Alvida Jodha Akbar - Page 4

Originally posted by: sweet_diksha

nice post... though I wished JA should have run for 2 more years, still the show has everlasting impact... will always stay in my memory... so many beautiful moments to cherish..

Hats off to Rajat and Pari and their wonderful chemistry , and just memorable work by everybody connected to show...👏

Originally posted by: Coolpree

Sandhya, I suppose I watched the last episode with a different lens. I agree the last scenes between Jalal and Jodha were rushed and therefore lacked the intensity I had hoped for. and yes the soul talk and flashback was the only saving grace.

However I have never had a problem with Jalal pressing Jodha's feet , head or expressing undying devotion to her in private. There are plenty of 16-18th century Mughal paintings which show a Mughal prince at their lovers feet. I see no harm in his devotion to her in private. My objection has been when they showed Akbar being publicly humiliated like in Mirchi war, whipped in the market and being held captive by 4-5 retarded looking Englishman.

I feel the new set of writers of this show never felt the pulse of the love story like the writers of the earlier episodes. Why else would they devote so much of the last week to Ruqayya and her so called exposure which in any case turned out to be a damp squid.

I did not find the Ruks Jalal scene that touching ...perhaps because I cant isolate it from the entire context. in the previous episode he was utterly disdainful of Ruks even when she professes her love for him. He could'nt care less that she was being sent to Kabul. And even in this last scene, it was Jodha who had to prompt him to go to her.

Yes Rajat was awesome in that scene. he always is...but Rajat's Jalal came across as inconsistent and confused. His 9 yr old son is sent to live in poverty for several years for accidently hitting a boy with an arrow while his chief wife who's litany of crimes range from drugging the heir, goading him to hate his parents, murdering Resham khan and commiting crimes against the sultanate by burning the livelyhood of the farmers gets to run a business and is bid an affectionate farewell by all😕

Originally posted by: myviewprem

However I have never had a problem with Jalal pressing Jodha's feet , head or expressing undying devotion to her in private. There are plenty of 16-18th century Mughal paintings which show a Mughal prince at their lovers feet. I see no harm in his devotion to her in private.

I agree here- I have seen one painting where a prince is at his lovers feet but he is asking sorry may be for something he did most probably, we are not even sure if these are authentic paintings ordered by those prince themselves or someone trying to get even with prince ordered it to be painted

Second thing there are many prince so what they do is their private business, but there is only one emperor one crown prince they both have to lead by example. In private we do not care if he falls flat at feet of his wife/lover etc but in public and pictures he should maintain the dignity of his position. The entire citizens, army, outside empires look at the emperor to lead and his behavior and that of a crown prince matters a lot. Because all see the emperor and crown prince and follow as they do.

In todays time it is the President, Prime Minister and Chief minister who are the role models as they behave so the indication goes out to rest of world and all citizens.

So Akbar can follow at his wife feet or get punished and do sit ups we do not care, but Akbar cannot act like this in public at any cost. And in TV even private room becomes public space for viewer. So even more crucial that they do not show Akbar running and pacifying Ruqaiah with a drink, or Jodha with push ups etc.

I think the worst scene was Akbar pressing her legs - really that was 16th century no man would ever press his wife legs, when they never showed Jodha pressing his legs ever why show reverse case? And after reading about real Akbar - I doubt he would press anyones leg that too a wife's, may be mother's legs not any wife etc definetly .

Originally posted by: avika444

Wonderful post dear

Originally posted by: ngayou

Lovely alvida post, Sands. U managed to bring out the beauty & magic of the first golden epis with your pictures & apt captions & the beginning of their love story. Kudos to JA & to you for this thread 😊