Jodha Akbar 16th April 2015 A power packed episode..Analysis updt-Pg1 - Page 8

Originally posted by: RadhikaS0

Sindhu, Bea, Aadhya

Loved your posts 🤗

Charu: Waiting for your views. 😊

Sayeri: Hope your PC is fine soon. 😊

Abhay: True, Hamida can have her own views, different from Jalal's. She may feel why face the brunt of the Shah or appear ungrateful - it would be easier to go along with his views.

But Abhay, I don't like the inconsistency. If she really felt so strongly about the Shah's favors, she should have spoken out earlier and not waited for so much water to flow under the bridge. Jalal has been asking her views right from the beginning. If she kept her peace till now, she should continue to do so now also. I don't like people who keep quiet till the very end and then pipe up objections at the last minute.

If she is talking like a grandmother upset over Khannum's engagement falling thru, she should still show faith in Jalal's pronouncement that he would get a better match for his daughter. If she doesn't have faith in him, how can she expect anyone else to have faith in him?

If she is thinking like a queen, agreed no one wants a war. But she has to think from all angles. How will conversion of a chief queen go down in public? Such a decision will force many of the subject to convert. Would she accept that? She also has to understand that it is not wise for an emperor to appear to be under the thumb of another ruler.

Originally posted by: RadhikaS0

Ndi

Hamida is quite unpredictable. She gets hassled by circumstances easily. Then she goes by what the circumstances dictate and not by her own interpretation / understanding of people.

Even in Jodha's FP case, she had started believing that Jodha was guilty of cheating on Jalal.

Jalal usually has more faith than Hamida at least in the people close to him.

Originally posted by: Charu.S

Abhay,

Finally got a chance to watch today's episode. Spent a good part of the evening, at the Vets office tending to my dog's injured paw.

Today's episode was an awesome one. Saw the Shehenshah in action after a long time.This is the Akbar that I have been wanting to see since ages. Liked the NR too. I am hoping for this trend to continue.

There are a couple of scenes that stood out today.

The scene where Sharifuddin's father received a punishment befitting his crime was a very good one. A quietly furious Jalal capturing the old man and unflinchingly drowning him forcibly, for attempting to kill his Jodha Begum was a treat to watch. I did not feel an ounce for sympathy for Mehtaab's grandfather who had unhesitatingly advised his son to get rid of the innocent infant for no fault of hers.

That Salim loves and respects his parents was clearly visible today. He is upset with them, finds it hard to communicate and relate to them, behaves inappropriately with them while under the influence of 'ammijaan' and 'afeem', yet holds them in high esteem. It is the affection for his mother that made him inquire about her well being. The manner in which he reassured his worried mother, citing his father's prowess as an able warrior stood out today. I maybe wrong but I noticed a tinge of sadness and regret in Jalal's face, while conversing with Salim. I felt that the father in Jalal knows that he has unwillingly hurt his son. I loved the scene that had father, mother and son in it. For once, they had a normal conversation without fighting.

The scene between Hamida Begum and Jalal where she is quoting examples from the past to convince Jalal not to enter war with the Shah of Iran was a great one. Loved Jalal's conviction when he very calmly, firmly and politely tells his mother that he will not tolerate the Shah's manipulative tactics in his personal matters, anymore, He clearly tells his mother that it is wrong to force anyone to accept Islam against their wishes and to do so would be an insult to Islam itself. I loved Jalal's firm stand in the matter of religion. I am also surprised to see that the Creatives did not shy away from showcasing a sensitive issue like this. Both mother and son were good in that scene.

The scene where Jalal tells Jodha that he is knowingly pitting the three brothers against each other in the battlefield hoping that they will learn to help each other made me feel sad for Jalal. He is fully aware of Murad's lack of experience and shortcomings in the battlefield even though he had to declare him Saha-i-shah due to tricky circumstances. He is hoping that Murad will learn war strategies from Salim who has been trained by Raja Maan Singh and Rahim.

I have intentionally not discussed Rukaiyya's character. Like she herself said today, she doesn't have to do much to cause Jodha trouble. External forces are doing the job for her. How much more can the Creatives stoop in degrading her character.

The plot is moving well and I hope that the Creatives do not attempt to include any of the daily soap theme suddenly into the storyline and ruining the effect.

Originally posted by: RadhikaS0

Charu

Aww, hope your dog is well now?

Loved the sensitive way in which you described the family scene of Jalal, Jodha and Salim. Your views are right. Each is stuck in his / her own groove and unable to break free. There is underlying love but buried under misunderstandings and hurt feelings. None of them really knows how to reach out and embrace the other person. But in times of stress, it is impossible to stay away either.