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Years ago I went to Agra fort- more than 10 years ago, perhaps- and our guide showed us a flight of stairs and said-from here Akbar's wife Jodha Bai and Jahangir's wife JodhBai went down to the Yamuna- also, elsewhere I've read, that JodhBai, Akbar's daughter-in-law was named so as princess of Jodhpur whereas JodhaBai was really Hirabai but she was given the name of 'Jodha' because of her fighting skills and courage.
Whatever the truth is, the thing is, the name JodhaBai exists in popular culture and even in few historical writings. The thing is- whether you call her Jodha or Hira or Harkha, this person who as Bharmal's daughter and was married to Akbar in a political marriage- the person existed. I don't think it would make any difference to the show (or the film, for that matter) if it was called Hira-Akbar.
But yeah, for those being unnecessarily rude to the TM for making this thread- this is a historical show, and while historical shows/novels may take creative liberties with fact, the element of history will always remain and you can't just say- this is fiction, so let's not talk about history. When you work with characters/events that happened, you have a certain responsibility.
I was a huge PRC fan but I could never fathom how Sanyogita could travel from Kanauj to Ajmer/Delhi and back in one day in horse-driven carts. You can't get away with that sort of thing just because it's a tv show. Even a film as huge as Troy with quite a few big stars including Brad Pitt had to deal with criticism because they took liberties with historical facts.
In fact, even when you show/write something completely fictional comparisons with real life/events will always be there.
So while I personally don't care whether the female protagonist was called Hira or Jodha or Harkha, I do think the TM made an interesting thread with lots of hard work and it should be appreciated. She wasn't even criticizing the show.
@TM- I really like your P& P memes. Colin Firth is my favourite Darcy.
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