The pre-amble:
So the sawaal dus crore ka ... Remained unanswered ... Aakhir, what is going on in your mind and heart Jodha Begum! As she said, "My heart told me I wanted to go but I couldn't." Now, you can fill in the blank- is it fear, hurt, anger, self-repect, ego, etc. I mean, why should the CVs answer it ... I always wanted strong dialogues for my Jodha ... But there are many who think Jodha are understanding her just fine without dialogues / self-talks ... So perhaps, the CVs are right in what they are doing ... As the forum can do the job of interpreting their character Jodha for them.
I have realized I have given too much weight and energy into this track ... When in actuality, the CVs likely tried to do something hatke from the movie that became a convoluted mess. This would not be the first time they created a mess. I can question, demand, and ask as much as I want from the CVs but it is of no use. If there is anyone who is a puppet, we are puppets in the hands of the CVs.
In the end of the day I watch this tv show and visit the forum for fun... So I am taking my take 5 to its original form which is the top 5 things I liked aboutl the episode. The day I can't find anything ... Well I am in trouble, aren't I ... And I am sure the CVs will try hard to get me into trouble. 😆
But, today was actually not bad and I even have a funny story I thought of in the end so here goes ...
The Actual Take 5
So, first the take 5, which today I am dedicating to characters today:
(1) Atgah Khan ... Take a bow, tumhari batti jali and kaisi jalli! Your final act on this serial looks to be awesome. Ironically, if he had shown this earlier, probably his end would have been sooner. Two favorite moments:
- He understood that there was some weight to what the real Dilawar Khan was saying and gave the khwaja sera security till he could speak to the Shehenshah
- He was observant enough to feel that Maham Anga was up to something when she was persistently asking Jalal about Jodha Begum ... Where were you hiding these observation powers?
(2) Mainavati: Take a bow again ... What beautiful points you made that showed how well you understood your Jamaisaa ...
- He made a mistake ... But not that big a one that it cannot be repented for
- He left everything for you ... To find you, to ask for forgiveness
- He wouldn't have done it for any other begum
- Even a Rajvanshi husband would not have come to take back his wife in these circumstances
- Do not let your pride get so high ... You drown your heart in it
Do these points sound familiar? 😉More on that later.
Three shades of Jalal:
(3) Jalal- the husband: The soul talk focused on his side as a husband, that had lost to his wife's guroor and was feeling lonely as his soul was left back in Amer as the Shehenshah's body was moving forward towards Agra.
By the way, now even the soul talk dialogues are contradicting themselves: When they said it was our last night alone ... We thought maybe emotionally. But, Jalal's soul officially contradicted: I felt so lonely that night. CVs, please wake up! 😕
(4) Jalal- the son: Some may have been worried the weepy Jalal was back ... But, I thought it was actually a very dignified exchange Jalal had with his Mom. I would have expected Jalal to be sorry to not keep his promise - that to his mother.
We know how important promises are to him after all- he was ready to give up his kingdom to ensure he kept his promise to uphold Jodha's religion. Luckily he didn't give up his kingdom again for this promise.
And Jalal, you were very smart! You didn't say you lost to Jodha's guroor- you used the word gussa. Very smart, or else God Knows how Hamida Bano may have responded! Anyways, more on Hamida Bano later. 😆
(5) Jalal- the Shehenshah: It was great to see Jalal back in his Shehenshah form in sight as he traveled and was welcomed back. But, in the precap, he was back in full force. I am not sure what this is related to ... The Khwaja Shera or the accounts golmaal but I am excited to see Jalal's interrogation of Maham ... And, I loved his dialogue that he was the Shehenshah at that moment... Separated from all relations and karzes. 👏
It also reminded me of how as Shehenshah he had to separate himself from his relation as Jodha's husband to come back to Agra to do his duties. He had to do it with all his relations!
By the way, there were some questions on the promo being deceptive as Jalal was relatively calm... While that may be the case, isn't he usually dignified and calm in the deewan-e-khaas? And he may have other personal outlets to show his anger ... Let's see.
Okay now for a Funny story ... From the CVs point of view:
When I was trying to figure out what happened with Hamida Bano ... I first thought she was replaced by an imposter by Maham Anga during their genius outing. I also know now where Jalal gets the habit of asking the chor to investigate the chori ... His dear mother! 😆
But, no there is no imposter, I think I finally figured out what the CVs are up to.
A lot of you enjoyed my fun post on how the CVs came with the track (http://www.india-forums.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3998873) so here is the continuation:
CV Team: Aaj kal kya haalat hain India-forums mein?
Voice of logic: Bohath debate hain between Jodha and Jalal's POV
CV Team: Acha hai ... Now they may stop calling Zee to pester us as they are too busy.
Voice of logic: But kya baat hai ... People are making some great points ... Better than our dialogues.
CV Team: Okay, what are they saying for Jodha's POV?
Voice of Logic: That Jalal did a grave crime- how could he accuse the person who saved his life time and time again!
CV Team: And Jalal supporters?
Voice of Logic: That his crime was not so bad ... It was circumstances. He has already repented more than any other king would do, etc. etc.
CV Team: That is a great idea! We will give Jodha's POV dialogues go Hamida Bano and Jalal's POV dialogues to Mainavati.
Voice of Logic: Errr ... Isn't that the reverse of what one would expect?
CV Team: Exactly! We need to show creativity somewhere. 😊
If you made it this far, hope this thread brought a smile to your face. So, what are your thoughts on the episode?