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Thanks Ela, since i have stopped watching the show thread like yours keep me connected to JA. here is my take which i also posted on another thread
JA has lost its X factor for me, i might as well be watching any other soap which will have similiar twists and turns(if not more logical ones). Characters of Jodha and Jalal have become mere pawns at the hands of CVs who change their persona according to the storyline instead of having story being shaped out of what these magnificient people were when this journey started.
I can live with Jodha's potrayal, she was always impulsive, strong headed, fearless. Too soon to trust and just as quick to misjudge. And she has been consistent in standing up for what she believed in, no matter what the price. We may hate it, but that is who she is. And frankly i would rather have a queen potrayed as a fiery, strong headed person who gives two hoots to DEK niceties than a spineless doll who will be a silent witness to her husband decisions, right or wrong. And although she was way off the mark on Shehnaaz, woh kehte hain na "girte hain shai savaar hi maidaane jung mein... Woh kya girenge jo ghutno ke bal chaltein hain" atleast she took a stand (which btw was based on layers of illusions created by Shehnaaz) and stood her ground, even it meant going against Jalal.
Its Jalal that cant seem to tolerate especially after seeing him give a cold shoulder to Jo yesterday. I mean she may have argued for Shehnaaz but Jalal took the decision. Jo never pressurised him into taking a hasty decision, she did not attempt to influence his decision outside of DEK. He could have sought more time, kept Todarmal in jail for a while if he was so convinced of his innocense. He failed on so many levels in this track ... He failed as a ruler who could not judge right from wrong. He failed as a friend who did not stand by Todarmal, and he failed as a husband when he intermingled his reponsibilites as a husband, king and friend and blamed Jo for a decision that he took.
How can he be sooo helpless, if he cant stand up for a friend whom he knows to be innocent how can he be just to his awam?
Husband wife support each other, not by supporting wrong decisions but by reflecting on corrective measure. When Jalal was blindly trusting Ben, Jo confronted him even if it meant bearing brunt of his anger. If Jalal was sure of Todarmal's innocense why did he not uncover the truth himself. If he knew Jo was wrong why did he make matters worse by commiting a bigger wrong. And about his gussa on Jo, he is all appreciative and lovey when Jo asks him to forgive his Jaan begum and his dear sister... The one time she goes against him he gets all worked up!!!! What kind of a partrnership is this.
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