Jodha Akbar - Duty vs Love, Kartavya aur Prem, Farz aur Ishq - Page 2

My dear Adiana,

I agree completely with everything you have said here, except the underlined part. Jalal's look at Jodha then was full of malicious satisfaction, and I do not think he asked her to leave in order to save her further humiliation.

As for the last para, it is spot on. Except that in this forum, the one clear rule seems to be that the heroine is never wrong and should never be criticised, while any amount of virulent criticism of the male lead is fine and no problems. It was the same in the only other Ekta serial I have watched, Pavitra Rishta, but I never expected to see the same approach in the forum for a supposedly serious historical!

I am sure the TV audience does not reflect the forum mindset, otherwise poor Rajat would have copped it, instead of winning the ITA award for Best Actor.

Shyamala

Originally posted by: adianasr

Well It seems Jodha will repeat TE's words before she drinks the poisoned drink and there are several interpretations flying around of the after save scenario - primary is of Jodha's humiliations.

I am back to ask, 'What humiliations????' When TE made Benazir sit with him in DEK, where Jodha stood up on her own - She brought the humiliation on herself - When Salima was the next in the order of seniority it was in bad taste and she got what she deserved there - I am srry if ppl do not agree with this POV but then it is mine. After this TE asking her to leave was in my opinion a favor to her since she had already made a humiliation of herself. He got her out of the place so that she need not be a butt of unkind chatter - She could not have left the DEK without the Emperor's permission and he took the bad name on himself - Seeming to be cruel when actually being kind!!! - There was no public humiliation in any of this from TE - It was Jodha's own actions that brought it on her!!! Especially when she knw he was totally upset over 'The Shove' and her accusation of 'SKL' the next day!!! Apni bewakoofi ka jurmana khud bhara Jodha ne.

Next is the Meena Bazaar - Why shd anyone be upset if Benazir gets the title of Kohinoor and the stone and how would it classify as an insult to Jodha? If one talks of TE insulting her by not looking at her offering - pls note the condescending tone that Jodha used - why would an Emperor tolerate condescension from anyone including his wife? And as for the gift - It was in total bad taste - here is a wife who says that I will not give you conjugal rights but I will wish that you get a child from any other wife of yours - then why shd anyone feel bad for such a wife if the husband prefers someone else???

Next was the DEK where Benazir came after the stoning - TE infact ensured that Jodha does not face humiliation from Ruqu by interrupting Ruqu and turning Ruqu's Biwi into Begum - Pls note once more Jodha's public humiliation was diffused by the Emperor.

Last was the hojra issue and the statement 'I will not see you even if you are dying' - Tell me why would anyone want to see a person who thinks so less of them the way Jodha did of TE? Why would any man want to be humiliated the way Jodha does Jalal - With no proof she accuses that her room change is under his knowing - Jodha can accuse TE with no proof and say what she wants but if TE says anything to Jodha's claims after they have been stonewalled due to lack of proof, he is humiliating her???? Wah feminism Wah!!!

And coming to the after save scenario - why would TE grovel and prostrate himself before her??? - Jodha has claimed that all she is doing is out of a sense of duty - well every citizen has a duty to protect the Emperor, toh Jodha ne kya mahaan kaam kar diya??? And she has continuously claimed that all this is a duty for her and a promise that she has to keep - Why would TE feel that he is anything more than a duty to her??? I dont think there shd even be guilt since he did make the effort to find proof against Benazir but was stonewalled as there was no proof - let us not talk of the Agra spy catchers since that is totally a Cv creation - I would expect TE to express thanks to Jodha for saving his life and hence proving her loyalty to the Emperor and Empire. I do not expect a public apology as there is nothing to apologise about - he cannot believe anyone without enough proof - but TE will be gracious enuff to apologise for 'Putting Jodha's Life in Danger' unlike Jodha who still has not apologised for the same mistake.

As for the private part - I expect TE to thank her once again but follow it up by saying that he would keep his distance since he definitely does not want to be anyone's duty.

It is for Jodha to now break the ice and tell her husband that he is not a duty - that is if she herself understands this - which I do not see happening anytime soon soul talk or no soul talk!!!