Next we have a super cute AkDha scene, which made people like me drool over them. πJodha walks in Jalal's chamber, all huffy - puffy as usual.
She says "Shehenshah...Humein aapse..."
.And Jalal completes her sentence by adding " Kuchh zaroori baat karni hai " π This was simply adorable...π³ She gives him a momentary look, and then proceedes. π
She tells him " Hum nahi chaahte ki humari behen ka vivaah mandap veeron ki yuddhbhoomi mein parivartiti ho jaaye."
Jalal is back to his Mr. Cool mood, and gives that mischievous or rather cute, smile of his. He says " Kam se kam aapne humein bahadur jungbaaz toh samjha " ππ
She seems to be irritated, but continues " Baapusa bohot chintit hain, aur hum unhe aise nahi dekh sakte. "
To which, Jalal quickly replies, " Khuda ka shukr hai, warna humein toh ek pal ke liye laga tha ki humari Begum ko humari fikr hone lagi hai. " ππAll this while in that cute smile and Mr. Cool attitude of his. π³π
Jalal laughs off, saying " Chalo koi toh hai jisse aap mohabbat karti hain...woh aapse mehfooz hain. " ππShe gives him a big ghurofy at this. π
Jalal : Aapki baat maan ne ke liye humari do sharte hain. Pehli, ki agar unki taraf se humare mazhab ya logon par ungli uthi, toh hum apna vaada bhool jayenge.
Jodha : Aur dusri? π²
And the second one, marks the return of our TE.
Jalal : Dusri ye ki hum jab tak Amer mein hain tab tak aapko har raat humare hojre mein bitaani padegi. " π
Jodha is hell shocked at this...and protests. π²π He tells her to be quiet as her parents won't like it if they came to know that they're fighting. Jalal simply knows how to get his baaghin moving. π
Jalal has already planned out his next move. He says " Humare haath mein bohot dard ho raha hai, Jodha Begum. Jab chhot aapki wajah se lagi hai, toh marham bhi aap hi lagayengi na..." ππ
She gives him her usual irritated looks, and brings the lep. π She spreads out her hand, as the music changes to the Romantic one, and Jalal keeps his on hers. The two of them just looked superb here. And the BGM...Just Mashallah! His eyes are glued to her as she applies lep...Ufff...
Then, all of a sudden, he says " Humare sar mein bohot dard ho raha hai, Jodha Begum. " π Jalal...is just...π Her irritated looks continue...still she obeys...π
She sees a mark on his back and asks him to remove his jama. Jalal's reaction to this was epic. ππ He gives her an amused expression, then quickly gets up and says, " Jodha Begum, Aap Shehenshah ki izzat par..." Jalal was sooo cute here...π³π
Jodha is just speechless at his childish antics...and tells him " Lep lagana hai " π She closes her eyes while he removes his jama in a flash...ππ
Now comes the final taana, Jalal says " Pata nahi Jodha Begum, jungle ko humse kya bair hai. Kabhi saanp, kabhi baagh, toh kabhi...baaghin. " π
Jodha has had enough and walks off telling Jalal to manage the lep himself. π
Now we have the AkDha temple scene : π
Ammijaan asks Jodha as to why was she not seen since morning. To which she admits that she got up late today...ππ Mainavati and Dadisa laugh at this...and Jodha is about to defend herself when Ammijaan says that every girl sleeps a little extra in her maayka...π³π HB really is the sweetest MIL any person would ever get...π³π

Dadisa asks Jodha to take Shehenshah along with her to Devi Maa's temple. Poor Jodha...is shocked to hear this. She searches for an excuse and gets one too. π She says that his religion might not allow it. But, Do you think our Jalal would miss any chance? No, never. ππ He quickly retorts back that if she can accompany him to Ajmer Sharif, he too can come to the temple. ππ Now, My Jodha has simply no option left. She fakes a smile. π
As they enter the temple, Jalal tells Jodha, " Jab aap saath hain, toh humein kisi aur se kya khatra ho sakta hai...Jodha Begum? Aur agar kuchh ho bhi gaya...toh aapko lep banana toh aata hi hai." ππ
Jodha : " Shehenshah, aap apni talwaar bheetar nahi le jaa sakte "
Jalal : Lekin hum toh ise har jagah le jaate hain.
Jodha : Kyun? Ajmer Sharif mein bhi toh aap ise bahar chhod kar gaye the. Ye bhi Maa ka pavitra pooja stthal hai. " π³ Jalal obeys her. π³π
Once they go inside, Jalal learns Jodha's way of praying and recalls hoe she had done the same, back in Ajmer. This was a beautiful moment. π³
Then, he sees her tears and asks her. She tells him " Humein apne aap par krodh aa raha hai. Humne ek prann kiya tha Maa se...ki hum aapka sar unke chadnon mein le ayenge...lekin humara durbhagya dekhiye...hum woh bhi pura na kar sake. "
Jalal is a bit shocked to hear it, but soon composes himself and comes up with an awesome solution. π³π
He goes to the deity and bows his head to her. " Ye lijiye Jodha Begum...Humne aapki mannat...aur chaahat...dono poori kar di. Kisi ke kadmon mein sar rakhne ke liye, sar kataana zaroori nahi hota, sar jhukana hi kafi hai." πβοΈ
Jodha is stunned by this action of his. This was a really awesome scene. Tells us how much Jalal has started caring about her feelings, though he himself might not know it. π³π
The scene was more than beautiful. This Jalal is the best. Such understanding and warmth he has. Just contrast this changed Jalal with the one almost a month ago. There is a stark difference. I wonder what would their equation be, if the tiger attack had never happened. π€ It would have been that of pure, genuine friendship, most probably. Remember the Jalal just after the suicide track, and this is what comes to mind.
I loved the way he bowed his head to Kali Maa, just for her happiness sake. Look at the way he says, " Ab toh khush ho jaiye, Jodha Begum. " See the longing in his eyes to see her smile, just because of his action. Though Jodha never responds to that, but that is another thing.
His changing expressions as she tells her the reason for her ghrina, and pours her heart out. Everything about this scene was beautiful. π³ Not to forget the Ishq hai woh ehsaas music that plays as the priest blesses Jodha to have Yashasvi sons. Jalal's gaze immediately turns towards him and Jodha. Again, Beautiful. π³
Now on to the next one : π
Jodha in in Jalal's hojra, when she hears a noise coming from outside. π² She becomes alert. π²
Jalal : Kya hua Jodha Begum? π²
Jodha : Sshh π
Jalal : ( whispers ) Kya hua Jodha Begum? πππ He looked soo cute while saying this softly...π³ππ
Jodha : Koi hai...π²
Jalal : Hum par fauj ka humla hua hai, Jodha Begum. ππ
Jodha comes running outside, only to find the cute chhoti shehzadis waiting for her. π³ππ
Then begins the kahaan sunaofy session of the shehzadis. They request Jalal to tell them a story, and he does so. π³π
Jalal : Ek shehzadi thi...use bohot guss aata tha. Hare rang se bohot nafrat karti thi. Phir uski zindagi mein ek baadshah aaya. π
Jalal : Uss gussail shehzadi ki shaadi uss khush-mizaaz baadshah se hui...aur phir uss shehzadi ne uss khush-mizaaz baadshah ki zindagi ko jahannum bana diya. Uski saari khushi cheen li. Har waqt usse ladna, har waqt daantna, har waqt shikayat karna...π€£
You can see Jodha's changing expressions...π³π

Jalal : Kabhi paani mein kood jaana, kabhi saanp se lad jaana. Ek baar toh bechare Shehenshah ke peechhe usne baagh hi dauda diya tha...π€£
At this point, there is a hint of a smile on Jodha's face. And as Jalal watches her intently, the slight smile changes to a hearty laughter. Jalal too smiles, seeing her laugh soo heartily for the firt time, and that too because of him. π³π
And then, Jalal is back to his usual teasing self. ππ
Jalal : Suna...uss shehzadi ki aawaaz suni?
Bacche : Haan...Apsara jaisi.
Jalal : Nahi...Gaur se suno...bilkul chudail jaisi aawaaz hai...π€£
The smile vanishes from her face, as she slowly comes back to her senses and understands Jalal's point. ππ But this time, there are no irritating expressions, just pur fun adorning her face. π³π
Lets move on now : π
One of the chhoti shehzaadis asks Jalal to teach her archery. Jalal agrees to do so and makes her shoot an arrow. This was such a cute moment. π³
Suddenly, our dearest Jodha Begum comes that way. She accuses Jalal of not knowing what is good or bad for the kids. π
To which, Maan Singh says : Dekha Shehenshah...Jodha Buasa kitni dhauns jamaati hain...πππ€£
Jalal : Hum jaante hain Maan Singh...ππ
My Jalal knows his baaghin too well, I must say...ππ
One of the chhoti shehzadis speaks up...π
Jijasa...aap jaante nahi...Jodha jiji bhi swayam dhanush chalaane mein kushal hain...π
Jalal : Waakai...humein toh inke iss hunar ke baare mein pata hi nahi tha.
BD praises Jodha's military skills. π
Jalal : Shamsheer chalaane mein toh inke haath tez hain...ye hum jaante hain...dekha hai humne...par sochte hain aaj inki nishaanebaazi bhi dekh li jaaye...π
After BD's insistence, Jodha finally agrees to show her military skills. Jalal offers her an arrow, but she gives him 'that' look and brings a new set of arrows. Jalal could just laugh at the antics of his dear wifey. π After her arrows hit the target, Jalal says " Hunar ki khaan hain aap Jodha Begum...phir chaahe woh shatranj ho ya shamsheer, nishaanebaazi ho ya rangsaazi, aap mein hunar ki kami nahi hai...π
How could our Jodha not retort back? She quickly replies " Hunar ki kami toh aap mein bhi nahi hai. Taana maarna ho ya aadesh dena...Haq jataana ho ya krodh dikhana..."
As she leaves in a huff, Jalal, clearly amused at his wife's antics, says " Lagta hai galatfehmi ka shikaar hona ye bhi aapka ek hunar hai...ππ
Next one's here : π
Jalal is watching portrait of a person in Jodha's room..She comes to give him Prasad.. π
Jalal : Kamaal hai Jodha Begum, aap jabse Amer aayi hain, ek jaadoo sa ho gaya hai aap par. Kitna khayaal rakhne lagi hain aap humara. π
Jodha reminds him that she used to do the same in Agra, too. She tells him that the kheer had to be shred between both of them. As Jalal is busy watching the portrait, he doesn't listen to her, and finishes the whole kheer. When he turns towards her, and finds her staring at him, he realizes his mistake. The look on his face at that moment was soo innocent and cute. π³ππ Jodha accuses him of being selfish, and not paying attention to her.π
Jodha : Ek baat ka aur khayaal nahi raha aapko. Aap jo bhi khaate hain, parosne wala use chakhta hai. Aaj aapne apna ye niyam kyun tod diya? π²π Hum par vishvaas hone laga hai kya aapko? π
Jalal : Nahi Jodha Begum...Par itna itmenaan zaroor hai ki aap humein maarna nahi chahengi. π³π
Wow...Jalal trusts Jodha...π³π
Jodha tells him everything about Prithviraj Chauhan and praises him a lot... Jalal is jealous...ππ
Jalal : Bohot khoob Jodha Begum, aaj humein aapke ek aur hunar ke baare mein maaloom hua. ππ
Jalal : Na hi aapke haath mein teer hai, na hi kamaan, phir bhi aap nishaana bakhoobi lagati hain. Aapki har ek baat seedha nishane par lagi. π³βοΈ
Jodha : Jaante the aap koi seedhi baat kar hi nahi sakte. Jab bhi bolenge, taana hi maarenge. Tedhi baat, tedhi soch. π
Let us move to the next one now : π
Jalal is waiting for Jodha, when Mainavati arrives there. She tells Jalal that girls take a lot of time to dress up, and hence he shouldn't wait here. π But Jalal insists on waiting. π³ Mainavati is pleased by this gesture of his. π³π
As Jodha descends the steps, everybody looks up. We even have a brief AkDha eyelock. π³π
Sukanya : Jodha jiji, aaj suraj pashchim se kaise nikla? Matlab aap aur hara rang saath - saath. π
Jalal talks to himself thinking about Jodha's adaa of refusing first, and then accepting. And then, Jalal being Jalal, gives the perfect answer to Sukanya. ππ
Jalal : Sukanya inhone hara rang humari wajah se pehna hai. Humein hara rang pasand hai, aur khaaskar Jodha Begum par. π You can notice Jodha's blush at this statemen of Jalal. π³ππ
Jodha : Bheetar chalein...π³π
And now comes the last scene of this thread : π
Jodha goes to Jalal and says " Aap yahaan se chale jaiye, Shehenshah. " π
Jalal is shocked at this.
Jodha : Aap ke praanon ko bohot khatra hai yahaan
Again, Jalal being Jalal asks" Kya aapko humari fikr hone lagi hai? π
And, Jodha being Jodha, says " Nahi...Humein sukanya ke vivaah ki chinta hai..agar aapko kuchh ho gaya toh aarop Amer par lag jayega. "
Jalal : " Khuda ka shukr hai...Humein toh ek pal ke liye laga ki aapko humari fikr hone lagi hai Khuda ka shukr hai ki usne humara yakeen tootne nahi diya..
Humare kai dushman hain, Jodha Begum. Par unmein se bohot kam hain jo khulkar humare saamne apni nafrat ka ailaan karte hain. Humein khushi hai ki aap unmein se ek hain.
I really felt bad for Jalal here. A kind of pain and hurt was visible on his face, while saying all this. The pain of being hated and uncared for.
Jodha gives no consideration to all this, though. π
Jalal orders her to wear his Jaama and taaj. She's shocked and surprised at first, but then, does so. He wanted to make her realise the life of an emperor. After she's all decked up, he says " Ab bataiye, Jodha Begum, aap kya karti? Agara waapas lautkar apne dushmano ko ye paigaam deti ki aap darr gayi hain...ya Amer mein ruk jaati jahaan aapki jaan ko khatra hai. " π
Jodha : " Hum nahi bata sakte, Shehnshah " π
Jalal : " Itni hi ummeed this aapse. Koi nahi samajh sakta...faisla usi ko lena hota hai...jiske sar par ye taaj hota hai..."
Though, I must say, Jo looked quite pretty in that attire. π³ππ
She further says " Humein aapse ghrina nahi, balki aap par daya aa rahi hai. Kya laabh aise jeevan ka, jab koi aapke saath na ho...kya laabh aise pad ka, ki aap apne saaye tak par vishvaas na kar sakein..."
Jalal retorts back, " Aap kabhi bhi hum par taras khaane ki bhool mat kariyega , Jodha Begum. Hum ise apni tauheen samjhenge. Humari aur ek sher ki kismat ek hi hai. Dono ki hi kismat mein akele chalna likha hai. Humne humari kismat ko nahi chuna, balki kismat ne humein chuna hai. " πβοΈ The pain in literally visible on his face. The real feelings of an emperor are crystal clear here.
Don't worry, Jalal, soon there'll be someone walking with you. ππ
That brings us to the end of the journey. Hope you enjoyed. π
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