JALAL AND JODHA- MIRROR IMAGES OF EACH OTHER - Page 4

Originally posted by: rima4ever

wonderful post

Originally posted by: TheGiggles

Nailed it 👍🏼

Originally posted by: deepi04

*unres

Okay so this is really late and I'm extremely sorry 😳

I really love the extent and detail of your analysis and how you've tried to include as much angle to this scenario as possible. I whole heartedly agree with your post, however there are a few things I would like to highlight.

@blue

Yes she most certainly is the only one who can handle Jalal 😊

Ruqaiyya has forever believed (and to a great extent it has been true) that she rules Jalal's mind and that she understands him better than anyone. As Jalal began to change, so did his relationship with Ruks, she was no longer ruling his mind, and she most certainly failed to understand him and the growing heartbeat of the heart she always believed didn't exist.

Jodha, on the other hand, simultaneously began to understand Jalal on a deep emotional and mental level. She began to empathise with him rather than sympathise (e.g. boat scene where he says he has had more baddua than dua and no one loves him more than his shamsheer vs Sukanya's marriage track where Jo tells him she pities him as no one can ever love him after he tries to explain why he can't go back to Agra)

The growing fondness and understanding between the two eventually blossomed into love. Jodha, as stated by Jalal himself during the Harem voting agenda, has been with him through thick and thin, happiness and agony, and has always been there for him. She has seen the worst parts of him (whether that was his anger, vengeance or his shattered self after he punished Bakshi) and the best (giving of the Ratanpur fort, keeping his vacchan, supporting her, his loyalty, sense of justice and fairness & equality) and has finally accepted Jalal whole-heartedly (mind you, this does not equate to any sharirik sambandh)

So yes, she can most certainly handle him at his worst, his best and most definitely at his weakest 👏 (apologies to the long response to this particular part, but I really wanted to highlight it)

@red

I don't completely agree that she can convince him to do anything that SHE wants, I understand what you're trying to say (and I agree) but the way this is worded sounds like he is a puppet in her hands 😆 although yes, she has a great influence on him and he does tend to go to great extents to keep her happy and fulfil her wishes 😳

@blue

I love this argument of yours. I will only like to focus on Jo, as Jalal's love for power and position has always been clear. Many wouldn't agree that Jo loved power and position compared to either Jalal or Ruks, but your argument makes it crystal clear that yes she did indeed enjoy power and position, albeit nothing compared to Ruks.

I personally would like to add that the kind of power and position Ruks wants to obtain is not what Jo is after. Jo at this point, not completely involved in the politics of the Mughal Sultanate, only desires power and position related to Jalal. Something like emotional and mental power, and her position in Jalal's life. Because even after winning the harem election, her only purpose was insaaf, fairness and equality. Once she had achieved most of her goals, she stepped down. This to me says she wasn't concerned with being politically secure in the court, it was her emotional attachment towards the harem and her love for justice which lead her to take this step.

As seen when Jalal first presents Jo (and Salima) with the 'Khaas' title, Jo is unsure about this decision of his, she wasn't as happy until Moti clarified that Jalal was showing 'apnapan' towards her. This closeness and trust eventually embedded it's way into Jo's heart, and she began to take important steps which lead to huge reformations. What I'm trying to say is, Jo's opinions were being highly regarded by Jalal at this time, she held an influential mental power over him, and she also knew that she affected him emotionally. When Jalal put Benazir's opinions before Jo, she was upset, not because she seemingly didn't hold much value concerning political decisions, but because someone else had taken her place in Jalal's mind (or so she thought) hence, her jealousy, fuelled by her growing emotional attachment to her husband, lead to her feeling uncomfortable towards Ben and possessive towards Jalal.

Also, Jo definitely enjoys Jalal's attention and focus on her, so that's another factor of her jealousy towards Ben seemingly getting Jalal's attention while he ignored her. Her growing discomfort and restlessness about her position in Jalal's life being threatened (not the Shahenshah's court) is the core reason for her love of power and position (at this particular time, meaning, later on she is going to be much more involved in the court politically).

For this, I would like to say that personally I don't think lust is the right word. Yes, he has been attracted to her from the beginning, but I think it just ends there. We shouldn't forget that he married her for revenge (he felt humiliated that she had put a sword at the Shahenshah of Hindustan's throat). And Jalal most certainly wanted her, but I never felt it was for lustful purposes, rather, he wanted her as a prize in his harem. He wanted to break her guroor and destroy her.

When Jalal tells her that he will arrange for her return to Amer (after her suicide attempt) he also tells her that he finds it weird that as a husband he doesn't even want to look at her, and this I felt, indicated the lustful kind of want. It's true he has been attracted to her and her beauty, but I still don't think lust is the right word. He has on many occasions been astounded by her good looks but at the same time, he didn't want her physically. To him, she was the proof of his victory. He was intrigued and captivated by her beauty and the slow emergence of her personality (e.g. sword fight scene, where he was enchanted by her hunars, her beauty and also her sympathy and love for a daasi).

The more Jalal grew to know and understand Jo, the more his simple attraction and acknowledgement of her beauty transformed into love. At first, Jalal knew Jodha was a beautiful and fiery princess. He was enthralled by her beauty, but this did not mean he lusted after her, rather, he was fascinated by the many layers of Jo's personality which soon drew him to her, and this allurement doesn't equate to lust 😊

Overall, an excellent post. I thoroughly enjoyed reading 👏

Originally posted by: najma123

hey,firstly thanks a ton for actually reading my post in detail and commenting even on the minutest of details... i highly appreciate it.

your analysis of jodha's love for power was amazing- it was exactly what i wanted to convey.itis just that i didnt want to divert from the topic too much.

and maybe you are right-lust is not the right word. to improvise on it, i would say attraction maybe...

thanks for pointing it out...

overall,thanks once again for your effort😊