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We love Rajat Tokas as Akbar in Zee TV's Jodha Akbar, don't
we?
His stern voice, caring nature, love for all, brilliant dialogue delivery, and his eye for justice often make us fall in love with
him.
But was the real Mughal Emperor like the TV Akbar?
Of course not.
Here are the reasons why Rajat Tokas as Akbar is more like
any other Ekta Kapoor's male protagonist than the 16th
century Emperor:
The TV Akbar is entangled completely in Women Politics In
Ekta Kapoor's dictionary, there are only two men, one who is
stubborn, arrogant and don't give a damn to anybody like
Gomzi of Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Abhay of Kussum,
Pratham of Kutumb, and the other is a typical bechara who is surrounded by women (close relatives - wife, mother or sister)
and falls prey to their politics completely.
Then whether it is Akbar of Jodha Akbar or Abhi of Kumkum
Bhagya, the protagonist problems are the same - one is
troubled by the politics of his wife (Ruqaiya) and the other by
his sister Aaliya because both the vamps want of get rid of the
female protagonist, Jodha and Pragya respectively.
He is Too Emotional unlike any 16th Century King, Forget the
Mughal Great Akbar himself Rajat are strong hearted, they
might have emotions but they can't be so emotional that their
Queen would come and direct them, guide them and literally
yell at them saying,
"Shehenshah what you have done is wrong!"
There can be exceptions but Akbar wasn't one of them.
Mughal Emperor Akbar has a history of being kindhearted
when compared to other Mughal Emperors. He is even stated
as the most liberal Mughal ruler since he gave equal
importance to all religion. However, this doesn't mean he
would, by any chance allow her Hindu Queen, the mother of
his crown prince, to sit on his head time and again.
No, this can happen only in a Ekta Kapoor serial where
women are the kings who literally rule the serial, and the
male protagonists are merely pawn, who are needed only to
fall prey inthe Politics of Women.
He is Always Clueless unlike the Alert Emperors in History
Call it a way to drag and stretch the serial, but it is one of the many patented plots of any Balaji Telefilms where the main
lead is clueless of what's going on.
In the process, he gives punishment to his favorite people, but
never get even a slight idea of his real enemy, the master
planner. Even the historical Mughal great Akbar is not
sparred. While showing daily soaps, it might be easy and
convenient to show the leading male as dumb, ignorant, and
even clueless, showing Akbar the great in the same light is
only irritating.
He is as Good as Modern day Hero without Any Royal
VoiceNo, our TV Akbar is so good that he neither eats afim
(opium) nor tries hookah, nor enjoys the mujra once in a
while. Besides, I wonder why the TV Akbarisn't shown
hunting the wild beasts.
Even travellogue written by foreigners mentions his strength
over the wild animals and his unique style of hunting.
But no, our TV Akbar is so engrossed in harem politics that I
think, only 3 or 4 times, we got to hear him say, "Lets go for shikaar".
The funny part is, there is hardly any war.
War is imaginary here. Period!
This Akbar Mourns and Repents when he kills!Any king is
proud of his killings, especially when he achieves something incredible which he was craving for long. For the real Akbar,
the siege of Chittor fort was a matter of pride and glory as he
could now threat the Ranas of Mewar and complete
Rajputana. However, Akbar in Jodha Akbar was seen
repenting his actions. Ouch!He is One Woman ManHe has
three main wives but he loves only Jodha Begum, his Hindu
wife. Forget about spending nights with concubines and
women courtiers, he doesn't even sleep with his other wives.
No, he can't even think of doing this. The reason? Well he
loves Jodha and only Jodha. After all, she is the reason ofhis transformation from a cruel man to a kind hearted person.
He Punishes his son if he hurts the subordinates and workers
Really? Will a 16th Century Mughal Emperor would have ever
punished his crown prince for hurting his mother's helper?
It would have not even mattered tothe King actually.
But here, the Emperor punishes Salim for hurting Moti Bai.
Yes, looks like a modern day father who will not make you
enter the house unless you say sorry to the neighboring aunty
for throwing a ball on her purposely.
And the list goes on... Yet, we love our TV Akbar, Rajat Tokas
because of his unique charm and persona.
We tend to ignore the historical aspect andenjoy him as any
other Ekta Kapoor's leading hero!
we?
His stern voice, caring nature, love for all, brilliant dialogue delivery, and his eye for justice often make us fall in love with
him.
But was the real Mughal Emperor like the TV Akbar?
Of course not.
Here are the reasons why Rajat Tokas as Akbar is more like
any other Ekta Kapoor's male protagonist than the 16th
century Emperor:
The TV Akbar is entangled completely in Women Politics In
Ekta Kapoor's dictionary, there are only two men, one who is
stubborn, arrogant and don't give a damn to anybody like
Gomzi of Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Abhay of Kussum,
Pratham of Kutumb, and the other is a typical bechara who is surrounded by women (close relatives - wife, mother or sister)
and falls prey to their politics completely.
Then whether it is Akbar of Jodha Akbar or Abhi of Kumkum
Bhagya, the protagonist problems are the same - one is
troubled by the politics of his wife (Ruqaiya) and the other by
his sister Aaliya because both the vamps want of get rid of the
female protagonist, Jodha and Pragya respectively.
He is Too Emotional unlike any 16th Century King, Forget the
Mughal Great Akbar himself Rajat are strong hearted, they
might have emotions but they can't be so emotional that their
Queen would come and direct them, guide them and literally
yell at them saying,
"Shehenshah what you have done is wrong!"
There can be exceptions but Akbar wasn't one of them.
Mughal Emperor Akbar has a history of being kindhearted
when compared to other Mughal Emperors. He is even stated
as the most liberal Mughal ruler since he gave equal
importance to all religion. However, this doesn't mean he
would, by any chance allow her Hindu Queen, the mother of
his crown prince, to sit on his head time and again.
No, this can happen only in a Ekta Kapoor serial where
women are the kings who literally rule the serial, and the
male protagonists are merely pawn, who are needed only to
fall prey inthe Politics of Women.
He is Always Clueless unlike the Alert Emperors in History
Call it a way to drag and stretch the serial, but it is one of the many patented plots of any Balaji Telefilms where the main
lead is clueless of what's going on.
In the process, he gives punishment to his favorite people, but
never get even a slight idea of his real enemy, the master
planner. Even the historical Mughal great Akbar is not
sparred. While showing daily soaps, it might be easy and
convenient to show the leading male as dumb, ignorant, and
even clueless, showing Akbar the great in the same light is
only irritating.
He is as Good as Modern day Hero without Any Royal
VoiceNo, our TV Akbar is so good that he neither eats afim
(opium) nor tries hookah, nor enjoys the mujra once in a
while. Besides, I wonder why the TV Akbarisn't shown
hunting the wild beasts.
Even travellogue written by foreigners mentions his strength
over the wild animals and his unique style of hunting.
But no, our TV Akbar is so engrossed in harem politics that I
think, only 3 or 4 times, we got to hear him say, "Lets go for shikaar".
The funny part is, there is hardly any war.
War is imaginary here. Period!
This Akbar Mourns and Repents when he kills!Any king is
proud of his killings, especially when he achieves something incredible which he was craving for long. For the real Akbar,
the siege of Chittor fort was a matter of pride and glory as he
could now threat the Ranas of Mewar and complete
Rajputana. However, Akbar in Jodha Akbar was seen
repenting his actions. Ouch!He is One Woman ManHe has
three main wives but he loves only Jodha Begum, his Hindu
wife. Forget about spending nights with concubines and
women courtiers, he doesn't even sleep with his other wives.
No, he can't even think of doing this. The reason? Well he
loves Jodha and only Jodha. After all, she is the reason ofhis transformation from a cruel man to a kind hearted person.
He Punishes his son if he hurts the subordinates and workers
Really? Will a 16th Century Mughal Emperor would have ever
punished his crown prince for hurting his mother's helper?
It would have not even mattered tothe King actually.
But here, the Emperor punishes Salim for hurting Moti Bai.
Yes, looks like a modern day father who will not make you
enter the house unless you say sorry to the neighboring aunty
for throwing a ball on her purposely.
And the list goes on... Yet, we love our TV Akbar, Rajat Tokas
because of his unique charm and persona.
We tend to ignore the historical aspect andenjoy him as any
other Ekta Kapoor's leading hero!
P.S. This post was shared by a friend if mine on my fb inbox from some JA fanpage ob fb itself. I agree to all these points.
This show is everything but about Akbar. Even if it is said that it just focuses on love story even then you just can't rule out the REAL Akbar. Can you??
When SA track was introduced it was like a fresh air but cv'd ruined even that.
What do you all reckon??
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