Originally posted by: Donjas
Wow! What a feast! I enjoyed every tasty morsel of it. And like every good feast, it leaves a lingering aromatic taste in the mouth, in this case that Conspiracy theory of yours.
I believe it is totally feasible in the manner you put, my views are slightly different-
1 It is inconceivable in a modern army like Akbar's, that an army commander engaged in battle is not in touch with the Commander in Chief. In reality, a constant stream of messengers on fast horses would have conveyed news of the battle and it's aftermath to Jalal, and received orders in return. In one of the missives, the Emperor would have conveyed quite clearly, how he wanted the prisoners to be treated.
Besides, Sharifuddin is shown to be a clever man, he knows what Amer and Jodha means to Jalal. For his own well being, there is nothing he would do that would upset the cart.
So, we assume he receives orders on how to treat prisoners, but no instructions on ransom, otherwise he would have mentioned it clearly in that talk with Chugtai Khan. There is no need to hide this.
Besides Jalal knew his commander, he knew that sooner or later, he would put the screws on the Ameris. So like a spider, he waited.
Agreed, this is a distinct possibility. But I think Jalal would not have left the financial part to chance, but would have issued at least broad instructions on how Bharmal was to be squeezed. He would want Bharmal's breaking point to be reached sooner rather than later, and in this cases it takes 3 months of escalation from 5000 asharfis a month to 10000 to 20000. See, Sharifuddin would not want things to get to the point when Bharmal cannot pay and throws up his hands, for then Sharifuddin simply cannot to ahead with his threat to execute the 3 princes and all those Ameri soldiers as well. That would not be at all in line with Jalal's plans, and Sharifuddin would get into bad trouble with Agra.
2 Chugtai Khan, seems to be a real innocent here, his role in no more than a facilitator. He brought Bharmal to Jalal, but the Emperor must have know that this would happen sooner or later. If not Chugtai, somebody else would have played this role. Once Chugtai Khan brought Bharmal there, it was all up to Jalal.
3 As for Jalal's visit to Ajmer Sharif, that seems to be a coincidence rather than a deliberate attempt.
I would agree with your points 2 & 3 but for one thing, or rather two things, which I had highlighted in my post, and I repeat:
The clincher is the fact that the Shahenshah sends a message to Chugtai Khan that he is on his way to Ajmer and is camping at Sanganer. If Jalal was not confidentially in touch with Chugtai Khan, how would he know that he was coming to meet the emperor? And why would he inform Chugtai Khan that he, the Shahenshah, was much nearer that the former might have anticipated?
Finally, the slow, secret half smile that twists Jalal's mouth when Chugtai Khan's request for an audience is brought to him. The Shahenshah is clearly expecting Chugtai Khan.
As for the part in bold, I feel that this is too vague, and Jalal could hardly depend on some aira gaira go between to not just bring Bharmal to see him but also provide the correct cues during the actual face to face encounter, and at the right moment, ie the cue about a rishta - you only have to see Jalal's face at that point tonight! - and then coax the horrified, jibbing Bharmal to agree to the idea. Bharmal does not have any other Mughal friends except Chugtai Khan, remember, and his being one too is pure chance, ie that of Bharmal saving him earlier. So no one but Chugtai Khan could have played that role, and as for Jalal being in touch with him, my quote from my post spots the clues for this,
So I am sorry, but I do not buy your happenstance theory. In Jalal's place, I would never have left it to chance, but would have tied it all down to the last knot, and that is what he does.
The clash of Jalal with Adham was fantastic. As you said, it is difficult to dominate a physical specimen as well built as Adham, but Rajat's Jalal did it with a superb display of acting and body posture.
As for Adham escaping punishment, that Lord Krishna reference is totally apt. Jalal is too dependent on Maham at this moment in time. He believes that she is the only one who really loves him. Not his mother who did not even make an entry when he was writhing in agony after the news of Bairam Khan's death. And not Ruqaiya, who was so inconsiderate as to choose that moment to settle petty harem problems.
I really liked Paridhi's acting in the last few episodes. There are several hues that needed to be portrayed, such as horror, terror, desperation and bravery. All this she did very well and that is important.
In an epic serial you cannot have a main character not pulling weight. That will derail the show pretty fast. Paridhi did full justice to her part.
I agree completely with the above.
We can easily what happens when Ekta's selection policy is lax, a wooden Salim falls for a courtesan Anarkali, who cannot dance.
I never could understand how she chose that Salim and than Anarkali, and then dumped them unceremoniously. Salim was not even there for the closing episode!
O.K, the meal was sumptious. Now for the sweet dish on Tuesday. I can hardly wait.
Oh dear! I will do my best and I hope you are not disappointed!
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