That is it, my dear. They told Rohit to be selfish and focus only on his own performance, and then they trimmed his footage so much that those who watch Porus for him are left high and dry. 😡 No Egypt, no Syria, no Gaugamela, no Sisygambis, and now next to no Roxanne either.
I only hope the publicity this show has given him stands him in good stead in the future. He is an almost complete actor, I have not yet seen him falter, not to speak of stumble, in any scene. I say almost because 100% nahin kehna chahiye, nazar lag jaati hai.
He has the right height, the lean, athletic build without being too muscled, and an easy grace in all his movements and his body language. The last speaks volumes, as in the death of Bessus scene. And his eyes are, if at all that is possible, even more eloquent.
Jung ko to chhodo, paise bahut kharch hote hain, aur dekhnewale ek jung aur doosri ke beech ka faraq nahin samajhte. Par mohabbat to sabi samajhte hain na? How could they not give him a proper track with Roxanne?😡😡 I don't think they will show anything worthwhile now.
As for the part I have now italicised, it is very perceptive of you, my dear. Honore de Balzac, the great French novelist, wrote a book called La Condition Humaine, or The Human Condition. The Alexander-Olympias separation is one of the tragedies that abound in the human condition as described by Balzac. The farewell scene between them was so intensely moving that it brought tears to my eyes, precisely because of the tragic subtext that you have highlighted.
The CVs have now trivialised that and made it commonplace, I cannot understand for what reason.
She has not done anything important as yet, and I cannot imagine what she can do now either. Chalo, chhodo!
You know, they say that He who hath a child hath given a hostage to fortune. Which means that one worries all the time about the child one loves. It is almost the same when one grows to like a person very, very much. Like Rohit and his Alexander. I am surely going to have withdrawal symptoms for a while, all the more so because this is the only show I watch these days.
For him, poor boy, it is far more of a blow. I very much hope that the gods are kind to him and grant him a brilliant acting career, since this seems to be what he has set his heart on.
As for a spin off series on Alexander, I am afraid that, like with SRK's Asoka, the failure of Porus
would have queered the pitch for any such serial for the next several years.
Shyamala Aunty
Originally posted by: inlieu
The Puru-Laachi romance never set off fireworks and Roxanne's entry has come too late without much footage, so I guess the CVs have missed the boat there. They also made a mess of the Barsine-Alexander track.
All the other wars that Alexander had fought before going to India would have provided material for us, but the CVs just do not want to give him more screen time and it will also mean trying to find something to show for the PR segment which they are just not creative enough for, e.g. Puru's training, setting up administration as the new king, raising an army, debating with other rulers, etc.
I am sad about the show ending soon because I won't get to see Rohit/Alexander much longer, but if it means preventing the show from being dragged unnecessarily with ridiculous tracks, then I much prefer it get a graceful end/go out with a bang.
Personally, my biggest disappointment is Olympias being in Bharat, because one of the key things in Alexander's life was the mother who instilled in him the confidence and will to be a conquerer never got to see his achievements in person, only heard about it second-hand. A bitter sweet experience, including him dying in Babylon away from her.
No chance of that happening. It is going to be so weird to have her around whether they show Alexander winning, losing, or a stalemate.
Edited by sashashyam - 7 years ago
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