Mansi, sorry for the late response and thanks for the lovely update.
For a change I liked even the Ruqu & Maham scene. it had lots of message.
Loved the way Ruqu retorted him that if he had already decided to not to pardan BB, then why did he ask their opinions? Even though every one pointyed about the crime and the law of the nation, they still insisted in their own way, why BB should be pardaned. That was qquite nice.
Jodha had felt that she lost her ground in getting forgiveness for BB from Jalal and Salima Begum's words gave her the ray of hope and she caught it tight like a drwoing man gets hold of a floating starw for his help. Immediately she appealed to HB about her mindset that she will try her luck yet again by approacing Bakshi Banu's brother. Now she was clear that, Jalaluddin Mohammad, the Emperor is too strong and his will is much more styronger than his outer shell. Hence she thought of sneaking through that outer shell and reach the brother and convince him to help her in bringing some hope and happiness to her SIL. Despite the discouragement from Ruqu & Maham, she marched back with the blessings of HB and silent support from SB.
The sulking brother was near the weighing machine as he was unable to weigh the justice to WOMAN who happens to be his brother and yet a traitor, who happens to be a pregnant and yet had played dirty games on someone using teh same theame, who happens to be lonely and yet who affected a lonely new comers with henious crime, who happened to pray for his wife's health and yet unfortunately who was the one who betreyed the same wife by belittling her.
He was unable to weigh the 2 women in his life one who was his life and the one who was affected by her is his life. The one who was affected is advocating for the one who affected her was killing him. He wa sunable to weigh his love for his sister v/s his love for his wife. He was covered with guilt, if he accept his sister back to his folds, will it do unjustice to his wife? If he doesn't, wont he do unjustice to his siter and what about the coming guest, wont he welcome him with hs open arms and enfold him ith affection? But at what cost? The cost is high, it is his wife's honour, her feminity and her integrity. he was LOST.
The came the angel in the right moment when he was unable to decide on who weighs more, a sister or a wife. She came and explained him well that by forgiving his sister he is not faulting his wife as they hold different position in a man's life. To safe guard his wife's integrity, he need not have to hurt his sister and there by himself for not taking care of that unfortunate sister who is all alone now in this world despite having a whole lot of people to call as her own. Because of her (wife), he should not depirve her husban dthe happiness of welcoming his nephew who happens to be the first child of the family. Who happens to be the miniature of his lovely sister. WHo happens to bring the happiness and laughter in teh family which had been deprived of it with the evil effect of dirty people. Who can bring out the softer side of her husband from his coconed dry and hard shell of a shehenshah.
In all her reasoning, I could see her caring for her husband who was grieing for his inability to hug, console congratullate his sister just because his hands are tied in the rope of Justice. She wanted to free him from that bond, so that he can enjoy the life with his beloved sister.
Though it was in the bad taste, but she did felt what it feels to be alone during those days, how a lady long to be with her family, with her brother, sisters, mother and offcourse a caring husband. Under those circumstances, Jodha was deprived of those joy, but she knows how a lady wants all her loved one round her. The memory od those moments had made her eyes moist and in those moistr eyes she asked him (the brother of the accused) to forgive the sister and relieve her husband form the guilt, so taht he can enjoy his life.
I really don't know, whether Jalal forgave Jodha because of her love for BB, or his love for BB or his love for Jodha or did he really saw that immense love for him in Jodha's eyes which was covered behind the stream of tears and accute pain. But end of the day, he was relieved from the big boulder which had been on his shoulder for a long time and had rushed to his sister in right time to save her from teh great fall. Should I presume this as an indication to the future where he saves her from fall into the trap of Shareef and the supposed to be the loss (wither her child, if she really is pregnant now, or from betreying them again unknowingly with her foolish love for her husband by showing her the true face of SD).
I would have watched it with great interest even if Jodha had talked for few more minutes also as each an dvery word she spoke had volumes of meaning.
The peasant will be sar kalmofied for even making such a suggestion.
Vasudha
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