see its a pretty natural look of most staunch muslims even today
They consider surma as lucky and protects them from evil eyes (even Hindus believe the same but I find this getting extended to male gender as well only with them)
Its not about bad eye-makeup or accidental smudging of the surma with Rajat.
If they can use good quality surma with the ladies, even Maham Anga, the CVs can spare the same for Jalal as well 😆
This is just to blend into the character naturally, Jalal is a fighter and does daily chores like political stuff etc. as well unlike the royal ladies who, usually, spend a lot of time and effort to maintain their look, yes in those days as well, for ... umm... Jalal's attention maybe???? 🤣
Never mind...
So the surma for the custom here, and the smudging for the masculinity, so that it doesn't look feminine with perfect lines set and nothing gone haywire, but rough and tough sort of!!!
And our hard-working emperor is here... 👏
P.S. if you have been around Islamic guys (the traditional ones) you'll find the surma look quite natural and not negative 😉