Originally posted by: charminggenie
Well, a massive gigantic hug from me, this is beyond perfection, the way you have captured every emotion,act and the events is simply brilliant. Reading you is probably like watching a Picasso both work of admiration yet they engross you so much that one is left with deep sense of understanding and warmth . Forever in awe of you!
Jalal and Bharam Khan- By far the most beautiful scene ever captured in this show and dare i say, it will be really difficult to top this. An Emperor roaring his horse to Yalgar ho , as he braces to fight the rogue who till now was a father-figure to him. Jalal was marching toward the most difficult battle of his entire life.
But what a sight to greet him, Bharam khan with his hands outstretched and head bowed, standing a foot outside the Mughalai Mahal was a testimony to the man. There was this ruthless General without his armor, coming to terms with his own reality. BK was always loyal to the throne, he considered himself the sacred soldier and this is why he was blinded by the powers bestowed on him . He considered himself the only savior of Mughal Empire, he just couldn't trust anyone else to run the kingdom. Somewhere in this , he lost his sight from Jalal , he couldnt identify the ruler he has become. He couldnt grasp how the boy, he has been grooming to be the Talisman of this empire has come of age. But now he has realized that by revolting againt Jalal he was challenging the throne, this I guess didn't sit well with his own morals and life's principle, hence the man with his head in a bow.
This is the single clearest and most convincing explanation I could think of for Bairam Khan's volte face, which many here, who have not thought it thru as well as you have, found unconvincing. These realisations, that turn one's life upside down like the new pattern in a kaleidoscope that has been shaken, come to one out of the blue. That is what is called an epiphany.
You have got it perfectly, and I would, if I may, suggest that you post this part in the thread wondering about why Bairam Khan acted as he did. It would be very useful for the readers there. I have referred to your explanation in some of my responses here, but that thread is only for this topic, and it is needed there.
With this simple action he re-gained his position in Jalal's life, the way Jalal dropped his sword and went on his knees and hugged his Khan Baba , one could sense a relieved son. He won't have to live with the guilt. he was out of the dilemma of being an Emperor or a son.
This is exactly what I had felt too, which is why I wrote that this was his Khan Baba's last and priceless gift to Jalal.
His love, kindness and respect shows that Jalal was born to be an Akbar, maybe for our imaginations he needed a Jodha to discover that, but he always had an heart. Without a wiff of arrogance , he enveloped his Khan Baba, this shows the greatness of this ruler. BK can never accept or work again for Jalal , he is a man of integrity , so his Mecca journey is the only conclusion. His subsequent death won't be a hard blow to Jalal now, he has made him peace with his baba.
A king is born to win battles, this was his "Rajdharam", so Like Ahsoka, Maurya etc , Jalal had to resort to wars, battles, killing before he reached his Kalinga which I think was more of his acceptance to various religions and a fairly tolerant outlook to life. It was his rule which made Mughals from visitors to natives. A very intriguing personality this Jalal is, i cannot wait to see his other facets.
Spot on, except that I would say plunderers and looters rather than just visitors. If you think of the ravages inflicted on the whole of North India by the Ghaznis and the Ghoris, you would be sick to the pit of your stomach. Babur was the first such conqueror to stay, but you are right, the Mughals began to see themselves as belonging to Hindustan only with Akbar. and this lasted till Aurangzeb. It is one of the saddest questions about medieval Indian history: What if Dara Shikoh, the Sufi, had succeeded Shahjehan, and not the bigoted Aurangzeb?
Jalal and the three wise women- What an unsavory position to be for any man. Maha Angha was edgy and too eager for Jalal to use his sword on BK, but Hamida Begum broke the scene with her Nirupama Roy monologue and reminding about BK's sacrifices, failing to sound like an Empress of India, how can she not perceive that BK is revolting against her son , a treason to the throne. She , like the history suggests, was very naive and too detached from the realities of political maneuvers. Jalal's voicing the importance of the three women in his life, made me wonder when did Ami jaan became this close to her son, quite a departure from their 1st meeting.
I too felt the sudden shift in Jalal, which began in the prison scene with that Farida, and now his statement about having always listened to his Ammijan(but of course not agreed with her!) very odd. At the first meeting between them in his camp, he was cold enough to freeze an icicle, and the bitterness in his voice seared the screen. But even now, he rebuffs her attempts to console him at Bairam Khan's departure, and he does not even ask her opinion about the proposal for his sister's remarriage.
And no wonder, the woman would put anyone off. I am convinced Humayun slipped to his death on those library stairs only because he was running away from yet another of her homilies, delivered with that Saridon face!😉😉
Ruqaiya Regum proved again, why she is equal to Jalal, she placated both the elder ladies, but tilted the axis in her favour. Her alliance with MA is going to shape up when Jodha steps in the harem. a word on the new RB, I liked the vulnerability and softness Smiley brought but I know this new girl is really talented , I think if they don' henpeck her as a future vamp , she would do good.
I am not sure of this. She looks like an haute couture model for Dior, expressionless and beautiful in a plastic fashion. As I wrote in one of my responses above, she has none of the mischievous self-assurance (holding Jalal's gaze when he enters Agra), or the easy possessiveness of the earlier Ruqaiya (the chadar-jooties scene), nor her obvious frailties. It is not a good thing to change a major character so early in the show. I think it was because they want to shift the axis of the character, and prevent her from becoming too appealing to the viewers.
Jodha- I second whatever you wrote, there is nothing I can add to that, just that I am very amused that how in her own kingdom Jodha practiced purdah and travelled in palki, while here in Mughal neighborhood she is prancing without a care of the world announcing her Rajputa and verbally quarreling with Mallika-E-hind. I like the calmness and grace she has but I hope she doesnt turn into the typical Ekta's woman, savior with all the righteousness of the world.
I rest with the memories of the epic scene between Jalal and BK that for me overshadowed everything, Brilliantly enacted by both actors.
Two your queries - it's Ekta's world, here everything is possible as long s logic stays put.
Much love and thank you for your reply to my previous post, will it be embarrassing if i mention how many times I read it, meant a lot!
Why should it be embarrassing? I re-re-read yours too!
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