My response covers Chapter 43 Part 2 and Chapter 44 Part 1
The villains have been unmasked. Rao, Raghu’s best friend, and Shyam the snake. It is surely an “Et tu Brute’ moment. The ultimate betrayal between bosom buddies.
Jodha and her hilarious hare-brained ideas. And once she gets them, she will execute them, come hell or highwater. Her midnight drive to Jalal’s place to get a more appropriate goodbye- what a scene. The verbal exchanges between them are, as always, simply mouth-watering, making us devour each word akin to how Jalal enjoyed her cake.
At Jalal’s insistence, Jodha unburdened herself to him, recounting all that occurred on the day of her parents’ death and the events thereafter and why she gave up her suicidal thoughts, a major part owed to Samyu, a gem of a friend. The revelations appeased his unsettled mind, thinking about how she would cope in Hyderabad. Reading about all that she had been through, described so vividly, the reader could not but commiserate with Jodha.
Usually, women are more intuitive and more observant than men, but Usman Sir, good for you, the unmistakable behavioural changes in your son have not gone unnoticed by you. Meanwhile, Saradhi Sir has seen the twosome in action to draw his own conclusions. No objections from the patriarchs of both the families, a big plus for the pair.
The challenge – which hot-blooded male would not prolong the challenge when the threat of tempting, persuasive methods was promised to him?
And boy oh, boy! Jodha surely knows how to twist Jalal Saab around her little finger. Deciding persuasion by seduction was the way to melt this icy, cool hunk of a man, Jodha pulled out all the stops, making a song and dance about it, literally.
I actually had to go to You Tube to listen to the songs because Hindi is not a language I am familiar with. Managed to view the first, third and the Sharabi songs but not so lucky with the second. Thanks for the translation, otherwise, I would be at sea with the Hindi lyrics.
Heeding the order from his friends, Jalal is stealing Jodha away for a few hours. Can’t wait to find out the juicy details of this clandestine rendezvous.
Thank you for this engrossing and awesome update,Jahnu.
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