My thoughts on Jodha....

If we are re-imagining and recreating these characters within our time frame, knowing that the true realities of that age will be unpalatable to us... We can give some creative license to our imagination to make her a strong,intelligent woman...after all , in that, and honestly, even in today's much male dominated world...a woman has to fight her battles to get cognizance...

Jodha would not be a wilting lily...if so, a strong character like Jalal...would not be attracted to her...she is strong, feisty, opinionated( and they don't always have to be right...on either side)...,and also have received some education... And that is what attracts her to him...she cuts him no slack...Counters him at every turn...and is not a yes woman...any wonder why he is head over heels, flip backwards, land on your head, stare at your feet in bewilderment...lattooo ,fida, fascinated ,drawn to her...she is like no other in his life...not Maham, deffi not Hamida...and not even Ruqqaiya...who are all intimidated by his position...to varying extents...

I love this depiction of her...she is flawed, is prone to proselytizing, a complete rookie in court politics and decorum, (for despite being of royal lineage...there is a vast difference between life at Amer and life in the snake lanes of Agra...),impetuous, hasty and yes..rude..at many times...but is honest to a fault, no artifice, no deceit, no games...and I think to a large extent..he recognizes this in her...her genuineness...her complete lack of emotional macquillage... And , esp after the entire suicide fiasco...he realizes ..with her that what you see is what you get...and for a person so accustomed to nuances, hidden meanings, innuendos...this must be refreshing...even if it is antipathy...

Like someone said in an earlier post...her antipathy, hatred,animosity is always and solely directed at him...was it true to that age...history does give some indication that there was not much cordiality between them...but if we try to be historically accurate...we really would not watch this serial with the joy we do now...

They will grow together, and grow to be true mates...isn't that the joy of the journey...rather than the destination itself..

Love to hear all of my fellow forum mates thoughts on this one..

I really love the way u have explain why our ameri mirchi is different than others and what attracted Jalal.

That is all

DFTBA!

@awstika...I absolutely agree...Jalal...in fact was a contemporary of one of the strongest female characters in well documented history...Elizabeth I... A female colossus in chauvinistic times...strong, self-made,intelligent and wily..., a stereotype breaker...if there ever was a bigger one...and you are absolutely right...for each documented character in history...the everyday yeowomen...who tended to house while their men went out to battle...we're all brave and courageous...but so often...thought was not encouraged...it was thought of as unwomanly...in fact..the witch hunts or inquisitions...were pretty much attempts to weed out intelligent, capable women, who lived life on their own terms..My fave character in literature is Kate...from taming of the shrew...my fave play...that and..merchant of Venice...that too coz of the wise Portia ...I love the way Dame Taylor played her 'gainst Burton's Petruchio...I always thought of her as being a woman born in the wrong time...she ultimately makes her peace with her fate..her marriage to the crass Petruchio...she is by far smarter ..Am I a sucker for a strong female character ...totally...Jodha may not have been what I imagine her to have been...and maybe I am projecting my 21 century viewpoints on her...but then ,...like u said...we cannot be sure she was not all of those things...after all...we are trying to see in in the reflection of the historical Jalal...who, if as history claims...harboured an attraction...must have been drawn ..(I hope)... not just to her looks ,but also to her inner fire...her personna...the rest, as in portrayed ...pardon the pun...is serial imagination...and left to the purvey of creatives...😊