Originally posted by: history_geek
Radhika,
Your post is perfect..I Got 15 minutes, for a Break..So, I am making a short Post, as this makes me MORE relaxed , to get back to studies...LOL...
Before starting i mention that, Khyber-Jodha Track was NOT Justified...I do not approve this...There is ONLY justified on ONE conditon...That is, to give some "reason/dialogues" to Jalal to "Use that ACT as HIS shield" and to GET the Audience believe that BOTH JJ are on same page of follies..Having said that, i do not consider Kh-Jo track as right, NOW i am going for Ja-Atifa track, which is NOT Justifiable either...
We can evaluate the current scenario, considering 16th Century conditions..
Even in this time, i am considering Akbar's Era ONLY, and in that too, i am considering his chief Queens. I am NOT considering any Mohammed Shah Rangila, or the treatment of any Begum of Bahadur Shah Zafar III...I am talking of Akbar...
Polygamy was the norm..We all know that...He can marry any number of ladies, i dont have issues...Polygamy was USED by Akbar MOSTLY for Empire expansion, NOT his being of a casanova nature ONLY...But it did NOT give a License to ACT Tedha whilst the Wife is Pregnant..I heard CV's(Jalal) saying that he married this 3 Khaas Begums for some or the other purpose..I don't get it WHY is Polygamy used to Justify this behavior.?.
Even if the need is to act Tedha, then also following could have been done...
a. Tell SB to TC of Jodha...
b. Assign some bandis to Jodha...
c. Atleast HB can TC...
d. Send her to Amer, saying that she will be more happy there.. Till then he can investigate...
e. Any number of methods are there to ACT for Jalal...
It was a 16th Century MAN Akbar ONLY who was sensitive enough to TC of a pregnant HK during Salim's pregnancy...I mentioned this in my LONG posts on page 1 and 12.. So, EVEN by 16th Century Standard this is NOT done...
On the contrary, Kings used to treat a PREGNANT Wife with Utter Regard, as she is going to give Heir...And , here we are talking of 2 heirS...But here the condditions are just opposite...I know, as one of my aunts has twins...How precarious is a pregnancy involving Twins...And here the CV's are hell bent on showing some "Alif Laila" Stuff...Not only physical, emotional, and social trauma...But all types of Idiocies are levelled NOW only...
CV's go to extremes...He was shown shouting at his UnBorn Kids, etc..And y'day Jodha's dialogues were also not very good. ;p But, Salima Begum was present with her advice.. to balance the scales... I guess, Jodha's dialogues were written in that manner, so as to give Salima Begum a chance to give her advice..What can't everyone behave in a Normal Manne.?. LOL..
Another thing you pointed RIGHTLY pointed out is Jalal is ABOVE ANY Law...Yes, any LAW...This MAN got the Laws of Shariat interpreted in a Different Way by Maulvis, just to give Equal/Better Status to his Wives(Later on..In his 40's...), and got the number of Legal Wives increased from 4 to 7, and later to 9 also...He was so much bothered...He had the POWER to change and MAKE any LAW...No LAW is above him...
And here we see that he is READY to give away his Takht to marry Atifa(even if it is a dream)...Simple and Sheer Drama of CV's...LOL...He need NOT wait for 30 days/3 months(whatever the time limit is. :) ) to marry Atifa, if he wants... ;p
He is ABOVE ALL, means ALL...
He even took away the powers from Ulemas to Interpret Shariat as per his own ideas..in 1579..!!!!!.. :)
^^ Please note that, this is all from Akbarnama..I am only wrting facts.. :)
I mean, even if you apply 16th Century Standards, then ALSO, you can not justify this Supposed Drama which is getting on all of us...
I can write MORE but lets leave..This track needs more to be written later..LOL..
You know, till date i used to write supporting many tracks, as i coud quote some incident from history in a favor...
I even wrote in favor of TM accusation track, because we had such cases being levelled on Akbar Navratans, and i could relate to it...
But this Track, is to Murder the Essence of the name of Akbar and Jodha..Mujhe samaj nahi aa raha hai ki main kaise justify karun..??...And i can NOT standby this..
I can NOT celebrate this track as the Revival of TE...!!!..This is Complete annihilation, in the name of 007 tactics.!!.
Conclusion:
I lament ONLY at 2 things.
a.
I Lost that Tedha Emperor(TE), slowly after the RatanPur Quila Track..
Right NOW, what i am witnessing is a Weak Emperor(WE, not to be confused with Windows Explorer..LOL..) , or an Insensitive Emperor(IE..not to be confused with Internet Explorer..;p) , who has NO Ideas other than act in this manner to UNravel a mystery(if any)..
b.
And, i LOST that Baaghin Jodha too after the Ben Track..I MISS that FIERY Jodha, who gave back strongly to Ruqaiya in Agra after her marriage, during her first 2 meets with her..Remember.?. And, that Jodha who was Strong/Clever , Enough to understand MA and check-mate her in her own plan during the Amer Track..
Gone are those DAYS, and gone is that Magic which made me watch the Episodes MULTIPLE times, as the CV's / Ekta are BUSY elsewhere, and right now we are watching a Soap which is run by Sadistic CV's devoid of any ethics, and NOT THAT Magical Magnum Opus, which DID cast a spell on us, till few months back...I wonder kab tak aisa chalega. :)
Congratulations to the CV's...Ab shaanti mili...Am back to books now.. :)
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