I know most of us cribbed a lot about Jodha's dumbness to commit suicide which is so not Rajput like But then every cloud has a silver lining π³ ..If Jodha had not gone to attempt this suicide , we too would not hv witnessed a beautiful scene where Jalal on his own connects the dots of his destiny with Jodha and concludes that both r indeed sailing in same boat of loneliness π³π³...I m no way defending Jodha's actions in this case but all I m saying is from a serial POV , at times if characters go wrong , it could b blessing in disguise since the scene that follows could pave the way towards a beautiful journey for which we hv been waiting all these months ...
Today's episode obviously starts off a brand new journey for both Jalal and Jodha where both r ready to discover each other as husband and wife especially Jodha who gets to see this new religious side Jalal today in the dargah when he gets all immersed in the God's music and joins others like any other normal human .. Jodha was simply mesmerised to see this new pious side of Jalal tonight π³π³
Here r my top 10 observations as usual of the week gone by π...
1) Jalal's saviour act .. Sign of An ideal husband and a King βοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈ
After this week's Jalal saving Jodha from drowning episode , all I can say is Jalal was not only a ideal husband but a true emperor with his words and actions ππΌ...First he saves his wife from commiting yet another blunder , then gives her a proper reality chk with his words and then makes sure noone comes to know about her suicide attempt as that will b humiliating for the kingdom and so gets her in the mahal from secret door .. complete presense of mind shown by a Emperor πππ..
I loved the way Jalal told Jodha that if her own family is not ready to accept her back , what can he do about it and why should his Mughal empire bear the brunt for this βοΈβοΈβοΈ... Loved the way Jalal showed his full control in this panicdriven situation and he dint loose his total cool either the way he makes Jodha sit on that horse with him and drives her home like a perfect husband and a king π³π³
I must say the camerawork was top notch in the horse riding scene when Jodha's hair was falling on Jalal's face and I feel in that particular scene both did get turn on for a second π as sitting on horse together is the closest in terms of physical intimacy both came across till now ππ...
Even the entire saving act of Jalal was spectacular and I m glad CVs dint drag it for one whole episode either ..it was short crisp and nicely edited πππ
2) Jalal's realisation :Me and Jodha are sailing in same boat of loneliness : ..
Mahamanga got a 200 volts ka shock π when he hears this confession from Jalal's mouth about how he could connect with Jodha's emotions since he had gone through the same in his childhood ππΌ... Who says Jalal dont hv a heart .. He indeed has a heart which can very well capture the right emotions of another person and even identify with it because of his own past experiences
Finally I see Jalal beginning to connect his destiny with Jodha and starting to find similarities π³ .. I always knew this was coming since earlier too we did discuss how both r similar in many ways but this week we saw even the character of Jalal starting to believe the same that he and Jodha r similar in many ways especially when it comes to loneliness despite hving a family ..
Finally Jalal could connect with Jodha's pain since he went through similar pain in his childhood when his own family backstabbed him and they had nowhere to go and then Hamida was given shelter by a Hindu rajput king .. Similarly today Jodha's own family disowned her for her own good and she too feels she has nowhere to go reason why she chooses death when Jalal saves her and gives her the shelter in that spl room where sun's rays falls first every morning thus Jalal indirecting giving a msg to Jodha that its a new morning for u , wake up and accept this new destiny of yours which is me from now on π³ ..
The same thing he tells Maham too in his own words that he is Jodha's husband and so she is his responsibility from today onwards π³... Till now Jodha was only a part of Amer's victory for him but this week for the first time he actually admits that Jodha is Mughal empire's begum and his wife πππ³ ...
I must say Jodha's suicide attempt actually brought lots of positives in Jalal because first time he could actually identify with her emotions as a husband ππΌ
3) Ruqaiyya's insecurity , fear and jealousy .. Where will it take her in the end ??
From this week's episodes , its also clear that Ruqaiyya is slowly developing the fear of loosing Jalal to Jodha which is making her all jealous and insecure ... First she was disappointed when the sun's rays fell on Jodha and she even showed her anger on Jalal for keeping Jodha in that room where sun's rays fall first in morning but then her love and concern for Jalal's life , made her let go off this disappointment and b content with the final verdict of Jodha only going with Jalal , even though she was a bit insecure about it all π€ ...Then second was the chess game with Salima where we can see that continuous fear in her eyes of loosing her badshah to another begum that is Jodha whom she was visualising while playing the chess and at one point even got a bit violent as if its not a game but a reality of her upcoming life which even shocked Salima ...
So both these instances does give some future indication about Ruqaiyya's growing fear and insecurity but the question is where will it take her in the end ... Will she become another Maham then ?? π€
I somehow felt Ruqaiyya though jealous and insecure but she respects Jalal's wishes and orders .. so I m not sure if she will turn totally negative once Jodha-Jalal love track starts π€...Maham for sure will go insane ππ but I m not sure about Ruqaiyya yet π
Even though she did get insecure and even a bit violent while playing the chess game with Salima as she could feel that Jalal is slipping out of her hand and getting close to Jodha , but I will still wait and watch if she totally goes the negative way or not since till now despite all her insecurities she has played fair as the Mughal begum whether its the miscarriage culprit fiasco saga or even the Ajmer Sharif trip ..In both cases she was fine with Jodha getting upper hand... She went with the real verdict without trying to manipulate things in her favour or trapping Jodha in wrong way unlike Mahamanga .. So lets see if her character remains intact or does a total u-turn once she sees Jalal has totally fallen for Jodha π€
4) Jodha and her two Anteraatmas before her suicide attempt ...
This week , I found Jodha's convo with her two anteraatmas very interesting just before she decides to end her life .. Its clear that one of her anteraatma was indirectly asking her to accept this marriage since they r royalty and they cannot afford to overule that loyalty over their emotions ππΌ while the other anteraatma was stubborn and instigating her to end up her life instead of giving in to Shehenshah /... Jodha obviously listens to her later anteraatma right now and sets out to end up her life but I hv a hope that in future her first wala Anteraatma which looks more practical will help her overcome her insecurities related to Agra and its lifestyle ...
Jodha's main grudge right now is she dint get the respect that a begum deserves from her husband and instead only got humiliation which is why she is not ready to accept this marriage and this to some extent is true too .. But when she will see that Jalal puts his own life in danger to save her life thrice (first saving her from drowning ,second from the snake and third from tiger) , she will definitely hv a change of heart for Jalal and might realise that his nature might not b all that polite types but in times of need he knows how to protect his wife ...
5) The all important night of realisation for Jalal-Jodha in tent π³π³
I feel the entire night saga at tent was the starting point of Jalal-Jodha beginning to realise that both r indeed husband and wife where Jalal himself feels the need to safeguard his wife after she was attacked once by that Rajput guy same night and Jodha too first time realises that Jalal is indeed worried for her when she sees how he takes out the snake from her dupatta and she had indeed misunderstood him fully in this case π³...
This night together in tent brings out lots of realisation from both ends ... Jalal is not used to sleeping separately or simply safeguarding his begum whenever he enters into one of his begum's rooms but Jodha's case is different π and this is where the real emotions of love comes in as he feels the need to care for her genuinely instead of simply getting physically attracted to her π³.. Jodha too is not used to seeing such a calm and matured Jalal simply sitting and safeguarding his wife , reason why she could not sleep and was feeling restless thinking anytime he could jump on me and claim his rights on me as the husband and her fears almost came true during snake fiasco π but then she realises that wont happen as he just saves her life there π³ , so this is where she will slowly begin to develop that trust and respect on her man π³ ...
So this night at tent will definitely mark a new positive morning for both which today's episode almost confirmed of how Jalal's each and every actions on the way will b a new discovery for Jodha regarding the other positive and soft side of Jalal π³
6) Destiny playing a cupid for Jalal-Jodha too π³
Jalal had no idea about what peer baba told Hamida regarding Ajmer sharif yatra and so unknowingly he puts Jodha in the room where Sun's rays falls first π³.. This results in Jodha being the selected one by the Almighty to escort Jalal all the way to Ajmer shariff dargah and pray for his long life since she is the only begum on whom sun's rays fell first π³.. So she is indeed the choosen one by the Almighty to pray for Jalal's life π³...Then u hv a simple garden scene where Jodha trips in Jalal's arms and he catches her , its a filmy scene but again its always Jalal who is there to hold Jodha and vice versa π³... Then again today's dargah episode makes Jodha realise that Jalal has a hidden religious side too and was simply mesmerised seeing his belief in the Almighty π³ ..
Whenever Jodha's life is in danger , Jalal comes as her saviour and when Jalal's life is in danger , that time Almighty chooses Jodha to b the one to pray for his life , so indirectly she is his saviour in this case as all depends on her prayers now π³π³
I will say in this case destiny is playing a cupid for Jalal-Jodha too .. Its more like they r destined to b with each other which even they cannot change and thats why both always end up saving each other's life π³... Till now Jalal kept saving Jodha's life but now Almighty chooses same Jodha to pray for Jalal's life .. So its like both their lives r interconnected with each other π³... No wonder Ruqaiyya and Maham fears their worst now as they too can see the game played by the Almighty in this case π
7) What is Adham khan upto now π
So Adham khan is once again after Jalal's life and is openly plotting against him with his men outside ππ.. I found the scene rather silly because its funny how he openly plots against Jalal's life with loud tone and none of Jalal's men hear it πππ
So that whole tiger attack on Jalal is Adham khan ka idea kya π²π... Chalo we hv another reverse cupid for Jalal-Jodha now in the form of Adham khan π.. The more he will put Jalal-Jodha's life in danger during Ajmer shariff trip , the more both will come close to each other πππ...
8) Hamida-Mainavati exchange of words followed by Mainavati's brave step to refuse to take Jodha back to Amer ..
Both mothers want the best for their respective children .. I found the scene really sweet the way both spoke about it and together took a joint decision to let Jodha stay in Agra only since slowly she will hv to accept her destiny and I loved the way Hamida gave that assurance to Mainavati that she will look after Jodha like a true mother πππ...
I understand why Mainavati refused to take Jodha back to Amer .. For once she wants to trust her own instincts and believe that in future Jodha will get all the happiness in Agra itself going by Shaguna bai's predictions ππΌ... No mother will want her daughter to forever sit in her maayka and go through all sort of humiliations despite being married .. So what Mainavati did was a brave step which Jodha later will totally understand ππΌ
9) The Dargah .. Where the epic love saga of Jalal-Jodha started π³
From today's episode its clear that the epic love story of Jalal and Jodha started from the Dargah where Jodha for the first time sees the new religious side of Jalal π³and even Jalal is overwhelmed to see Jodha following every single ritual of Dargah with full respect despite being a hindu ππ...
The whole Dargah scene was simply magical whether its the simple gesture of Jalal giving a rose petal to Jodha and telling her its a prasad π³ or Jodha looking at Jalal with full respect and admiration in her eyes for him when he was fully immersed in prayers π³ or both Jalal-Jodha praying together and then tieing up the dhaga and making their secret wish especially the wish which Jodha makes to know this Jalal better π³βοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈ... The entire dargah sequence was breathtaking and Rajat-Paridhi at their best when it comes to silent acting and those nuances with their eyes ...
It was lovely to watch how Jalal was so happy to see Jodha praying like him and then Jodha too was so happy to discover this new side of Jalal which looks so divine and pious π³...
10) Jodha's realisation regarding the positives in Jalal π³
Finally Jodha is beginning to see and realise the positives of Jalal on her own without any third party interference ππΌ.. On their way to Ajmer Shariff , when Jalal gives away his own jewelleries and his pagdi to that fakir , Jalal not only proves his worth as a great king who thinks about his people's welfare but he also proves his worth as a responsible husband who makes sure his wife's jewelleries remains as it is even if it means giving away his own so that his wife's dignity remains intact and at the same time he can donate something for the people of his province too ππππ... No wonder Jodha was pleasantly shocked with this unexpected move of Jalal and finally he could see the real man in Jalal who is not only courageous but also has a heart of gold π³π³
In Dargah , Jodha could see yet another new side of Jalal .. that of a religious one .. someone who so much believes in God and his entire personality changes when he is standing and praying in front of Almighty π³.. No wonder Jodha wishes to discover this new side of Jalal so that she can get to know him better ... π³
Ajmer shariff trip in many ways hv brought positives in Jodha's life as she could see and realise the real human side of Jalal finally and is impressed with it too π³... Its just the beginning and the last scene indicates that Jodha might even realise that her views regarding shikar might not b always right and when he will save her from tiger attack by himself getting injured , Jodha might not only feel guilty for taking out the barood from the gun but she will also get to see her fearless husband in action who can risk his own life to protect his begum π³...
I hope next week we get to see some scenes of Jodha nursing Jalal's wounds too after the tiger attack since Jalal will need instant medical attention and in that jungle only Jodha is present with him ππ...
Thats it from me ... Another rocking week has passed and my gut feeling says next week we might just top the TRP charts π...Looking forward to all your views π³
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