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Posted: 10 years ago

Originally posted by: ayushimehra


Abhay some ques Ans, We Will never get,, So Brain using, not allowed,😆,



But, now One thing clear Salima Mind Ruk is not, Good for Salim, or what she is doing, not forgettable, So both realtion finished, internally, Salima side. Salima will sure think, What is in Ruk Mind,that will become down cause of Ruk.

lets see how track folds, but today one person in serial knows Ruk reality, Its Cv surprise, Ruk reality Audience +Salima Knows,😆 😆



Ayushi,

Did Rahim genuinely accuse Salima Begum ? This looks quite OTT. How can even he.?

And what is the need to pretend always.? 🥱 BTW, Was it pretending or were they genuinely doubting her.?.

But, you said right, no logic and no need to think..!!. ;p

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Posted: 10 years ago

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Ayushi,

Did Rahim genuinely accuse Salima Begum ? This looks quite OTT. How can even he.?
Yes, Rahim, accused Salima Begum, But started, of episode, Rahim, & jalal both knows, Salima was full hurry, & Want to tell, Something, Jalal, so Maybee Twist is blance Or story demands Now, .Maybee All is pretending, all depends on CV. , Abhay MS was sitting Near jalal, Yesterday, Or Ruk place, is Ruk place is Now danger poistion?
And what is the need to pretend always.? 🥱 BTW, Was it pretending or were they genuinely doubting her.?.

CV Only knows these type of Twists,😆 😆, Abhay i not fully assured, They genuinely doubted yes or Not.Because Jalal already shown Salim, Ruk Hozara, Unconsious staze. Sure He should recall. Or Jodha should recall, When she Was singing Lorri, or Salim slept Soon.

BTW, you said right, no logic and no need to think..!!. ;p
YES, Sometime We should leave Brain Outside, Better for Health, but I know its tough😆 😆, Because its tough for me, also.

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Posted: 10 years ago

Originally posted by: history_geek


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Ayushi,

Did Rahim genuinely accuse Salima Begum ? This looks quite OTT. How can even he.?

And what is the need to pretend always.? 🥱 BTW, Was it pretending or were they genuinely doubting her.?.

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@Abhay
Many scenes were highly ott today.Y was jalal listening to music if he has already been informed by ruq of drugging? if not y he avoided salima? jalal asking salima are u saying me salim is lying has he forgotten he punished salim for a lie .Rahim's speech to salima and salim's hatred towards salima and on

ruq saying salima did this so that she can become muz .How would she when she is not the birth mother.
May be its cv's way of te and rahim is into the plan but the need for it we will never understand.Mostly it look like another atifa
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Posted: 10 years ago

Originally posted by: history_geek

@ Lavanya, Radhika, other silent readers. ;p

I would re - iterate the MAIN point again, lest we loose track of it. :)

The post was about the role of Jodha, and we were debating about her "identity" and "stereotypes". I would sum up the points in brief so that they do not get lost in the other points we are discussing.

We were discussing what all the CV's could have shown to us.

While the normal perception of Jodha's identity would come across as that of a "woman" , but she way ahead of this normally accepted definition of a medieval woman.

An "Empress" in every sense and that too a special one. It is NOT easy to carve out one's identity in a NEW household among the previously present wives and coming from a different clan altogether, that too a first woman from her religion, in Agra had it's own disadvantages.!!.

Imagine the place she resided in and the kind of environment she survived. Just imagine even today's scenario. This is now, when we have monogamy and the in-laws are normally known well before marriage.

Contrast this with her case. And see the differences. That was not an age of human rights reforms and monogamy. She was NOT married happily , but she paid a price for the survival of her state. We all saw the conditions of the marriage.

She was some one very special and different to have survived in those conditions. And came out like a diamond out of all this. A fighter who came out strongly out of her past, and moved on to become the Malika-e-Hindustan. A gutsy woman indeed.!!!.

The Creatives of Jodha Akbar have not shown the capability so far to portray her in a manner she was known as.

PS :
The show had a lot of potential, but they lost the chance. Quite Un-fair to REAL HK .!!
Before the show, at least we all knew that Jodha was Akbar's wife. The movie had portrayed it well. But, in addition to it many things could have been shown.

Nothing wrong can be done to Akbar, the world knows him. The potential was lost when it came to Jodha.!!! In every adaptation she is portrayed as a WIFE ONLY, not as an intelligent businesswoman, Haj manager, with proper POWERS of MUZ.!!

Before this, i did not see so many titles for Ruqayya(REEL). Infact no one(not many) knew about her. But after this show, it will appears as if the entire power is in Ruqayya's hand, who did anything in this NR but remained as it is, even the King appeared helpless before her, and the makers have not left even Salima in the experimentation process.!!.

CV's are you listening.?. { Here came the answer> No. We are destroying this show. ;p }



Abhay

Yes, Lavanya and I went beyond the initial topic. But we had an interesting convo, which you should not grudge. 😛

I agree completely about HK. She was an extraordinary woman. A woman of substance.

But you forget this show is just fiction and not a historical documentary and the reel Jodha bears as much resemblance to HK as chalk to cheese.

Going further, as long as our society is biased against women (which is what Lavanya and I were talking about), any and every adaptation of the JA story will always show Jodha as a docile wife only, perhaps taking the Akbar's shadow metaphor too literally.

Even within the wife stereotype, this reel Jodha is perhaps the worst possible wife / woman the CVs could have conjured. Pls see this link, that I had posted earlier on this thread only, about this docile reel Jodha who has no resemblance with HK or how the MUZ should be or even how Jodha was last year.


Today (Nov 26 episode), she even became the worst prototype of the woman stereotype. She disbelieved the woman whom she called her elder sister, her best friend, the woman who had always stood by her and supported her, who had made life a little easier for her in the harem much before she became JAlal's love. In spite of knowing Ruq and Salima well, she chose to believe the woman who had always been known to plot and manipulate against her and even Jalal, while ditching the one she should have supported if she had been in her right senses.

She has already been shown to be a poor mother who cannot even gauge why her child is angry with her.

Is any aspect of her left untarnished? You are looking for HK in this caricature whereas I cannot even find a simple, sensible woman in her. A woman who can reach out to her child, who can reach out to her friend. Being a businesswoman, the MUZ, the Empress can wait. The CVs even lost the potential to portray her as a woman with common sense and a sense of fairness, loyalty, trust and gratefulness.

You are right that only Ruqaiyya appears with a halo in this show now. The omnipotent empress of all that she surveys.

The CVs seem to have taken their revenge on us for making them retreat on showing Salima as the biological mother of Murad. So they are tarnishing Salima's image in this obnoxious manner.

They did not even spare the gentle poet, Rahim, who was made to appear like an ungrateful son when he accused his mother of a crime based on the words of another woman. Whom should he have trusted - his own mother or someone else?

I seriously doubt that JJ have a plan up their sleeve. I esp refuse to believe that Jodha is pretending to believe that Salima is guilty. This reel Jodha is never told anything till the end.

Why does Jalal have to pretend and in the process, frame an innocent person of a heinous crime? That is how the drama is introduced in this show. It is merely an attempt to show Jalal as the TE, who pulls elaborate charades to catch the culprit unawares. But we all know that TE really stands for Trial and Error. This reel Jalal is forever trying options one by one in the hope that something will click someday. And if an innocent person suffers, so be it.

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Posted: 10 years ago

Originally posted by: history_geek



Ayushi,

Did Rahim genuinely accuse Salima Begum ? This looks quite OTT. How can even he.?

And what is the need to pretend always.? 🥱 BTW, Was it pretending or were they genuinely doubting her.?.

But, you said right, no logic and no need to think..!!. ;p


Ayushi, Abhay,

Here's my take on today's episode (Nov 26).


Copy pasting it here:

Yeah, today Salim pointed his finger at Salima and Jalal believed him. Jodha and HB kept silent, indicating perhaps that they went along with Jalal's judgement. Jodha was initially shown to be confused as to whom to believe between Ruq and Salima. And Hamida had a momentary feeling Salima couldn't do it, but then went along with the junta.

Even Rahim went along and accused his mother of plotting against Salim so that she could make Murad the next heir. (As stated by Ruq too, while of course, Ruq has no motive. 😲)

This is so pathetic. You don't need to be an emperor or a strategist to know the nature of people around you, esp the ones who are family and you grew up with.

Jalal

Jalal has seen Ruq plotting so many times and he knows she has this craze for power and wanted to be MUZ and everything. But he trusts her completely. Salima has always been sane, sensible and mature. She has always stood by him and given him the right counsel. Still today he chose to believe bachpan ki dost over asli dost. 😕

Even if he feels that she is guilty, why does he imprison her, when he has always censured Ruq only in private and always forgiven her?

Jalal even believed in the innocence of Jodha in the false pregnancy case and even in Sujamal track, till the end, he tried to keep his faith alive.

Jalal even believed in the innocence of Todarmal, a man he knew less than he knew Salima.

Jalal forgave Maham, Adham and SD for greater crimes many times.


Jodha

Jodha calls Salima her elder sister. Salima has always promoted her relationship with Jalal and kept away in the background herself. She has always stood by her. While Ruq has always been hostile to Jodha and plotted against her. Still she chooses to believe Jalal's first wife (pratham patni, as Rashmi puts her LOL ) over her "best friend and elder sister".

Jodha believed in the innocence of Shehnaaz in the Todarmal rape case.

Jodha fought with Jalal for so many people earlier. She even got SD and Khyber saved from his punishment and forgave Ruq so many times.

But today, Jodha did not believe in the innocence of the person who made Agra and the harem livable for her before she became Jalal's love. 😡

Even more than Jalal, I am shocked and angered by Jodha's passive acceptance of the guilty verdict. (At least, Jalal has the excuse that he grew up in a treacherous atmosphere and learned to disbelieve anyone and everyone.) This Jodha does not know what friendship, loyalty and trust mean. She does not know what standing by your best friend in times of trial means.


Hamida

Hamida knows Salima inside out. Salima is part of her girly group. She stood up to Jalal so many times in the past, even in the DEK. What happened to her today? How could she watch an innocent person like Salima being accused and punished, without investigation???

Those who stay silent in the face of injustice are a party to it.

Rahim

After Jodha, if anyone makes me angry most, it's Rahim.

Salima is his mother. If it were not for her, what would his life have been like? She devoted herself entirely to his care and upbringing and made him what he is today. If he is able to write poetry, it's because of her taalim. She was a poet herself.

Such an ungrateful and disloyal son! 😕😡 It's better to be childless like Ruq than have such a son who doesn't have faith in his own mother. Ruq says something against his mother and he believes it???



Today's episode killed all the good / positive characters in one fell swoop. It's disgusting that an extremely good-natured, wise and affectionate person was pronounced guilty just because a small boy who doesn't even understand what's happening pointed his finger at her. And no one protested or asked for an investigation, at the least.
Edited by RadhikaS0 - 10 years ago
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Posted: 10 years ago

Radhika and all,

I had TO watch JA after reading the last two updates.
I watched 25 th and 26 th Nov episodes.

The episode of 25 Nov was really awesome. At least the Jashan part..

Man Singh was called as HIS SON by Akbar. We know Akbar used to cal Man Singh his Farzand {son} .!!

Also, Rahim was eyeing some lady from Mewat (his real mom's place), and Salima caught him in the jashan.!!!.Man Singh ki baari kab aeygi, now he is officially son of Akbar.LOL.

Tansen was singing Raag Malhar(?).. Thankfully a different song this time. 😆

And, i have one thing to say that Ruqayya is caught in a web, and her expose is going to be really really dark.!
The thing is that , this time Salima Begum has seen her and hence Ruqayya's expose will be FOR SURE..

Also,
I can not say ANYTHING against Jalal or Jodha or Hamida.!
NO ONE of them believed this accusation on Salima easily.!!.
Just see the episode ONCE and tell me IF you still feel Jalal or Jodha were wrong.!


Agreed Ruqayya has hatched such plans many times, and JJ know of it, more so Jalal knows her since childhood.

BUT IT WAS SALIM's LIE which gave the FINAL STAMP.

Just see the episode once. After watching it, you will believe that, it was the wicked plan of Ruqayya and surprisingly Salim spoke a BIG Lie.

Rahim pointed his finger on Salima when she was being taken for NazarBandi. It looked like a "lame" accusation from Rahim, it looked like he was "deliberately" saying all those words to Salima..!!. But not sure, for time being i was shocked to hear his words.!

If the makers are trying to show us that this is a plan to catch the actual culprit then, my view is still same that this is total nonsense. No Emperor is so much resource less to pretend always, Atifa one was a blunder and was a totally rushed up sequence.! This one is also proceeding on same lines.!! I hope there is some decent display of some believable sequences in this track in future.!


Overall,
Salim is also going to get nice one{another punishement?} from Jalal this time, along with Ruqayya.!!. I feel so as he also spoke a LIE.!


PS : The quality of episodes has bettered this time. Perhaps i feel so as there was NO Anarkali or Nur's mention in these two episodes.!!. You can watch them.

PPS : You asked me if Salim was sent for a LONG time away from Agra in one of your comments... Answer > NO. I have not read anything like this as of now. For long, he was NEVER sent away from Agra, because I have his instances of being present in Agra/with Akbar, for every 2-3 years after his birth.!!! More discussions on this topic on Blog.!

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Posted: 10 years ago

Originally posted by: history_geek


Radhika and all,

I had TO watch JA after reading the last two updates.
I watched 25 th and 26 th Nov episodes.

The episode of 25 Nov was really awesome. At least the Jashan part..

Man Singh was called as HIS SON by Akbar. We know Akbar used to cal Man Singh his Farzand {son} .!!

Also, Rahim was eyeing some lady from Mewat (his real mom's place), and Salima caught him in the jashan.!!!.Man Singh ki baari kab aeygi, now he is officially son of Akbar.LOL.

Tansen was singing Raag Malhar(?).. Thankfully a different song this time. 😆

And, i have one thing to say that Ruqayya is caught in a web, and her expose is going to be really really dark.!
The thing is that , this time Salima Begum has seen her and hence Ruqayya's expose will be FOR SURE..

Also,
I can not say ANYTHING against Jalal or Jodha or Hamida.!
NO ONE of them believed this accusation on Salima easily.!!.
Just see the episode ONCE and tell me IF you still feel Jalal or Jodha were wrong.!


Agreed Ruqayya has hatched such plans many times, and JJ know of it, more so Jalal knows her since childhood.

BUT IT WAS SALIM's LIE which gave the FINAL STAMP.

Just see the episode once. After watching it, you will believe that, it was the wicked plan of Ruqayya and surprisingly Salim spoke a BIG Lie.

Rahim pointed his finger on Salima when she was being taken for NazarBandi. It looked like a "lame" accusation from Rahim, it looked like he was "deliberately" saying all those words to Salima..!!. But not sure, for time being i was shocked to hear his words.!

If the makers are trying to show us that this is a plan to catch the actual culprit then, my view is still same that this is total nonsense. No Emperor is so much resource less to pretend always, Atifa one was a blunder and was a totally rushed up sequence.! This one is also proceeding on same lines.!! I hope there is some decent display of some believable sequences in this track in future.!


Overall,
Salim is also going to get nice one{another punishement?} from Jalal this time, along with Ruqayya.!!. I feel so as he also spoke a LIE.!


PS : The quality of episodes has bettered this time. Perhaps i feel so as there was NO Anarkali or Nur's mention in these two episodes.!!. You can watch them.

PPS : You asked me if Salim was sent for a LONG time away from Agra in one of your comments... Answer > NO. I have not read anything like this as of now. For long, he was NEVER sent away from Agra, because I have his instances of being present in Agra/with Akbar, for every 2-3 years after his birth.!!! More discussions on this topic on Blog.!


Abhay

I believe you over the other WUs.

We cannot really blame Salim - he's only 9. He probably doesn't even know what opium is or understand what's happening. May be when he was under the influence of opium, Ruq brainwashed him into believing the lie he spoke later in court as the truth. And he said the same under the influence of opium / Ruq.

I know many people are feeling Jalal is pretending to punish Salima to catch the real culprit and that Ruq will be exposed by next week. But I find it hard to believe till I actually see it.

If Ruq is exposed, what then?

Thanks for clarifying that Salim will not be sent away to military camp / school, as being conjectured on forum. :)

That was great observation - Rahim eyeing a girl LOL I feel MS must be already much married by now. :)

Thanks for a positive and reassuring post! Hope your prediction about Ruq's exposure is true. :)
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Posted: 10 years ago

Originally posted by: RadhikaS0


Abhay

I believe you over the other WUs.

We cannot really blame Salim - he's only 9. He probably doesn't even know what opium is or understand what's happening. May be when he was under the influence of opium, Ruq brainwashed him into believing the lie he spoke later in court as the truth. And he said the same under the influence of opium / Ruq.

I know many people are feeling Jalal is pretending to punish Salima to catch the real culprit and that Ruq will be exposed by next week. But I find it hard to believe till I actually see it.

If Ruq is exposed, what then?

Thanks for clarifying that Salim will not be sent away to military camp / school, as being conjectured on forum. :)

That was great observation - Rahim eyeing a girl LOL I feel MS must be already much married by now. :)

Thanks for a positive and reassuring post! Hope your prediction about Ruq's exposure is true. :)

,
Thanks Radhika, Abhay, When you write about Salim, Sent or Not, Please send me Pm,

Anyways If not watched, Today episode watch, Radhika, you should also watch, Jodha is asking Her Rights, as MUZ, or, MS is blamming, When MS sit on Ruk place, I doubted, Ruk,
She will not sit sielent,
But End of the episode, she own admitting, Salima Gone, Ms gone, Turn is Jodha, now,

Jodha is precap, Rajvanci, attitude,👏 👏,CV, please Maintain dignity of this character, After so many times Audience saw this secene.

Everyone against, MS, TM, BB,😡, MS sent for prision,So Twist on the floor




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Posted: 10 years ago

Originally posted by: RadhikaS0

Abhay

I believe you over the other WUs.

We cannot really blame Salim - he's only 9. He probably doesn't even know what opium is or understand what's happening. May be when he was under the influence of opium, Ruq brainwashed him into believing the lie he spoke later in court as the truth. And he said the same under the influence of opium / Ruq.

I know many people are feeling Jalal is pretending to punish Salima to catch the real culprit and that Ruq will be exposed by next week. But I find it hard to believe till I actually see it.

If Ruq is exposed, what then?

Thanks for clarifying that Salim will not be sent away to military camp / school, as being conjectured on forum. :)
I am mentioning that i did not read anything like this.😊

That was great observation - Rahim eyeing a girl LOL I feel MS must be already much married by now. :)

Thanks for a positive and reassuring post! Hope your prediction about Ruq's exposure is true. :)




Radhika,

Just watch the episode. Aaj ka episode miss nahi karna. 👍🏼
I watched the last 1o mins 'by mistake' .
You will surely LIKE it. And if possible see the last 2 episodes.!!!

Friends, Watch it Only Online, don't contribute to TRP's by watching at 8. 🤓
Let them learn some lessons this time for LONG. ;p


Few observations:

1. Salim spoke a PLAIN Lie. Perhaps, he understood that, Ruqayya will be punished, hence he spoke a lie. He was in his senses when he said so and blamed Salima.

2. There is NO Plan of Jalal. He was not pretending.😆. Today it looked clear at least in the limited time i saw the episode.!!.Baaki sab CV's ka nahi pata if they turn him into BOND for 5 minutes like they did in Atifa track. 😕

3. Even Rahim was not pretending. He also believes that Salima did "Afeeming" . 😕

4. Now, next Ruqayya is after Man Singh. She implicated him in an attack on Salim today, though he was defending Salim.

5. Today, Man Singh also sent to Jail. Watch the episode for details.

6. Ruqs' self talk > She wants to eliminate Jodha's influence now. She has removed Salima and Man Singh. Now she wants to do the same with Jodha. LOL.

7. Precap:

Jodha goes to meet Man Singh. Jalal gets thoda sa angry, and says he is gaddar(?) / baagi.

Jodha affirms - She does not believes that Man Singh is a gaddar.
Jalal retorts(in anger) - Don't forget you are Mariam-Uz-Zamani. 😆
Jodha replies(in equal intensity) - Ok, then tell me what are my rights/adhikaars , as i am Mariam-Uz-Zamani . 👏

I liked these last two dialogues of Jodha and Jalal.
I want them to exercise some powers/exchange dialogues, as an Emperor and AN Empress.!!
Let us see what replies Jalal gives.

PS:
I am not interested in any bhandafod at the moment. But i am saying that at least ONCE the EVIL should be exposed. This time it looks possible. Do you need more assurances that this track is for, not only ours, but "everyone's" beloved Ruqs.?. ;p

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Radhika,

Just watch the episode. Aaj ka episode miss nahi karna. 👍🏼
I watched the last 1o mins 'by mistake' .
You will surely LIKE it. And if possible see the last 2 episodes.!!!

Friends, Watch it Only Online, don't contribute to TRP's by watching at 8. 🤓
Let them learn some lessons this time for LONG. ;p


Few observations:

1. Salim spoke a PLAIN Lie. Perhaps, he understood that, Ruqayya will be punished, hence he spoke a lie. He was in his senses when he said so and blamed Salima.

2. There is NO Plan of Jalal. He was not pretending.😆. Today it looked clear at least in the limited time i saw the episode.!!.Baaki sab CV's ka nahi pata if they turn him into BOND for 5 minutes like they did in Atifa track. 😕

3. Even Rahim was not pretending. He also believes that Salima did "Afeeming" . 😕

4. Now, next Ruqayya is after Man Singh. She implicated him in an attack on Salim today, though he was defending Salim.

5. Today, Man Singh also sent to Jail. Watch the episode for details.

6. Ruqs' self talk > She wants to eliminate Jodha's influence now. She has removed Salima and Man Singh. Now she wants to do the same with Jodha. LOL.

7. Precap:

Jodha goes to meet Man Singh. Jalal gets thoda sa angry, and says he is gaddar(?) / baagi.

Jodha affirms - She does not believes that Man Singh is a gaddar.
Jalal retorts(in anger) - Don't forget you are Mariam-Uz-Zamani. 😆
Jodha replies(in equal intensity) - Ok, then tell me what are my rights/adhikaars , as i am Mariam-Uz-Zamani . 👏

I liked these last two dialogues of Jodha and Jalal.
I want them to exercise some powers/exchange dialogues, as an Emperor and AN Empress.!!
Let us see what replies Jalal gives.

PS:
I am not interested in any bhandafod at the moment. But i am saying that at least ONCE the EVIL should be exposed. This time it looks possible. Do you need more assurances that this track is for, not only ours, but "everyone's" beloved Ruqs.?. ;p




BTW,
I go to know just now from WU..

Salim lied after Ruqs told him to do so. There was one self talk of this also.
So, it was not a plain lie of Salim.

But when did she get the time to do so.?.
Wasn't Salim with Jodha and Hakima till then?
And Ruqs and Salima were sent to their respective hojras.?.

Anyways, leave logics. LOL.

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