Okay before I get to my take, a few disclaimers:
- As I viewed the episode as good fun, I am not making fun of a grave situation of a woman , especially a pregnant one, getting kidnapped
- Jodha, while being fearful, showed amazing presence of mind despite being captured
- Jalal showed the desperation of trying to save Jodha well
But, this 70s-80s style action and dramatic style was so filmy ... that I could not resist a filmy take with full-on music (as you all know, I love movie songs)
The songs are in bold. I have tried to do English translations it italics. Hope you enjoy the musical journey.
Introduction
"Pyaar ki kahaani suno ek begum tha ... ek haivan tha ... dono ki kya kahaani suno"
Listen to this story of love ... there was a begum , there was a demon ... what a story there was of these two!Recap from Friday
It all starts with a duppatta ... "Hawa mein udhta jaaye , mere laal dupatta mal mal ka"
In the air blows my dupatta of silk ..
It was a magical dupatta that distracted Khaiber and saved Jalal's life ...
Seeing the dupatta, "Pehli nazar mein aisa jadoo kar diya" erupts in the air
In one sight , it did a magic on me ... meaning the dupatta.😆
One sight of the dupatta and Khaiber was pulled towards Jodha. Little did he know his life was about to change. He was not going to let go of his new found discovery. 😉
Now, moving on to today's episode take:
(1) "Aaj na chodenhe ... tume dum duma dum" (Today I will not leave you, dum duma dum )
The tug of war starts between the begums and Khaiber ... poor Jodha is reduced to a rope ... begums were no match to Khaiber.
Finally, Khaiber puts her on his shoulder thinking "Kab tak roothegi, cheekegi, chilayegi" (Till when will she be upset, scream, and shout) in the end he ends up capturing her.
(2) A distraught Jalal looks in despair as Jodha as carried away from him. He goes in quick pursuit after Jodha and her captor. "Jaane jaa, doondtha pir raha ha" (Oh dear one, I am looking for you here and there)... Jalal is frantically looking for Jodha.
He finds the jewels that Jodha leaves behind in the path ... and even happens to have a moment to remember the kangan scene we all wanted to see. 😳
(3) On her end, Jodha as she tells herself "Dhaiyya yeh mein kaha aa phasee hai re phasee kaisi phasee" (Oh no, where am I caught ... how badly I am caught) and is hoping Jalal will save her soon "Piya tu ab to aaja" (Oh dear Jalal, please find me soon)
But she is not one to wait to be saved ... showing great presence of mind as she:
- She throws her jewels as a path
- Protests that she is pregnant
- And finds an escape route! 👏
Jalal should learn some tips on how to escape from Jodha 😉😆
(4) Khaiber has an instantaneous hriday-parivartan hearing that she is pregnant ... my guess is that there is a sad back story regarding his mother. He must be thinking: "Meri maa, pyaari maa"
(5) Finally, as Jodha is escaped she finds herself in the grip of the villains.
And now I know why the enemy soldiers have oxygen masks, so we can differentiate between them and she can see in shock that she has been caught again. 😆
I expected Jalal will arrive on the scene to save the scene singing... "Bachna eh darinde , loh mein aa gaya" (Beware oh monster, I have arrived)... but it was Khaiber that arrived to save Jodha.😆
No wonder, now that Jalal has arrived late and starts hitting Khaiber , Jodha will sing , "Logon na maaron isse"
After Khaiber is captured, she will begin to feel bad for Khaiber and will set out to reform him. We will all sing to Jodha, "Tu pyaar ka saagar hai."
In conclusion
I will say "Sunne walo suno aisa bhi hota hai ... dil deta hai jo (of course to this show) , chain bhi kota hai" ...
And for those who have listened so far, even such things can happen (especially on an Ekta Kapoor show) ... now that we have given our hearts to the show ... we have lost our peace of mind.
and the only option we have is to say "Om Shanti Om."😆
Please share your thoughts on the episode and my take.
P.S. In case you are not familiar with these songs, here are the songs and the titles.
Pyaar ki yeh kahaani Suno; Movie: Honeymoon Travels
Hawa Mein Udhta Jaaye; Movie: Barsaat (Old one)
Pehli Nazar mein aisa Jadoo Kar Diya; Movie: Race
Aaj na Chodenghe tume , dum dama dam ; Movie: Dil
Kab tak rhootegi cheekegi chilegi ; Movie: Haseena Maan Jaayegi
Jaane Jaa, Doondtha Phir Raha; Movie: Jawaani Diwaani
Piya Tu Ab To Aaja; Movie: Caravan
Meri Maa, Pyaari Maa; Movie: Dasvidaniya
Bachna eh haseeno lo mein Aa gaya; Movie: Hum Kisi Se Kym Nahin
Daiya re mein kaha aa paseen ; Movie: Caravan
Logon Na Maaro Isse; Movie: Anamika
Tu Pyaar ka saagar hai; Movie: Seema
Daastan e Om Shanti Om; Movie: Om Shanti Om