Many comments in my post and others I see complains about how the romance between JaJo has been delayed. I was in the same boat till my overused bheja gave me some enlightment. We are even willing to see some passion or chemistry or hug or a dream sequence between them. Is the couple ready for romance or any kind of intimacy? The journey that started with extreme hatred, prejudices and disrespect for each other, can it turn over and be lovey dovey so quickly?
Many got annoyed that instead of JaJo romance we are seeing JaRuq romance. What I saw today was not romance at all. Infact it was a friend trying to console his traumatized friend. In their entire life they have had no other friend or any other person who understood them so well. Jalal was able to win as a king in the court, but as a friend/husband he failed Ruqu. She has no one other than him, holds her khaas title to heart and cannot imagine living out of harem. Jalal was extremely calm without any reactions and Ruqu's complain is how come Jalal did not use his power to hurt AK because he hurt begume khaas. She has been a king's wife for many years, but does not understand that sometimes kings have to take tough decisions. A king cannot really have a private life, his kingship is above any other role. All Jalal was trying to do is hug her friend to make her trust him again. Even during RG fort issue Jalal went very silent. His head was going in all direction of getting the fort back and also teaching the samdhi a lesson. Nobody knew what was in his head, Jo knew something was going on but Jalala told Jodha that she would never be able to comprehend what's going on his brain. This is the same Jalal who is listening to everyone, but has an evil plan going on in his head. He did not let that good for nothing samdhi snatch away his fort, is he going to let the cheapo snatch away his most precious friend? One more thing I wanted to point out that neither Jodha would want Jalal to distance himself from Ruqu, nor Jalal would like it if Jodha asks him to stay away from Ruqu. What I am saying is that both of them care a lot about people and their feelings. Hence neither of them will like Ruqu to be out of their life. Ruqu will have her special friendship with Jalal always and might also develop one with Jodha after MA/AK finish digging their grave (they are on double shift and expect to finish the work soon).
A few folks questioned that if there is such a deep friendship then why does Jalal need to even bother about Jodha, why love her? The thing is though that in JaRuq relationship, Jalal is the giver and the stronger one. He has always pampered Ruqu who is a high maintenance many times. What does he get in return? He gets some good intelligent discussions, shrewd advices and someone who understands his thought process. Does this relationship look complete? Jalal is someone who has never gotten any kind of emotional support. He has been instead left alone to heal himself. He has never shared his childhood wounds or current ones with Ruqu. Infact he didn't even share the AK bribing Tasneem's parents issue with her. But, he was able to share lot more with Jodha and has many times told her about his troubled childhood. Men like to be pampered by their mothers, sisters and wives. But, Jalal did not get that pampering from any of his relationship. Somehow his heart tells him that Jodha might be the one, hence he demands neck massage, shoulder massage and what not from her. So girls relax, Jalal does not have a perfect relationship and hence never had chest pains before.
Jodha started her journey with deep hatred with three big wounds. The first one due to Jalal's men robbing Kali Ma temple, second was being forcefully married to an enemy and the final one was not getting her due respect in Agra or Jalal's life. Jalal got closure to all three of her issues. The Amer track was to heal Jodha's first wound. The body heat and pregnancy track was to heal Jodha's third wound. Jalal went above and beyond to make sure that Jodha's honor was intact during this track. The tasneem track finally heals Jodha, as Jalal is sacrificing his most precious relationship just like Jodha had to sacrifice her dream. Did it make sense for Jodha, the lady with so much pride and honor to love a man who had erred her so deeply? I feel now that all these tracks were only to heal Jodha and redeem Jalal from all the pain he had caused her. Its not like Jodha has not given anything in return to Jalal other than her upteen bhashans. She pampered him with a special lunch, reached out to him when he was in deep pain due to BB and gave him the most unique gift that got him love of his subjects. Ruqu could never do all this for Jalal in her 10+ years of marriage - is JaRuq relationship complete then?
The only issue now left to be solved before the love progresses is for Jalal to make it clear to Jodha that she can never take Ruqu's spot, just like Ruqu cannot take her spot. Jodha is acting like a typical serial heroine who is willing to sacrifice everything just so that everyone else is happy. She is a person who cares deeply about other people's feelings. She can never build her relationship by breaking someone else's. Its only Jalal who has the key to unlock the twist. Ruqu would never believe Jodha right now, every sacrifice that Jodha makes will also be looked suspiciously by Ruqu. But, Ruqu trusts Jalal and hence he will have to eventually let Ruqu know that 'She will always be the best friend but Jodha is someone that he loves'. She will yell, throw tantrums but eventually she will be happy for Jalal and also develop friendship with Jodha. He has already let Ruqu know that Jo is her new friend, its not long before he admits to her that he loves Jodha. JaJo are meant to be with each other, no matter how much they try or may be Jodha's tries - she cannot stop herself or Jalal.
Girls we have waited so far, we can certainly wait for the most purest and divine love story to start!
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