@Vaishnavi
Well said! Like Alexander, Rohit beat all odds to come out on top. He has always been outnumbered in terms of screen time and tracks, but look at how he fought his way out. I am quite sure Rohit made up his mind early on to grab this chance and really make the role his own with every single second onscreen backed by hundreds of hours of effort offscreen. 👏
Yes, he is handsome, but there are many actors in this show and elsewhere who are. He knows how to use every single part of his body to great effect to create the right sensory impact in terms of what we viewers see, hear, and feel.
I totally agree on the editing of his scenes being top notch. The camera and he love each other and you can see that he uses space very well. I also think he uses his experience working with Ashutosh Gowarikar on Jodha Akbar really well to understand the behind the camera aspects and give his performances that edge.
If you notice, Rohit is shorter than a lot of the actors in the show so he is always looking up at them. However, he still maintains his kingly stance and never for a second looks anything less than royal with his head tilted up. In fact, it highlights his jawline, nose, and the narrowing of his eyes even better. Whether he was looking at Dasyuraj or Dasyurani, he still had the air of the one in control of the whole situation and commanded everyone's attention and respect immediately. The Dasyus following him reminded me of the Pied Piper story. 😃
And let's not forget that the background score used for him is something else altogether. The angry theme is my favorite but I also like the recently used gentler Alexander score. Just look at the camera angle, pacing, and music used when he was climbing up the stairs in Dasyulok as first his head and then the rest of his body appeared. Rohit's posture was spot on! It was all in the dark, yet it had a magical effect.
I also feel as if the writers responsible for Alexander's lines are different from those in the PR tracks. There is often so much poetry and beauty in what he usually says that I don't find with other characters. Of course Rohit articulates them very well, but he is also usually given quote-worthy lines that he delivers in such a powerful way that it turns a regular scene into something extraordinary.
Meri shakhsiyat hi kuch aisi hai will remain one of my all-time favorites on this show, especially when you consider the situation. I would be spellbound too if I were one of the Dasyus witnessing His Majesty Emperor Alexander like that.
Edited by inlieu - 5 years ago
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