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Saw an old article on how EK was in the process of creating the Epic, Jodha - Akbar.. Got me thinking.. Saw a number of similarities.. so I made a fun post.. No offense to anyone.. Bricks and stones are always welcome!!
What made EK launch her new mega project - 'Jodha –Akbar'??
• Usual love isstory – marriage of convenience, hate on first site, tinglings on the second, love on the third
• Rich guy (An emperor, this time) Poor gurl ( comparatively)
• Guy - Brave, bold, strong and fearless ( till the sap falls in love, then easy to turn him into a wimp)
• Gurl – Same as above and a shrew
• One Evil stepmom and one more nice one too!
• Not to mention a evil step brother and a BIL
• Many wives and marriages.. ( all legal this time around, Woo Hoo!! , no facing the viewers wrath regarding bigamy!!)
• Lots of pomp and grandeur, (till we see the clothes previously worn by the princess is worn by the maid a few episodes down the line… Recycling is a good and noble thing)
• The hero is always the gentle man ( easier to impress the princess , first time around)
• The heroine is always the Shrew with a golden heart .. ( easier to impress the king, who thrives on taming the shrew)
• Few sizzling scenes, due to the above, leaving the viewers wondering, are they gonna do it?? If yes, then when??)
• Slowing comes the lovey dovey looks, followed by the Evil witch of the west.. ( in this case, the Evil step mom)
• A song and a dance for holi, diwali and Teej ( Fillers tho bantha hai boss! And no doubt copied from a movie)
• Lots of Daawats… ( no parties during historical age, remember) where the Evil step mom and her cronies plot for the downfall of the "now on the verge of falling in love with the hero" heroine..
• Bingo!! As expected, misunderstandings, followed by seperation
• Peacemakers will be the Good mom and the heroines BFF,s
• This process will lead to Conditional bail .. Prove me a point, then will think about resuming our relationship… ( obviously from the heroine)
• Here we go around the mulberry bush.. mulberry bush.. so early in the morning.. The hero miffed by the developments, takes up the challenge and sets to prove his worth to his biwi.. (Forget that he's one of the greatest kings and rules over a vast country even before he got married)
• Woo Hoo!! After a lot of Keechofying of the story and wandering around the built up sets, Point gets proven!!
• In between the love istory, there will be a lot of Bull in the name of "how to be a good wife" by the heroine's mom to the heroine.. with a lot of words like Sanskaar, Maryada, Dharm and Pati vrata thrown in.. ( which will never be followed by the heroine anyway, because she is the new age woman.. even in those times)
• In between the sessions, we can get to see a lot of flash backs, with a background music going hmmm ..hmmm..hmmm
• And not to forget, being historical, we get to see men battle it out.. not in the board rooms for take overs, but battlefields for takeovers!!
• Lots of characters whose usage is limited can easily be passed off as fallen victims during battles.. ( easy come.. easy go!!.. No pension and no benefit plan problems.. No tax and insurance either!!)
• We get to see a lot of Elephants, Tigers, horses and dogs.. (Somebody loves Animal planet and is an active member of the Bluecross.. Mails were sent through pigeons, those days.. now we use twitter! And we got to see dogs and buffaloes in recent episodes, didn't we??.. So stop complaining!!)
• Not to forget mentioning that there were a lot of natural calamities during those days.. So all the rubber boulders ( used in a famous scene) which were stored in the storeroom will come in handy after all..
• Now that the point has been proven by the hero, the heroine relents and with lots of lubs and a lota ( for Karwa chauth, now that she loves her hubby), makes a grand entrance with her BFF's.. in time for a party.. opps.. I meant to say dawaat..
• Lovey dovey looks and flash backs.. and a song!! How can I forget the song!!
• Part 2 of the separation.. we are so near, yet so far.. (and the viewers ending up with a bald patch on their head after so much hair pulling)
• Finally they come together.. candles.. I love candles.. lots and lots of candles.. (no complains.. be practical yaaron.. electricity thode tha, uss time pe?? )
• A song and a sizzle.. This will be followed with writ petition from a " Hindu Sanskaar and culture conscious individual who would have recorded the You tube version of the sizzle and would have watched it a million times, all in the name of research, will set the producer on the defensive to come out with statements like " its not vulgar, but a natural process in a relationship" ( come on, PH, gimme a break! Just ignore these hypocrates)
• Now that the sizzle is over, we get to see the wife fighting the enemies for her hubby's sake…. (Oh ! you don't get it still do you?? Her hubby is become the wimp from the emperor.. if still not clear, read point 3 from the list.
• No progression in the story? Time for the show stopper!! The Leap!!
• Story?? No problem.. Son, Grandson and great grand sons have lub stories of their own too!! All ready made and no need to create new ones.. Copying in the name of research!! )
• And so the istory continues…
• Sounds familiar anyone??
• EK productions Zindabad!!
What made EK launch her new mega project - 'Jodha –Akbar'??
• Usual love isstory – marriage of convenience, hate on first site, tinglings on the second, love on the third
• Rich guy (An emperor, this time) Poor gurl ( comparatively)
• Guy - Brave, bold, strong and fearless ( till the sap falls in love, then easy to turn him into a wimp)
• Gurl – Same as above and a shrew
• One Evil stepmom and one more nice one too!
• Not to mention a evil step brother and a BIL
• Many wives and marriages.. ( all legal this time around, Woo Hoo!! , no facing the viewers wrath regarding bigamy!!)
• Lots of pomp and grandeur, (till we see the clothes previously worn by the princess is worn by the maid a few episodes down the line… Recycling is a good and noble thing)
• The hero is always the gentle man ( easier to impress the princess , first time around)
• The heroine is always the Shrew with a golden heart .. ( easier to impress the king, who thrives on taming the shrew)
• Few sizzling scenes, due to the above, leaving the viewers wondering, are they gonna do it?? If yes, then when??)
• Slowing comes the lovey dovey looks, followed by the Evil witch of the west.. ( in this case, the Evil step mom)
• A song and a dance for holi, diwali and Teej ( Fillers tho bantha hai boss! And no doubt copied from a movie)
• Lots of Daawats… ( no parties during historical age, remember) where the Evil step mom and her cronies plot for the downfall of the "now on the verge of falling in love with the hero" heroine..
• Bingo!! As expected, misunderstandings, followed by seperation
• Peacemakers will be the Good mom and the heroines BFF,s
• This process will lead to Conditional bail .. Prove me a point, then will think about resuming our relationship… ( obviously from the heroine)
• Here we go around the mulberry bush.. mulberry bush.. so early in the morning.. The hero miffed by the developments, takes up the challenge and sets to prove his worth to his biwi.. (Forget that he's one of the greatest kings and rules over a vast country even before he got married)
• Woo Hoo!! After a lot of Keechofying of the story and wandering around the built up sets, Point gets proven!!
• In between the love istory, there will be a lot of Bull in the name of "how to be a good wife" by the heroine's mom to the heroine.. with a lot of words like Sanskaar, Maryada, Dharm and Pati vrata thrown in.. ( which will never be followed by the heroine anyway, because she is the new age woman.. even in those times)
• In between the sessions, we can get to see a lot of flash backs, with a background music going hmmm ..hmmm..hmmm
• And not to forget, being historical, we get to see men battle it out.. not in the board rooms for take overs, but battlefields for takeovers!!
• Lots of characters whose usage is limited can easily be passed off as fallen victims during battles.. ( easy come.. easy go!!.. No pension and no benefit plan problems.. No tax and insurance either!!)
• We get to see a lot of Elephants, Tigers, horses and dogs.. (Somebody loves Animal planet and is an active member of the Bluecross.. Mails were sent through pigeons, those days.. now we use twitter! And we got to see dogs and buffaloes in recent episodes, didn't we??.. So stop complaining!!)
• Not to forget mentioning that there were a lot of natural calamities during those days.. So all the rubber boulders ( used in a famous scene) which were stored in the storeroom will come in handy after all..
• Now that the point has been proven by the hero, the heroine relents and with lots of lubs and a lota ( for Karwa chauth, now that she loves her hubby), makes a grand entrance with her BFF's.. in time for a party.. opps.. I meant to say dawaat..
• Lovey dovey looks and flash backs.. and a song!! How can I forget the song!!
• Part 2 of the separation.. we are so near, yet so far.. (and the viewers ending up with a bald patch on their head after so much hair pulling)
• Finally they come together.. candles.. I love candles.. lots and lots of candles.. (no complains.. be practical yaaron.. electricity thode tha, uss time pe?? )
• A song and a sizzle.. This will be followed with writ petition from a " Hindu Sanskaar and culture conscious individual who would have recorded the You tube version of the sizzle and would have watched it a million times, all in the name of research, will set the producer on the defensive to come out with statements like " its not vulgar, but a natural process in a relationship" ( come on, PH, gimme a break! Just ignore these hypocrates)
• Now that the sizzle is over, we get to see the wife fighting the enemies for her hubby's sake…. (Oh ! you don't get it still do you?? Her hubby is become the wimp from the emperor.. if still not clear, read point 3 from the list.
• No progression in the story? Time for the show stopper!! The Leap!!
• Story?? No problem.. Son, Grandson and great grand sons have lub stories of their own too!! All ready made and no need to create new ones.. Copying in the name of research!! )
• And so the istory continues…
• Sounds familiar anyone??
• EK productions Zindabad!!
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