JA Sep 26th - Jodha sounds like a broken record, come out of it lady!

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I have said many times before and will say it again. Hamida is going to play a huge role in getting the hate birds together so that they can fly like love birds ofcourse. Yesterday I was scared as to what drama Jodha is going to pull to make Jalal understand that she is not at his mercy. It was ammi jaan who patiently explained to her the history of meena bazar and its importance. Jodha agrees to participate only for her MIL and also to make sure to have things that would annoy Jalal. Again, she does things to annoy Jalal so that she can get his attention. She declares that she hates the man, that she would never do anything for him. Actually she puts in lot of effort to decide what she can do next to displease Jalal. Lady Jodha, aren't you spending too much time brooding on Jalal's dislike just so that you can annoy him. Why not completely ignore and get him out of your head. Is that not what you wanted, that Jalal does not even think about you. But, look at yourself all you do is think about Jalal and how to gain his attention.

I am glad that Jodha admitted that Meena bazaar is fun, much better than the affair in Amer. If only, Jalal would have heard this, uska dil bagh bagh ho jata. Jalal buys three dupattas for his three khaas begums. Ruqu was full of pride as always, only talks about how pricey her things are and that they are too pricey to purchase. One thing I like about Jalal is that he accepts the person he loves with all of their qualities. He knows that Ruqu is little brat and lot of time challenges him with his decisions on Jodha. But, because Ruqu is his childhood sweetheart he ignores those comments. The respect in his eyes for Salima is completely seen through his visit to her khema. Salima respects Jalal as well and gives him the perfume he likes.

He visits his last but not the least favorite begum. Right now Jodha is one of his favorites because she hates him. In future of course we all know it will be because of the selfless love he receives from her. Jalal, how can you send away one of your khaas begums? How come you do not understand only this khaas begum of yours? She is stuck on 'You can go back to Amer' record and is ignoring all your benevolence. He acknowledges and appreciates her putting a khema on his request. I was like thank god, Jodha did not retort back saying it was as per MIL wish. But, then my wish did not last long. She is very rude to Shehanshah throughout their conversation and even asks him to leave.

As hard Jalal is trying to call it a truce, Jodha is trying even harder to fight back because of being stuck on the 'go back to amer' record. Jalal has come such a long way, I was surprised that not once did he react to her upteen provocations. He is a person who appreciates honest opinions. Jodha rightfully tells him that he lacks emotions and hence how would he understand the meaning of color. His response was apt, he might not have emotions but understands other peoples emotions really well. He buys all the colors and gives her permissions to play holi. Not once does Jodha appreciate any of his noble gestures. We forgive you Jodha because you are an emotional wreck ever since your husband gave you a choice to go back, oops according to you ever since he asked you to go back.

I am very impressed with the way Jalal's character is growing and showing positive signs of changes. I can't say the same about Jodha though. I wish she showed some dignity and appreciated at least something about Jalal. Her hate for Jalal in the first place was beyond my understanding and so is her current hatred record that she keeps playing. I just hope Ekta sheds some positive light to this character before it ruins completely after the suicide track.

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Like your post
I am yet to see the eposide
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Thanks all buddies for your comments!
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jalal is growing as a character but sometimes even he takes 8 steps back...he takes decisions with his emotions where his badi ammi is concerned...and JJ can be civil to everyone around them but when they r together they r volatile,...its like there is attraction but hidden under the deception of hatred...one tries to take a step forward while the other goes back...ab in dono ka kya yoga.
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Thanks sonilausarun for the compliment!
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Originally posted by: aanchal_c

jalal is growing as a character but sometimes even he takes 8 steps back...he takes decisions with his emotions where his badi ammi is concerned...and JJ can be civil to everyone around them but when they r together they r volatile,...its like there is attraction but hidden under the deception of hatred...one tries to take a step forward while the other goes back...ab in dono ka kya yoga.

Agree Aanchal, Jalal tries to take 8 steps forward and 1 step back. Whereas Jodha take 1 step forward and 8 backwards.
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Posted: 12 years ago
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Originally posted by: meghanajain

Agree Aanchal, Jalal tries to take 8 steps forward and 1 step back. Whereas Jodha take 1 step forward and 8 backwards.


A few weeks back and I might have disagreed with you...but now, I don't have much to go on

Btw your post was beautiful AS ALWAYS!
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Originally posted by: lashy


A few weeks back and I might have disagreed with you...but now, I don't have much to go on

Btw your post was beautiful AS ALWAYS!

Thanks Lashy, always look forward to your kind comments. I also wish I had something good to write about Jodha, CVs are just not giving me a chance.
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My dear Meghana,

I could not agree with you more. It is already very late here, but I would definitely like to add my two bits. So I hope you will not mind it if I reproduce what I wrote on Vicki's thread. Some of the references in it are specific to her post, but there are very few of them

My take is far harsher than yours on Jodha but right now, I think what she deserves is a sound spanking.

"About Jodha, I think you - and you are of course far from alone in this respect - tend to romanticise her to excess, perhaps as the designated heroine. I do not see her as embodying all shades of humanity and womanhood, unless you include in this description being brattish, and overtly and publicly rude to the man who is both her husband and an emperor, and thus has to be accorded at least public respect.

Not to forget a tendency to hold forth, at the drop of a hat, about the superiority of her native culture in the most condescending and even sarcastic manner possible, like a Hyde Park soap box orator. I found her lecture on colours pompous throughout, delivered as if she was talking to an uncultured inferior being, and in parts completely meaningless.

She was also trying so hard to needle him that she lost sight of all good sense and even her royal breeding. Her apologists never tire of saying about Jodha that she never fails to maintain proper decorum towards her husband in public, no matter how she rails at him in private. Today, she threw even that to the winds. The way is which she declared, in answer to his polite question of what was the significance of having a stall of colours, that she did not consider it necessary to tell him that, was not only extremely rude, but betrayed a total lack of breeding dismaying in a princess born. One wonders what the Shahenshah' s attendants, not to speak of her own,would have thought about such behaviour in public. Nothing flattering to Jodha, I am sure.

I was delighted that her deliberate impertinence in soiling what she thought to be his white dupatta boomeranged on her,and she fell flat on her face. I almost cheered Jalal for having tripped her up so smoothly and effectively.

The symbolism of her colouring what would have been a widow's white with pink, thus making it a sign of happiness (for a wedded woman it would have to be red, not pink), as you put it so eloquently, would have been perfect, except that she did not do it for that purpose. She did it to spoil something that she thought belonged to him. That she was left with something gifted to her that is now unusable seemed to be poetic justice!

It seemed to me that Jalal treated her today the way an adult treats an ill-behaved and obnoxious child, with exaggerated patience and unshaken calm . Not as if he was trying to patch up an as yet non-existent relationship, but rather as if he wanted a civil parting free of any hostility or vindictiveness. He thinks she has chosen to leave, which does not surprise him given the assurances of hatred and contempt that she bestows on him so liberally. I do not think that at this point he is thinking of her staying back, and when he refers to the aakhri khwahish of a departing guest, it is precisely that and no more.

To sum up, while we all know what is to happen eventually, probably after another 200 episodes, right now, to say that Jodha is Promising that this marriage is for keeps and she will always be his shield, seems to me to be so far out into the future as to be clean out of the range of sight for the present. In the meanwhile, I am tiring of all this unending prodding and poking of the tea leaves or chicken entrails to see where their putative love affair is headed, while all we get onscreen these days is an endless series of tiresome squabbles and exercises in one-upmanship, interspersed with bouts of rona dhona and acid-tipped exchanges.

If I had paid for a ticket for this show, I would ask for my money back and go buy a DVD of Jodhaa Akbar. Aishwarya's Jodhaa would be balm for nerves frayed by the shenanigans of this avatar.

I do apologise if I sound acidic myself, but today's Meena Bazaar encounter set my teeth on edge. I set great store by proper behaviour and good breeding, and I do not like it when these are found to be so patently wanting in the accredited heroine".

Shyamala B.Cowsik
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Posted: 12 years ago
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Originally posted by: sashashyam

My dear Meghana,

I could not agree with you more. It is already very late here, but I would definitely like to add my two bits. So I hope you will not mind it if I reproduce what I wrote on Vicki's thread. Some of the references in it are specific to her post, but there are very few of them

My take is far harsher than yours on Jodha but right now, I think what she deserves is a sound spanking.

"About Jodha, I think you - and you are of course far from alone in this respect - tend to romanticise her to excess, perhaps as the designated heroine. I do not see her as embodying all shades of humanity and womanhood, unless you include in this description being brattish, and overtly and publicly rude to the man who is both her husband and an emperor, and thus has to be accorded at least public respect.

Not to forget a tendency to hold forth, at the drop of a hat, about the superiority of her native culture in the most condescending and even sarcastic manner possible, like a Hyde Park soap box orator. I found her lecture on colours pompous throughout, delivered as if she was talking to an uncultured inferior being, and in parts completely meaningless.

She was also trying so hard to needle him that she lost sight of all good sense and even her royal breeding. Her apologists never tire of saying about Jodha that she never fails to maintain proper decorum towards her husband in public, no matter how she rails at him in private. Today, she threw even that to the winds. The way is which she declared, in answer to his polite question of what was the significance of having a stall of colours, that she did not consider it necessary to tell him that, was not only extremely rude, but betrayed a total lack of breeding dismaying in a princess born. One wonders what the Shahenshah' s attendants, not to speak of her own,would have thought about such behaviour in public. Nothing flattering to Jodha, I am sure.

I was delighted that her deliberate impertinence in soiling what she thought to be his white dupatta boomeranged on her,and she fell flat on her face. I almost cheered Jalal for having tripped her up so smoothly and effectively.

The symbolism of her colouring what would have been a widow's white with pink, thus making it a sign of happiness (for a wedded woman it would have to be red, not pink), as you put it so eloquently, would have been perfect, except that she did not do it for that purpose. She did it to spoil something that she thought belonged to him. That she was left with something gifted to her that is now unusable seemed to be poetic justice!

It seemed to me that Jalal treated her today the way an adult treats an ill-behaved and obnoxious child, with exaggerated patience and unshaken calm . Not as if he was trying to patch up an as yet non-existent relationship, but rather as if he wanted a civil parting free of any hostility or vindictiveness. He thinks she has chosen to leave, which does not surprise him given the assurances of hatred and contempt that she bestows on him so liberally. I do not think that at this point he is thinking of her staying back, and when he refers to the aakhri khwahish of a departing guest, it is precisely that and no more.

To sum up, while we all know what is to happen eventually, probably after another 200 episodes, right now, to say that Jodha is Promising that this marriage is for keeps and she will always be his shield, seems to me to be so far out into the future as to be clean out of the range of sight for the present. In the meanwhile, I am tiring of all this unending prodding and poking of the tea leaves or chicken entrails to see where their putative love affair is headed, while all we get onscreen these days is an endless series of tiresome squabbles and exercises in one-upmanship, interspersed with bouts of rona dhona and acid-tipped exchanges.

If I had paid for a ticket for this show, I would ask for my money back and go buy a DVD of Jodhaa Akbar. Aishwarya's Jodhaa would be balm for nerves frayed by the shenanigans of this avatar.

I do apologise if I sound acidic myself, but today's Meena Bazaar encounter set my teeth on edge. I set great store by proper behaviour and good breeding, and I do not like it when these are found to be so patently wanting in the accredited heroine".

Shyamala B.Cowsik


Thanks for your detailed comment Shyamala. I love to read your analysis and this explanation of yours is perfect. I couldn't agree more with your line below:
My take is far harsher than yours on Jodha but right now, I think what she deserves is a sound spanking.
Jodha's act at Meena Bajaar was so uncalled for. The only thing that has been upsetting her is Jalal's asking her to choose between two paths. She has forgotten though that he asked her to make a choice. As she has always being claiming she has been imprisoned in Agra. He is now asking her to stay her at her own free will or go back to Amer as per her own free choice. A lady like Jodha I thought would understand this and not take out her frustration in public. So, completely agree with your points below:
I was delighted that her deliberate impertinence in soiling what she thought to be his white dupatta boomeranged on her,and she fell flat on her face. I almost cheered Jalal for having tripped her up so smoothly and effectively.
It seemed to me that Jalal treated her today the way an adult treats an ill-behaved and obnoxious child, with exaggerated patience and unshaken calm .
They are showing Jalal too mellow and Jodha too haughty, no idea where the serial is heading. If not for the leads amazing acting I would have called it quits.

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