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Abhay

@history_geek

Rocker

+ 5

Posted: 8 years ago

Hey all.

I hope all of you are doing well and had fun in the recently concluded festive season. Belated wishes from my end. As i can see, the forum is in sublime form. I never expected to make a post again in this forum about the show.

But...

The anniversary episode has made many of the old writers come back to the forum and express their feelings about the episode. I read the threads by Harshu, Payal, and Revathi. I too, thought to write what came in my mind after reading them. As one of the forum members said, it is a condition which is reminiscent of what "monsoon feels to long thirsty people of the world" because after lot of days in the ongoing re-run of the show, they viewers got a glimpse of their beloved pair. Its like that Hindi Song from the movie - Ek Villain : " Naye mausam ki sehar , Yaa sard mein dopahar ; Koi mujhko yun mila hai, Jaise banjare ko ghar ". You got something, for which you longed for a considerable time.

Lot has been written about the episode. So, i won't write more about it. I'm, as usual, back to the topic, in general, of Jodha Akbar. Everything, every discussion just stops at one conclusion : The magic which was woven by the actors / historical background , etc. had no parallel and probably we will never have it in future.

We all may remember that Jodha Akbar was the FIRST historical show to break the jinx, and remain on top in the TRP charts for a considerable time. The show seems unstoppable even after more than 1.5 years of its ending. Its breaking all barriers.

Lets not talk about India. Across the world it has gained fans. South East Asia, United States, Spain, Nepal, United Arab Emirates, Australia, Pakistan, United Kingdom, Bangladesh, Kenya, Bahamas, Indonesia, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, etc. Since i have written historical posts, hence i keep getting comments from people from around the globe about the show etc. Hence, i could write this list. Long time has spanned since the golden period of Jodha Akbar : 2013 to mid 2014 got over ; but the discussions continue till now!

Apart from this, i recently interacted with few Chinese folks who were watching Jodha Akbar. This made me aware of the popularity of JA in their region. Vietnam also aired Jodha Akbar. Same was the case in Myanmar, i had few folks from there too, in discussions. Recently, Jodha Akbar has started in Germany. Just few episodes aired till now. I have Germans to interact with. Their excitement is no less than what ours used to be. If i remember correctly, i was told by a person from the middle east that JA is going to start there (in either, Iran or Iraq) soon.

I have not watched much of TV but i don't think there was any show which was loved so much. The reasons are obvious. The superb chemistry of the lead pair was very well complimented by the historical backing. Our main characters belonged to those 2 clans who played a great role in medieval history of India. Central Asians connect themselves a lot with Mughals to an extent. North Indians with the Rajputs / Mughals. The inter religious background to this story was also interesting, how people from different BGs ally with each other. BTW, in my latest post i have written about the religious angle in this story. Naturally, people still connect with them for various reasons, cultural or emotional, anything. Jodha Akbar is/was no stranger to a "common man" in the North (barring the new age Netizens). One just needs to visit the rural belt of FS / Agra, etc.

Even today : TRPs of re-runs are better than some of the currently running shows, and the rural belt still has Jodha Akbar in top 5/10 every week. Rural folks have great attachment to this story, it seems, when compared to urban. I wonder how Ekta and Co / Zee think about it now ? They could have run the show for years, as they did in the first one year, without much efforts. They had every spice to be added in this already interesting story.

Anyway, we are here to remember what JA gave us and how well it did here and is still doing and will keep doing in future. It has been dubbed into so many languages.

Some times thoughts come in your mind randomly and you just write them as it is, without exercising the option of editing anything from your draft. Same was the case in the present post. No special title could be given to this post. Hence, naming it as just Jodha Akbar.

Edit :
Updated the thread title, on popular demand.

Edited by history_geek - 8 years ago

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Donjas

@Donjas

Dazzler

Posted: 8 years ago

A very interesting and somewhat different post from your usual fare-

1 JA had some special ingredients, a riveting story and great casting. One can consider all the main characters and each of the actors seem perfect for the role. An important factor in the success of any show is the chemistry of the leads, luckily we had it.

2 JA is one of the rare shows in the world that embraces differences. It is after all a story of people from different religions and cultures accepting each other. That idea is very powerful for people in foreign countries, because they see the show as outsiders too, but as they see it they realize that being outsiders is not a handicap in this show but a boon.

3 I still don't know why I like this show so much. I can't watch any Hindi serial and here I am willing even to go for JA repeats. One reason could be this forum, the entire framework of great writeups by folks like and analysis by folks like Harshu, buttressed by intricate historical research by you greatly added to the immersion factor. Of course you know my record, sometimes I have disagreed with your interpretation(usually on baseless grounds) but even that shows interest.

4 I think a reason for JA's leap which ultimately caused the early exit was political. There was election fervor and Akbar is a good skapegoat for fundamentalists of all hues. Of course, conditions are different now, and I wish Ekta had held on instead of caving in for her movies. That is what I believe. I may be wrong.

5 So many great themes I wish JA had dealt with, my favorites, Sati rescue of Akbar, Akbar's homage to Guru Ramdas and the Sikhs, Akbar's visit to the guru of Tansen, MUZ's trading activities in detail etc.

By the way, I request you to change the heading. It is a bit bland. Thanks.

Edited by Donjas - 8 years ago

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IshqHaiWoEhsaas

@IshqHaiWoEhsaas

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+ 3

Posted: 8 years ago

Reading your post made me nostalgic. It's like all that JA has meant to me comes back in this one post. Loved reading it, Abhay! 😊

Just when I had started thinking the forum is dead... this sudden activity has brought it back, and I'm so so so glad about it. All thanks to Harshu di, Payal, and Revz di! 😃

Coming to it, even I don't completely understand how I became so involved in JA... considering that I hardly watch shows... 😆

But Jodha Akbar was in no way an ordinary show. It had so much to fall for.

- Firstly, the setting or backdrop was the most interesting one. The Mughal/Rajput era... who wouldn't love to take a look at the lifestyle of two famous people from back then?

- The story is in itself so interesting, it makes you turn and look again. A story of a Mughal Emperor and a Rajput Princess... the stark difference in the two personalities as it is make for an interesting tale... to top that, they have such eventful lives. The show had the perfect story...if only EK had known how to handle it. I'm damn sure we would still be watching it in it's full glory. Alas!

- The script of the initial episodes was just amazing. The dialogues were so well-written, it was actually difficult to forget them. One of my friends, who was just a viewer of the show, still remembers the major dialogues. And she was no fan, just a viewer...even left watching after the small-leap. That just goes on to prove that fans or not, viewers can't deny that the golden period of JA was simply beautiful.

- Then come our leads and their sizzling chemistry. They were so perfect as Jodha and Jalal that they became almost synonymous to our lead characters. And even bad scenes were made watchable by the sheer presence of them together. In the second half of the show, it was only Rajat and Paridhi who carried it forward.

- Practically, everything in the show was in place. It had the perfect story, the perfect cast, amazing writers, soulful music and tunes, and a loyal fanbase. It was so royally destroyed...makes me want to kill EK! 😡

All that said, Jodha Akbar, in it's golden days, was practically magic. No show, no movie, no story, can ever take it's place for me. Loved it then, and I love it today as well! ❤️

Thanks for the post Abhay... it just reminded me of how crazy I have been and I still am for my show...😃

Long Live Jodha Akbar! ❤️

Edited by -AkDha.Lover- - 8 years ago

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shilpishona

@shilpishona

Voyager

Posted: 8 years ago

what a grt post Abhay.. each and very point is true

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DearZindagi12

@DearZindagi12

Inactive

Posted: 8 years ago

Hey Abhay ,again u made me remember all our golden days of JA..i still remember how we used to disucss analyse each and every scene every episode and also ur historical posts on jallu and jodha..though we all knew JA ended 1.5yr back still i watch episodes online..one more thing no show can replace JA in our heart.. JA end tho hogaya but soul bi JA ke saaat chala gaya...hope we get JA season two in near future coz im missing JA and our frds badly..once again thank u for this beautiful post.

Edited by Gem12 - 8 years ago

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divyadaya13

@divyadaya13

Rocker

Posted: 8 years ago

Very well written post. JA/parijat will always be in my heart

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divya

@diya2291

Voyager

Posted: 8 years ago

Wonderfull Post Abhay And Your Post Made Every Akdha / Parijat Fans Nostalgic I Guess.

Coming About The Show
1) JA Is My First Favourite Show And Even May Be Last Because None Can Replace JodhaAkbar Akdha From My Heart . Many Shows Will Come And Go But The Magic Of JodhaAkbar Will Never Be Created Again

2) Though I Was Silent Reader On Fb , IF But When I Joined All PlatForms , Because Of JA I Got My Good Friends, And Yes How Can I Forgot Palak's Questions In Twitter Group About Akbar , Those Were Hilirious

3) Your Historical Post Connected Me And Others To Real Akdha And Today Many Love Them , Adore Them And Myself Comes Among That Many

Hope And Wish Someday We Get JodhaAkbar2 With Same Leads Because None Can Be Best As Parijat As Akdha

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dellaakdha

@dellaakdha

Dazzler

Posted: 8 years ago

thanks for this post abhay..ts s diffrent from ur usual posts...i m glad tat there r more fans for JA across the world..still in many countries it s going to start..wah it shows the hardwork of the actors never fail..i m happy tat many made thread and gave me oppourtunity for commenting in their threads as i cant able to do tat in original run..in each thread every one post according to their views..all r diffrent and true..

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Sabdabhala

@Sabdabhala

Dazzler

Posted: 8 years ago

ABHAY I LOVED YOUR POST AND I AM AMAZED AT THE GEOGRAPHICAL SPREAD OF THE SHOW.

I DID KNOW ABOUT. FEW COUNTRIES LIKE INDONESIA SRI LANKA ETC., BUT YOUR LIST IS QUITE EXHAUSTIVE!!!

DONJAS, I SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS AND SENTIMENTS COMPLETELY

I TOO DO NOT KNOW THE REASON YET, BUT I BECAME A JA ADDICT SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LINE

AND YES THIS WAS MY FIRST HINDI SERIAL TOO. I HAD NEVER WATCHED ANY OTHER HINDI SHOW AND CERTAINLY NONE FROM EKTA

I STARTED WATCHING A BIT LATE AND YET IT GREW ON ME SLOWLY AND FINALLY I GOT HOOKED FOR LIFE.

EVEN YESTERDAY WHILE CLEANING UP MY TATA SKY RECORDINGS I CAME ACROSS SEVERAL LOVELY EPISODES AND ACTUALLY WATCHED THE JODHA TAKING POISON DURING BENAZIR TRACK

THROUGHOUT THE SHOW RAJAT'S ACTING HAS BEEN BRILLIANT. EVEN WHEN HE CHARACTER WAS ASSASINATED, HE GAVE HIS 100%TO THE SHOW. SEVERAL TIMES, I FELT, HE WENT WELL BEYOND THE SCRIPT

BOTH RAJATAND PARIDHI LOOKED GREAT AND THEIR CHEMISTRY WAS SUPERB

COSTUMES WERE GREAT

SETS WERE REAL AND MOST SUITED

AT LEAST THE INITIAL TRACKS WERE VERY WELL EXECUTED

MOST OF THE ACTORS PERFORMED WELL - RAJAT, ASHWINI, CHETAN, NAVED WERE SUPERB AND EVEN OTHERS WERE GOOD

YES AFTER THE LEAP, FOR WHATEVER REASON, THINGS BEGAN A DOWNWARD TREND WITH BHOOT AND BRITISH KIND OF ILLOGICAL TRACKS.

AND LIKE YOU SAID THEY COULD HAVE SHOWN SO MANY OTHER THINGS - ART AND ARCHITECTURE, SOME MORE WARS, RAHIM'S POETRY, BIRBAL'S JESTING

BUT ALL SAID AND DONE, I LOVE IT THAT I SAW AND LOVED THIS SHOW

AND MEETING SO MANY PEOPLE ON THE FORUM WAS AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE. I HAVE MADE SEVERAL LIKE MINDED FRIENDS AND HAVE REALLY ENJOYED READING ALMOST ALL POSTS

I WOULD NOT EVEN MIND IF ANOTHER PRODUCTION HOUSE TAKES UP JODHA AKBAR ONCE AGAIN WITH AN EVEN BETTER SCRIPT AND THE SAME CAST. I AM SURE THAT SHOW TOO WILL GET AWESOME TRPS

Originally posted by: Donjas
A very interesting and somewhat different post from your usual fare-
1 JA had some special ingredients, a riveting story and great casting. One can consider all the main characters and each of the actors seem perfect for the role. An important factor in the success of any show is the chemistry of the leads, luckily we had it.

2 JA is one of the rare shows in the world that embraces differences. It is after all a story of people from different religions and cultures accepting each other. That idea is very powerful for people in foreign countries, because they see the show as outsiders too, but as they see it they realize that being outsiders is not a handicap in this show but a boon.

3 I still don't know why I like this show so much. I can't watch any Hindi serial and here I am willing even to go for JA repeats. One reason could be this forum, the entire framework of great writeups by folks like and analysis by folks like Harshu, buttressed by intricate historical research by you greatly added to the immersion factor. Of course you know my record, sometimes I have disagreed with your interpretation(usually on baseless grounds) but even that shows interest.

4 I think a reason for JA's leap which ultimately caused the early exit was political. There was election fervor and Akbar is a good skapegoat for fundamentalists of all hues. Of course, conditions are different now, and I wish Ekta had held on instead of caving in for her movies. That is what I believe. I may be wrong.

5 So many great themes I wish JA had dealt with, my favorites, Sati rescue of Akbar, Akbar's homage to Guru Ramdas and the Sikhs, Akbar's visit to the guru of Tansen, MUZ's trading activities in detail etc.

By the way, I request you to change the heading. It is a bit bland. Thanks.