskying at Todar Mal's house when she was lepping him.

The Ameris and their golden goose: Now, I have neither the patience for, nor any interest in, Mainavati's reverse psychology, or Bharmal's far from adequate dressing down of Jodha.

There is no need to go gaga over Bharmal for giving her that partial reality check. He is not about to let his golden goose wander back to Agra without the remote control that he hopes that Jodha will be. That has been his sole objective, to safeguard his rule and Amer by ensuring the Mughal protective umbrella, and this was the same when he got Jodha married and when he tried to palm Shivani off on Mirza Hakim.

Aunty, if Teapot really cared, he wound NEVER have tried to push Shivaani into the Mughal Khaandaan...His marrying Jo was the need of the hour to save his country and his skin, but the Shivani fiasco was entirely his chaal that worsened his daughter's already unsteady marriage that was just settling down. Also, I can never forgive him for making use of Jodha's vishpan to mend relationships with his Shahenshah as he knew, that even Jalal wouldn't turn away or remain angry on such an occasion. Jalal-Jodha relationship is his trump card. Rather you more aptly called it 'golden goose'. He would do all he can to maintain it well.

In fact, I was surprised that in his Jodhaesque bhashan to a now one-eyed Abul Mali, Jalal did not rank his need to win the mohabbat of his begum over his zimmedari towards his awaam. The way he has been discharging his imperial duties, by neglecting them in toto, I had fully expected him to put Jodha Begum first.

Thank God for teeny weeny mercies.

The precap: Ah, yes, the precap. I have been instructed to give my tippani on that. Well, I felt that Jalal looked like a chaste maiden suddenly waking up at night in her bed, and finding a man advancing on her, with what looked like dubious intent. It was extremely funny.

What I could not understand was why Jodha had to drape herself all over him to get at his shoulder - which is presumably what she wanted to do - and slather it with her miracle lep. It was a very awkward way to get at his injured limb!

And it turned out to be reverse Mohini..😆.

Soon Mohan will attack Jodha, Jalal will prepare lep, Jalal will shiver in thunderstorm and Jodha will wrap him in Kaala Kambal, Jalal will give her a dhakka and will drink vish to save her and then will go out at night to meet his sister and she will suspect his charithra...Phew!

Light relief: Folks, I am tired of being so irritated with this Odd Couple, so let me close on a lighter note. Here are the funniest bloopers/moments of last night, in no particular order.

1) Jalal, after getting that sword cut in his left shoulder from the rear, courtesy Abul Mali, turns and looks at him as Abul Mali boasts about only Jalal's corpse going to Agra. Next shot - after a cut to a beaming Jodha with the haar around her throat, feeling good with herself - Jalal is flat on his back, with Abul Mali towering over him, shamsheer aloft. How did Jalal end up on his back all of a sudden?

Slipped on a banana peel perhaps!

2) Jalal, after that almighty blow to his midriff from Abul Mali's shamsheer, looks at the sword doing the impossible, standing erect on its point. A clear violation of all the laws of dynamics, but who cares?

Aunty, our CVs don't care for History and Geography. Will they care for Science.

3) What does he do next? He locates the karishmaayi sikka of his Jodha Begum, which, incidentally, has not even been dented. He looks at it with great reverence, and studies every bit of the engraving with loving devotion. He does not even spare a glance to see what Abul Mali will be up to once he has rubbed the dust thrown into his eyes. Yeh to deewaangee aur sajde ki intehaa ho gayi!

Wonder what was the metal used that can be thrust with a sharp sword and still stays unchanged. Terrific Tensile Strength.

4) Once he has subtracted one of Abul Mali's eyes, Jalal immediately launches on a Jodha-style bhashan (vaakayi sangat ka aasar hai!) to the chap who is howling in pain, about awaam and begum ki mohabbat. It was difficult to decide what was hurting Abul Mali more: the agony of his phooti aankh, or having to listen to Jalal do a Jodha. Probably the latter!

Abul Mali was already looking like a museum specimen. With a patch over his eye he is going to look like one of the pirates in Treasure Island.

5) Bharmal's Harry Potteresque apparating skills are obviously part of the core military curriculum in Amer.😉 Thus, not only does he, after getting the SOS from his beleaguered jamaisa, make it to Mathura the same evening that Jalal gets his comeuppance from Jodha at the lakeside, but his soldiers too are able to ferry Jalal back to Amer within a day as well. Perhaps they made a hammock for him between 2 broomsticks , the latest Firebolts, for sure, and flew him in that way ! (Apologies to non-Potterites!) .

Shyamala/Aunty/Akka/Chechi

Originally posted by: Arieltabi

Yeah they edited many good tracks and showed benazir in detail but at the end they said "Jodha ne Jalal ke pyar ko thukraya. Mohabbat ke is parao pe kya Jodha de payegi Jalal ka sath".

Originally posted by: happygolucky099

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Originally posted by: Mallika-E-Bhais

OH GOD. Stop doing this to me. ☺️☺️

Originally posted by: Arieltabi

Yeah they edited many good tracks and showed benazir in detail but at the end they said "Jodha ne Jalal ke pyar ko thukraya. Mohabbat ke is parao pe kya Jodha de payegi Jalal ka sath".

Originally posted by: Sandhya.A

Why are they doing this to Jodha?

They are doing her greater injustice than they did to Jalal in the Tasneem/Ben track

Originally posted by: munnirony

Obviously jalal's gud things will be never highlighted. Today in telegraph there was a review of JA serial nd they had written tht the show works bcoz of jodha's strong character nd bcoz she stands up for woman rights but no mention of jalal's character. 😭