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Posted: 10 years ago
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Originally posted by: Cleo12345

Wonderful... Heartfelt
post Maddy. I felt like I was reading a eulogy
speech. Maybe it is, because they have killed Jodha by killing her spirit.


It is so unfair to
the real queen to be depicted like this. We are aware of the attempts by
zealots to remove her name from history...they were successful to some extent.
Entertainment Media (starting from Mughal-e-Azam days) brought her back in our minds and discussions ...but
unfortunately, the same media is trying to turn her into someone who wasn't worth remembering.


I want to write so much about the reel Jo who won our
hearts. Her beauty, courage, hunars ( here I hv to agree with Jalal...she was one
talented woman)and above all...she had a will to survive in the most adverse of
situations, the most hostile environments, against the most deadly opponents. I am a Jodha supporter andnot ashamed of being called a feminist because of that...because I AM...a busy feminist...I don't
really have the time to join the rest for "causes" like the right to kiss in public or the right to
wear the clothes of our choice...I pick and choose my battles...therefore, submissively follow the
accepted dress codes ( bikini only on a beach/pool and business formals at work) and
etiquettes (kissing inside four walls if it makes others uncomfortable) of my surroundings...but
I do take time to speak for a woman's right to be treated with respect...a woman's
right to be shown respectfully and honestly on a medium that has been proven beyond doubt to influence the mindset of
people.


I stopped watching
the show too...not worth wasting my precious 22mins on a constipated
looking manipulative woman...but my love and respect for another valiant queen with a tender heart does not let me break
free from the story. Just for her, I tried to make another attempt to try to understand the reasons behind her drastic transformation
in this show...this time, I removed the bias that the CVs prefer Ruk's character over hers and just focused on studying Jodha's behavior. Though badly written and
directed,a few things that stand out...
there is someone in the team who has seen a victim of spousal abuse up, close
and personal. He or she is probably not
aware of this, but this is a classic transformation in a lot of women after
years of abuse. Their spirit is broken...they blame themselves for things going
wrong...they subconsciously try to appease(forgive) the most cruel ones around
them...they start believing that being submissive is the safest way to be. I
think that this presentation is not deliberate...the intention was drama and the
moolah resulting from it...but I do get a nagging feeling that someone's
experience and inner demons are shining through the rotten depiction. Don't know
much abt the people who influence the storyline of this show...but someone needs help
so they can stop the spread of this fear and negativity that good rarely triumphs
over evil. Not all gifted women get
cowed down like this...we know for sure that the real one finally got the
appreciation she deserved.



More later ...Getting ready to go out for lunch...Will certainly follow this thread closely and share more on Jo's characterization when I get a
chance.😊

Maddy, thanks for making this thread. We shouldn't sideline our Jo and give all forum screenspace to D1.😉




celo 👏 tooo good 👏 I was missing your posts alot sply about jodha
jodha is being reduced to a side character still whenever she get chance to perform is always pleasure to see paridhi act
last two episodes had good jodha scenes after leap
plight of mother queen wife muz all showed same time so nicely still writing is blaah now of this show

and I am with you on this I am feminist would love to see Jodha as what she was
a powerful influential women who didn't take any nonsense from anyone

I hope when she knows salim m being dragged she slap person behind it
As wife coz of jalal she kept quiet hope as mother she will not
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Posted: 10 years ago
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Originally posted by: Rak014


Maddy! I was eagerly waiting for this post from you!🤗
Amazing post!!👏


The fiery princess Jodha:
Let me begin with the Jodha-the princess of amer. Do you remember the first scene where she was introduced? She steps out of mahal and saves a Pigeon.How wittily she defendes herself for her actions! That was the MY Jodha! witty,intelligently mahaan(not foolishly mahaan),brave,fiery,so princessly!

She was the princess who took an oath to place jalal-ud-din's sar at kali maa's head, when whole india shivered at the very name of him!

She was the princess who stopped Abdul from being butchered by giving witty reasons like,"He is our enemy and we can extract information from him",not reasons like,"Life is precious".

She was the princess who gave a bag full of coins to that lady at mathura market to buy a dupatta which was not worth it,just beacuse that lady had hurt her self-respect!
I miss her so much! 😭

The fiery Jodha begum: That firmness in jodha's face during the whole marriage sequence.How can someone forget that?😳
On the first night of their marriage, Jalal revealed his real intentions behing marrying her. That fear in her eyes! A princess royally and delicately brought up by her parents had landed in the arms of a person who claimed to have no heart and seeked revenge from her! Imagine her plight! But the braveness and fieryness in her never declined. She still was strong,brave. Brave enough to openly sing a song in valor of rajputs at shahenshah jalaluddin's bhari darbar!
She answered Rukaiyya right at her face when Ruakiyya came taunting her.But now?
I terribly miss all that!😭😭
Everybody at Agra tried to demean her,EVERYBODY(except HB and Salima),but her self-respect was strong enough to shut them up!😳
That scene where she hands that farmaan to jalal and asks him to release moti!
Ayo,How can i forget that sword fighting scene? Tell me the name of any one woman in Akbar's harem who pointed sword right at jalaluddin muhammad's heart?

The Jodha begum with softened but yet a brave heart: The first scene where i saw jodha's heart softening towards Jalal was the scene where she cooks dinner for him! 😳
When Rukaiyya came taunting Jodha because Jalal spent previous night excahnging knowledge with her, she rightly answered her back and shur her up! She was no doormat to Ruku.
The badal-kajri track!⭐️ where Jodha reflected her simplicity by dressing as a commoner!

Jalauddin muhummad's Jodha begum: After returning from Amer, jalal-Jodha shared a relationship which we were expecting to see,which lasted only for few days untill ruku started her fake pregnancy natak!🤢

Jodha Begum,whom i found harder and harder to get connected withRukaiyya's fake pregnancy! This is where MY Jodha's self respect was butchered.Every Queenly character of hers was butchered!😡
She was made a doormat for ruku.

She no longer could recognise enemies wround her, or was no longer witty enough to understand real intentions behind Rukaiyya's act of faking pregnancy!

She no longer cared for her self-respect and let rukaiyya shout at her though the fault wasnt hers.

And this is where she started behaving foolishly mahaan.

Jodha Begum,with whom i cannot get connected anymore
: The damages done to characterisations of Jodha in the previous tracks were redeemable to an extent. But now?
I find it really hard to get connected to the Jodha we are getting right now.😕 The character is severely butchered and side-lined.

Summing up:

Jodha is no doubt one of the most interesting women in Mughul history. Hailing from an entirely different cultural background, she managed to sustain and emerge out as a politically influential woman in mughul sultanate even after being threatened by her husband, who intially intended to seek revenge from her. I can only see her Uniqueness in all this.
Akbar had so many begums in his harem, her uniqueness is what made him fall in love with her. I find her the most interesting character of this show.

Its sad that when Cv's have a fascinating character like this in the female lead role, they chose to show us Rukaiyya over her. Its sad that a character like Rukaiyya(whom i have no interest in) is glorified at the cost of characterisation of such a strong feamle lead.

The MUZ, who owned other three ritles(though none of them were showed), and commanded 12000 cavalry and was a powerful business woman is shown singling loris and Bhajans here.

Nothing is left for me to watch in this serial nor discuss about its currrent state.


A tribute to Paridhi for bringing jodha alive onscreen:

The Jodha that we got till now whom we fell in love with, was only because of Paridhi.😃
She was perfect as jodha. She reflected elegency and Royalaity in every inch of her body.

She FLAWLESSLY depicted every emotion of Jodha, right from her fieryness as a princess,her helplessness in the initial days at agra,her hatred for Jalal, her bravery to stand up against Jalal as a begum, her softness and tenderness towards Jalal, her love for Jalal,her helplessness in front of ruku(CV's😡),and now her motherly emotions towards her son salim.😊 we are lucky to have Paridhi as Jodha.

And lastly, thanks a ton for giving us(Jodha fans) a platform to pour out our love for Jodha and frustrations for butchering her charcter!😃

PS: IF I START TALKING ABOUT RUKAIYYA, YOU KNOW THAT I WILL NEVER SHUT UP.😆
SO, THIS POST IS ALL RESERVED FOR MY JODHA!!







rak u made me so emotional proud and happy
and past one an half year of show is running in front of my eyes
jodha our Jodha paridhi did fab job

how she did sword fight amazing how she learn horse riding wow
girl bring back magic infront of our eyes a Princes who rule pur heart

feel like reading your post rak

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Posted: 10 years ago
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Lovely Post Maddy...Maddy i hv stopped watching this show long back..just depending on Mansi's WU.. Maddy yeah thr was a time whr we used to watch repeat telecast also..but now reading WU itself is waste of our time... This show gave me immense happiness and pain too..i dont want to think about past..past gave us bueatiful episodes..now nothing left to watch this show.now they are showing crap in the name of NR..i like both jodha and jalal..but these are not the jodha and jalal whom we had fallen in love...now jodha jalal are just shown as dumbs..and jodha almost as doormat..past ko future aur presend se compare karke i dont want to hurt myself.. ek aisi show ke liye talash rahi hoon jo muje is JA se humesha ke liye chutkara de..yaha tak WU aur is forum ko bi chod doon..i hv good friends here and i dont want to loose them and thr friendship coz of this show..so just hanging on to this forum..but not sure how many days il stick to WU's and this forum also.. just want to come out of this show soon... I am not addicted to this show now..reading WU's with no expectaitons..i love history..so i may watch ashoka if the leads r good..and if the story is good...and ofcourse Epic channel...if siyasat is not produced by ekta then for sure il watch..coz EPIC channel shows are of finite series..so il give a try if its good...but ab main JA ke bare main sochna tak nahi chati..

aaj kal sirf mansi ke post ke alawa main forum main active nahi hoon... only sticking to this forum coz of u frds...


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Jodha was a fiery Rajput princess... who was a powerful and business women..but in this show they showed her as a brave fiery princess who stands for right and self respect..who was bold enough to give back emperor thr grt akbar..but slowly they made her as typical ekta heroine or lets say a doormat..this is not the jodha whom we loved and adored..now this show they glorify rukaiah begum adnd no one else..and damm irritated ...
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Posted: 10 years ago
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wonderful post maddy ! 👏

no doubt cvs have spoilt it all & turned the once strong headed , fiery , brave , courageus yet kind hearted , amazingly beautiful , well mannered , increadibly intelligent Queen into a doormat .🤢

but what else can be expected from EK's NR...🤬

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Posted: 10 years ago
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Originally posted by: MaddyO

I have stopped watching JA for almost 2-3 weeks now. This thread is not meant to hurt anybody's feelings. These are my views of why I stopped watching JA, (shared by many of my friends on forum here - who also have stopped watching JA).

Those who are enjoying and loving the current JA - please ignore this thread.

I am ONLY writing about JA characters and not about how they were in history.

Oh how MUCH I loved JodhaAkbar - I liked Jodha's Jalal but I absolutely LOVED Jodha. I used to watch even repeats if I could and spent hours on the forum - thinking and writing about JA. This is why I have not been able to walk away from JA forum yet, or atleast wanting to know what is happening to Jodha in what has become RukayyAkbar.

After reading the episodes wu's now - all I feel is low and sad. The Jodha I loved was fiery, proud, intelligent, brave, dignified, self respecting & so fearless. She stood upto everything that was thrown at her in Agra with dignity & self respect and blossomed. Never let anyone trample on it ever - till now.


We the viewers were told this is an epic love story - of how a Jallad is turned into a man who finds love & who changes for the better after finding his heart, his love.

The heartless, cruel Jalal at start of JA, who enjoyed his power & wanted to possess Jodha - after he married Jodha, he told her he did it for revenge to break her - he will save her from the world but there was nobody to save her from him.

I must say Jalal has lived upto his word. Cos the Jodha I see now - is a victim, has no self respect or pride left. She does not fight to clear her name - even after she is accused PUBLICLY for Hussain, who accepts every insult and humiliation hurled at her and even goes and says sorry to her abusers. I do not recognize this Jodha at all.

Of course Jodha felt she was also responsible, accepted blame. Which parent - forget parent which HUMAN BEING would not feel guilty he/she was not around to protect their loves ones from murder, especially innocent defenseless infant.

I just do not get why NOBODY ELSE felt that guilt! Never even voiced it or accepted their share of the blame.

Jalal just seemed angry to me - how DARE it happen to HIM? I wonder if he felt the guilt? As a Shehenshah for not being able to protect the waris? As a father for not able to protect his twins? As a husband of Jodha at laying ALL the blame on her for the few hours she spent with him - out of her love and care for her injured husband?

Did this Jalal ever think that Jodha cannot be with her son 24x7? Did Jalal ever think that if Jodha had been with Hussain - the next day Ruk would have taken him back and Zeenat would have got an easier access to Hussain? Would Jalal then had dared to accuse Ruk of negligence?!

Why did Jalal never ask Ruk when she was accusing Jodha - just what was Zeenat doing at night in Jodha's hojara? Why she had not let Jodha feed Hussain?

Did Jalal think that Zeenat and Kasim were welcomed by HIM?

Did HB & GB ever think if only we had protected Hassan picked twins up after the fire started?

I do not want to talk about if Ruk felt any responsibility blame - the JA one is incapable of it. Nor do I want to waste my time and emotions writing about a character I despise. I want to take her name only in context of Jodha.

Jodha, grieving mother is accused of negligence & eating up her own babies - and the man who professes to love her deeply, who had told her he cannot live without her - instead of standing by her - to clear her name - to put blame on everybody who was responsible as well - instead he conveniently put all the blame on her and deserted her for 3-1/2 years.

What would the haram women have talked behind Jodha's back? When Jalal turned away from her in blame for 3-1/2 years - not even acknowledging her pranams and treating her like dirt?

Does this Jodha THINK about how she was deserted by the man she loves - for whom she drank poison to save his life - that he selfishly laid all blame on her, just left her at the worst time of her life?

No person I know would accept with open arms a loved one who would not stand by them at their worst time.

This Jodha instead of clearing up her name, to show mirror to those who did not stand by her - just takes and takes the abuse and even says sorry to her abusers!

When only AFTER getting Salim this Jalal tells her he will always stand by her - does Jodha believe him?! Does she think where was he and his love for last 3-1/2 years? Where was he when she needed him most?

I don't recognize this Jodha at all.

NOW it seems - Jodha who is an expert archer could hit bullseye or a moving target with multiple arrows - who learnt and became good swordswoman - is shown for no reason not understanding that a future Shehenshah needs to learn all this. Instead of HER taking interest in teaching her son - in his learning - all she does is oppose and gives silly reasons? So that she cannot be a lead but side actor I suppose!

A woman who was shown learning to read and write Urdu in her first year of marriage - who could read Humanyun-nama - after 15 years of marriage she can't use the right words it seems!


Who is THIS Jodha? A dispirited, defeated woman, who has no self respect, pride or strength left. Who does not understand the reality of people around her for 15 years - no matter how much she is insulted & humiliated by Ruk - she goes asking for more!

Who saw how Ruk changed the min she got Hussain in her hands - even refusing to let her feed him - Ruk who did not have a single word of thanks for her when she handed her beloved son to this woman's arms - the Jodha I loved would have asked Ruk some questions or atleast seen her reality.

Instead this Jodha does rangolis in haram and sings bhajans and cries. There is no difference in a bandi and this Jodha.

It is painful to even read about this Jodha. I don't like this Jodha - nor do I want to watch this Jodha.

I read someone write that Jodha is the ONLY character of Ekta Kapoor who does not fight the vamps!

I wish instead of turning Jodha into a side character - who is no more than a HB was in JA - the CVs just kill off Jodha character in this RukayyaAkbar.

Please spare the viewers who loved Jodha from this atrocity. Just kill her off.

Those who loved Jodha can be at peace, those who watch only for Akbar will be happy. He has haram full of women - and no he does not value Jodha at all. Love? What is worth of love that does not stand by the person when she needs him most? WHO always stood by HIM at his weakest moments? He will be just fine without her - after all he still has his aziz dost and haram-full of women. Now RA seems to be made only for Jalal and Ruk fans - nothing left here for Jodha or even Akdha fans.

Jodha had her self respect dignity when Jalal was against her - later when she fell in love for briefest periods she had him with her - NOW Jodha neither has her self respect her pride nor she has Jalal.


A strong rich powerful PH run by women - but they just turn their strong powerful lead - a Queen who was an accomplished woman - who had army under her control, who was given the power to issue farmans, who ran trade and did so much more in 16th Century - the 21st Century PH has made her helpless victim.

Every woman deserves to be treated like a queen but here they have turned an actual queen into a doormat.

I had read this said by Jaya Bachhan somewhere - that why women are said to fall hopelessly or helplessly in love? It should be hopefully in love. Well this Jodha is not just hopelessly, helplessly in love she seems spiritless, defeated in love! I don't see any chance of getting the Jodha I loved back. Well there is nothing left in RA for Jodha fans.

I would love to see my Jodha back - but I know I won't. Instead of watching this Jodha - I would rather retain the memories of what she was once - she was MY JODHA.



Brilliant, heartfelt write-up Maddy.👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏.

You have very clearly expressed the sad and slow manner in which Jodha's character has been humiliated and insulted beyond repair. A 16th century Rajput princess who courageously stood her own, despite being married to a merciless Mughal emperor, who never hesitated to speak up for the right cause, who valued her dignity, who played a major role in bringing about positive changes in the ruthless Jallauddin Mohammad, who was responsible to a great extent in him receiving the title of Akbar, has been reduced to a subservient, foolish, inept, reticent queen.

If this is how the production house wanted to depict the female lead, then they could have ended the serial during the last week of May itself, soon after they showed us Jodha and Akbar become man and wife, in the truest sense. This method of closure would have been easier to accept.

Instead, we have been subjected to the endless torture of having to see Rukaiyya's fake pregnancy drama, how Jodha massaged her feet and provided her free nurse and maid services, how she and Jalal even prayed for the non existent baby's well being and how at the end of it all, in return for her goodness and forgiving nature, Rukaiyya continued to scheme against her and was successful with her vile acts.
If the intention of the production house was to elevate Rukaiyya's importance, celebrate and honor her fiendish deeds and atrocities of yelling, screaming, slapping the baandhis, lying, manipulating, feeding opium to an unsuspecting child, ( the list is endless,) then the title of the serial should have been BEK - RUKAIYYA. Why mislead the viewers by claiming to show the role played by a fiery Rajput princess Jodha, in the life of Akbar.

The icing on the cake for the viewers came in the form of Jalal insulting Jodha in the worst possible manner, by accusing her of being responsible for Hussein's death. It is beyond my ability to understand how the story writing team, consisting of several women could incorporate the unacceptable idea of a husband making the wife feel guilty for spending intimate moments with him and citing this time spent away from the child in his company, as the opportune one for the cousins visiting from Lahore to poison baby Hussein.
Does this accusation on Jodha mean that Jalal as a parent, had no responsibility in providing a safe living environment for his child in the mahal .They were his cousins that poisoned the baby. He should have known about their personalities and ulterior motives, better than Jodha.

Worst still, we had to see an otherwise self respecting queen, calmly accepting the unfair blame on her, silently accepting Jalal's ignoring her, silently watch him assuaging his physical needs with other begums and ladies in the harem, while she quietly mourned the loss of her infants all by herself.

The team of women writers conveniently forgot that it was Jodha who carried the infants in her womb, it was she who delivered them prematurely, in a cattle shed under terrible circumstances, (under the expert guidance of midwife Rukaiyya ) and again it was she who large heartedly agreed to give one of the babies to her fellow queen to raise, just to honor her husband Jalal's dignity and self respect. What did she receive for her magnanimity? INSULTS and ISOLATION by Jalal himself.

We have never seen that side of Jodha which describes her as a lady with excellent business acumen, a powerful lady in the Imperial harem who issued 'farmaans', a lady who ran a super successful spice and silk trade business, the one who built several gardens, etc, etc.

Look at the mother in Jodha, unable to speak up for her child and again silently accepting Jalal's decision as a shehenshah in penalizing little Salim for his unintentional act. This is the same Jodha who spoke up for the freedom of hindu women in the harem and advocated the need to abolish slavery, during the harem elections.

PATHETIC depiction of Jodha, the 'so-called' fiery and spirited lead of the epic love story.

Not only has the production house destroyed the characterization of Jodha, they did so to Akbar's too by using him as a tool to insult Jodha, thereby contradicting their own theory of portraying Jodha and Akbar as soul-mates.

I have always been in awe of the historical characters of Jodha and Akbar. I started watching this show, hoping to see the storyline staying true to the characters but have sadly been shocked and completely disappointed with the portrayal of the leads and the depiction of historical facts.

I do not know if the personal equation between the actors and the production house, has a direct connection to the development of their on screen characters, all I know is that, if the production house was not properly equipped to carry the story forward and do justice to the lead characters, and respect history, then they should not have attempted to make a historical such as Jodha Akbar in the first place.

Maddy, lastly, a huge 🤗 to you for sharing a sincere write-up.


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Edited by Charu.S - 10 years ago
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Posted: 10 years ago
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Maddy,

A heartfelt post and an equally wonderful title .Loved u made a thread in honor of the queen we all adored cherished and travelled with . I still remember your sunday threads I loved Jodha Akbar 25 a beautiful collection of wonderful posts that most of the time I would have missed otherwise. Every sunday now I remember those days and miss them but thanks for those sweet memories.

I'm fascinated with the feisty yet compassionate queen who despite having everything remained always humble as true legends are and wish to make this post as a dedication to the one I look upon as an embodiment of womanliness.

"Leaders are the one who never aspire for it but when thrust upon take up the mantle because they must find it to their surprise, they wear it well. "

Our Jo is a truly example of this. She has so many endearing qualities which make her well deserving to be the MUZ and Queen mother of Hindustan and that's what I would like to touch upon the rise of our fiery princess to an enigma she truly is amidst all the strife's and struggles.

Amer Princess:

At the beginning of the journey, the amer princess was an uncut diamond who simply loved, revered and treasured her family and her homeland and had immense pride on the valor of her countrymen unknown of the journey she would soon embark upon a journey that is not dared before .But we saw the glimpses of a true leader she would be in the pain she felt for mb ,the justice she strived for by bringing the head of jalal to kaalima,the compassion she felt for abdul and the fierce patriotism she displayed by sacrificing herself for the welfare of her citizens .It was so endearing to hear her say with the pride that she would be honored to even lose her life for amer as amer is her soul and pride.

Begum of Jalal

Destiny placed her in an unknown and a hostile surrounding a culture and people she doesn't know of, a husband she completely detested, having her kanha only as a solace and an anchor to live and life threw in umpteen challenges at her daily but she always remained true to her character be it the motherliness she showered on rahim ,the respect she paid to the other queens and her mother in law ,the quest to learn new language, culture and religion , the enormous courage and mental strength to endure a wrong accusation and in process became a daughter in law any family could pride upon

Chief Queen

As a chief queen she brought into light the problems of the prajas and inturn gave him the most precious gift prayers of his awaam. She not only brought into notice the harsh reality of child marriage but also helped to punish a criminal without severing his marriage.She once again braved all the insults and the odds that were stacked upon her yet strived to eliminate an evil and save the life of shehenshah and thereby won not only the heart of her her husband, but the entire sultanate . They prayed for her and rejoiced at her recovery and gladly narrated the tale of her which they could happily do so for years to come with enormous pride.

MUZ

The path of from being a chief queen to muz was also one full of battles more a battle of inner turmoils,insecurities,crave for respect and acceptance in equal terms .Yet by standing with him and helping him to fight his inner demons at the loss and betrayal of the closest ones and by showing him he always has one person who would see him and love him for what he is and not for the position or the title or the enormous power that come along with it she become a soulmate in it truest sense and also make as reminiscent of a love that could be looked upon for ages.

P.S.

I agree with you maddy these days they have stereotyped jo and its heartbreaking but whatever nr they do this is the jo I remember ,loved and cherished and in my heart this is the one who is true the cvs could do any fabrications but they couldn't erase from our minds the enigma she truly is.

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Originally posted by: prav2

Maddy,

A heartfelt post and an equally wonderful title .Loved u made a thread in honor of the queen we all adored cherished and travelled with . I still remember your sunday threads I loved Jodha Akbar 25 a beautiful collection of wonderful posts that most of the time I would have missed otherwise. Every sunday now I remember those days and miss them but thanks for those sweet memories.

I'm fascinated with the feisty yet compassionate queen who despite having everything remained always humble as true legends are and wish to make this post as a dedication to the one I look upon as an embodiment of womanliness.

"Leaders are the one who never aspire for it but when thrust upon take up the mantle because they must find it to their surprise, they wear it well. "

Our Jo is a truly example of this. She has so many endearing qualities which make her well deserving to be the MUZ and Queen mother of Hindustan and that's what I would like to touch upon the rise of our fiery princess to an enigma she truly is amidst all the strife's and struggles.

Amer Princess:

At the beginning of the journey, the amer princess was an uncut diamond who simply loved, revered and treasured her family and her homeland and had immense pride on the valor of her countrymen unknown of the journey she would soon embark upon a journey that is not dared before .But we saw the glimpses of a true leader she would be in the pain she felt for mb ,the justice she strived for by bringing the head of jalal to kaalima,the compassion she felt for abdul and the fierce patriotism she displayed by sacrificing herself for the welfare of her citizens .It was so endearing to hear her say with the pride that she would be honored to even lose her life for amer as amer is her soul and pride.

Begum of Jalal

Destiny placed her in an unknown and a hostile surrounding a culture and people she doesn't know of, a husband she completely detested, having her kanha only as a solace and an anchor to live and life threw in umpteen challenges at her daily but she always remained true to her character be it the motherliness she showered on rahim ,the respect she paid to the other queens and her mother in law ,the quest to learn new language, culture and religion , the enormous courage and mental strength to endure a wrong accusation and in process became a daughter in law any family could pride upon

Chief Queen

As a chief queen she brought into light the problems of the prajas and inturn gave him the most precious gift prayers of his awaam. She not only brought into notice the harsh reality of child marriage but also helped to punish a criminal without severing his marriage.She once again braved all the insults and the odds that were stacked upon her yet strived to eliminate an evil and save the life of shehenshah and thereby won not only the heart of her her husband, but the entire sultanate . They prayed for her and rejoiced at her recovery and gladly narrated the tale of her which they could happily do so for years to come with enormous pride.

MUZ

The path of from being a chief queen to muz was also one full of battles more a battle of inner turmoils,insecurities,crave for respect and acceptance in equal terms .Yet by standing with him and helping him to fight his inner demons at the loss and betrayal of the closest ones and by showing him he always has one person who would see him and love him for what he is and not for the position or the title or the enormous power that come along with it she become a soulmate in it truest sense and also make as reminiscent of a love that could be looked upon for ages.

P.S.

I agree with you maddy these days they have stereotyped jo and its heartbreaking but whatever nr they do this is the jo I remember ,loved and cherished and in my heart this is the one who is true the cvs could do any fabrications but they couldn't erase from our minds the enigma she truly is.


You have beautifully highlighted Jodha's achievements.

Superb write-up Priya.


Charu.
Edited by Charu.S - 10 years ago
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I was out whole day and peeked into IF to catch the latest news and Saw Your thread, Maddy. You have poured out your heart here and love you for it. I missed all that wonderful posts from you. awesome, thank you for this wonderful treat. 👏👏⭐️

Nanayaa623, Charu, priya, raks, Preet, tamy, cleo - loved loved reading your posts. We have a crew of talented writers, how I wish one of you were in the CVS team. It would have benefited both Jalal and Jodha. 👏⭐️

I am able to forgive Jalal for blaming Jodha in Hussien death because here Jodha too accepted it queitly. Jalal was being Strong when Hassan died, but he was not able to stay strong post Hussein death and could not think through from that mental shock.

What angered and frustrated me was him not talking to Jodha for 3 yrs and I got detached myself from Jalal Post leap. Post Leap I am seeing a strong Jalal but somewhere I am missing Jodha's husband. I used to love Jalal and Jodha equally but not any more. Now I love Jodha more and more and if I am partly still watching this serial it is just to watch Jodha the mother and Salim. I am enjoying the mother son bonding, which will be short lived soon.

Post Leap I do see a Strong Supportive wife who does put forth her point to Jalal but abides with his decision. Especially when it came to punishing Salim, I still strongly agree that the punishment he gave Salim was harsh and severe. That too Salim may have to stay his entire life if something happens to Qadir. I feel so much of inconsistencies in Jalal's decisions. Where is the Jalal, who spend time with Rahim and supported him. Why is he different to Salim and why is Salim so scared of him.

I loved the Fiery Brave Jodha and I miss her a lot. But I am loving this Strong supportive matured wife to Jalal. I hate how she is treated as a doormat by Rukaya. I really dont know why Jodha has to give in so much to Rukaya. I want to start seeing the MUZ Jodha.

Paridhi is very talented and for me she is the perfect one to be Jodha and has done full Justice to her role. If given a chance with good scripts and dialogues she will do true Justice but unfortunately all she gets to do is give Prasad, Bhajans and be everyone's doormat.

I Love Akdha but cant say anymore I love them equally. Now I love Jodha/Pardhi more and more.Never knew a day will come like this and I will say that I love Jodha more than Jalal. I am not able to relate to this Jalal nor can I watch him anymore. Mostly it is because of the track and partly also because of all the harsh criticism I had to unfortunately read for the past 2 weeks that paved way for this.
Edited by SindhuMenon - 10 years ago
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@charu
Thanks. Loved yours too. It's a brilliant writeup and you have beautifully penned the slow degradation of jo's character post SR. completely agree with you in all the points you putforth .Initially started highlighting the lines I loved but realized I have to do the whole as I loved each and every line. 👏👏 👏
Like you said ,the only character that has remained consistent seems to be ruq the jalal and jo post hussains death is beyond recognition. The jalal who beautifully sat and told such amazing stories to kids in amer. The jalal who understood a child's plight and fear and delicately handled Rahim and coaxed him to say the truth regarding maham in ruq mc track seem to have gone of in the wind to be replaced by a father I couldn't relate to ,the one on which all children are having an undue fear ,the one who had eyes only for the heir and now the worst of all the one who failed to understand the plight of an innocent kid and punish him with an iron hand for not even a complete fault of his own
.Its not really surprising as at the end of the day he is jo's son isn't it ,so he should be insulted,humiliated and justice should be meted out at the most strictest way possible even if it is an accident but real criminals like ruq can walk away freely as there would be always people who would stand for them to bestow title upon title .I have lost the neutrally I had charu now I care only for jo as she is the one who is sadly misrepresented and buried in real or in reel and my heart goes only to her and only for her I couldn't completely give up the show and like maddy said I too wish they will finish off jo and I could finally leave the show at peace

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