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Chris Bisson talks Emmerdale’s Amit v Jai
On tonight’s Emmerdale we saw the final scenes for Amit Sharma as son Jai Sharma took his revenge…
“Jai has finally discovered the truth about Amit and I think this has brought out the dark side in him. He’s previously tried to suppress all his feelings and he listened to Laurel and Suni who said there was nothing [dubious with Amit]. That Jai should move on and accept the death of his father and take Amit into his family.” – Chris Bisson who plays Jai
This week on screen Jai was furious to have finally learned the truth. The fact that Amit did push his brother Rishi down the stairs to his death last year… The realisation finally dawned on Jai following urges by Eric Pollard that Amit was not to be trusted, although Eric was initially dismissed with his concerns.
After an almost exact re-enactment of the staircase fall, Jai Sharma confronted his injured Amit over his actions. Viewers wondered if Jai had killed Amit but in tonight’s episode we saw him bound and gagged. Jai finally struck a deal before letting Amit leave the village forever – without saying goodbyes.
Emmerdale episode 9951, Tuesday 26th March 2024, Eric lays his cards on the table and pleads with Jai to believe his suspicions about Amit
“Amit is the villain that we suspected or that Jai suspected he was. Amit has been very devious and the pain that Jai suffered over the last eight months or so since Rishi’s death has now exploded. It is like a big fireball inside him and it’s all coming out in one go.
“And Amit is feeling the wrath of Jai’s pain. I think that for Jai it’s very simple now.. he wants rid of Amit. He wants him out of his life he doesn’t want him anywhere near him. He wants the shares to the HOP – he wants his rightful inheritance that he should have got from Rishi.” – Chris Bisson
Looking at the situation Chris Bisson, who has played Jai since September 2009, believes after Rishi’s death there had to be revenge towards Amit, he also looks to the future and suggests this might now be a turning point for Jai with his darker side unleashed.
Emmerdale episode 9951, Tuesday 26th March 2024, Eric is left utterly defeated when pitying Jai dismisses him and his concerns
“The fact that Rishi is no longer with him, means that Jai feels like he needs to avenge his death in some way. And hurt Amit in someway. Jai is not a murderer deep down but I think he has been pushed to his limit here. But he has let Amit away with his life.
“[The revealtion] has changed something inside him and going forward the way he views life and people and relationships may well be affected. Certainly the way he treats business will probably be affected too. I think he is going to become a bit more ruthless. He feels he has been taken for a bit of a fool and he feels like that is never going to happen again. So yes maybe BAD JAI is back! And do you know what I quite like bad Jai. He’s fun to play! But he’s not all bad though, he’s a good dad and he has some redeeming qualities but we have seen him go down this path before – so who knows what lies ahead…” – Chris Bisson
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