Akbar is doing sword practices with his warriors and hears about Jodha’s arrival and her troop. How she gave less meaning to herself and protect the people surrounding her. One of the warriors reveal that everyone got busy staring at Princess Jodha and her beauty. He dismiss the warrior after taunting him and repeats Jodha’s name with a smirk.
Jodha returns home in brutal condition. People in the palace question her about her condition, and the guard tells them about the attack that took place at the temple. When Jodha turns around, her mother sees her and recalls the words of Aunt Shaguni. The fear of going into dushman place stab her mother’s heart.
Maharaj gives an order to the guard for an increase in the security of the palace, and to end the function itself!
Jodha is taken back to her room with maids while her mother sees a green flag tagging along with Jodha.
Jodha sits with Ved discussing about her maid friend’s (Moti Bai) health when her mother comes in. She witness Jodha’s condition and drags her along with her to a room dismissing the maids. She shows Jodha her reflection in the mirror and out of fear, she pours water on Jodha trying to remove her destiny. In fear she had spoken about the future, but Jodha is extremely confused and tries to confront her mother who strictly warns her to not step out of the palace! Her mother diverts the question by saying she saw a nightmare in the afternoon. Jodha felt touched by her mother, but her mother vowed silently to fight against the odds of Jodha’s destiny and defeat every path!
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Khan Baba and Sharifuddin kept on discussing about the event, and the guard repeatedly talks about Jodha’s beauty once more. Akbar sends the guard to prison and tries to learn more about Jodha. Jalal reveals that he won his queens and maids, but never gave his heart to anyone!
At Amer, Maharaj speaks his heart out regarding the incident. Sujamal speaks that it’s slightly his fault for sending Jodha out alone, but Maharaj reveals that every person has the right to freely enjoy without fear, and he reveals his plan of sending an invitation to Rajput and finding a suitable groom for Jodha.
Jalal wants many information about Amer and its structure from Khan Baba. Khan Baba sends Sharifuddin to Amer to gather more information. Khan Baba gives Jalal a hint of winning Rajput, by capturing their weakness to destroy the pride.
In Amer, the Queen interrupts meeting anyone and dismiss the people inside. She reveals to her husband about Jodha’s future. Her husband doesn’t believe it and shares his plan with his wife.
Khan Baba and Jalal comes to the market. In that market, Jalal tries to take a girl with him, but her husband interferes. In that process, Jalal placed a knife under the husband’s neck and ask him to choose between his life or love? The husband chose his life and left. Jalal dismiss the girl after insulting her indirectly for her husband’s choice. Khan Baba is impressed by Jalal and his heartless action. If he follows his path, everything is going to go well with them and get to destroy Rajput. Jalal agrees that he has always learns every hint from him right from his childhood and he’s always willing to learn more.
Jodha and her sisters are sitting around the bed where Moti is lying unconscious. Sukanya tried to shake Moti awake but Jodha stops her .
Sukanya blamed Jodha for Moti’s state. She also added that Jodha went to the temple to seek blessings for a desired groom for herself . A small tiff followed between Jodha and Sukanya .
Meanwhile, Moti wakes up and quoting the sisters, she said She’s hungry and mentioned the foods that the sisters mentioned in their tiff . Both Jodha and Sukanya are very happy, they broke into laughter and shared a cute moment.
Scene shifted – Jodha and Sujamal are playing chess, they were having a conversation but Sujamal was unmindful. A maid comes and informs Jodha that her sisters were asking her to join them in observing the Princes that were coming. Jodha defeated Sujamal. Jodha says if she could defeat Sujamal in chess, she could also defeat him in sword fighting. Sujamal said his concentration was not in the game as he was worried about the declaration of Ajmer’s future king in the evening. Jodha tells him not to worry and today, the entire Ajmer would celebrate the good news of Sujamal being declared as the future king!
Sujamal thinks if that came true he’d consider himself to have won the chess game of life. He tells Jodha to join her sisters in observing the Princes in the terrace and to find a handsome bridegroom for herself . Jodha tells him that she would find the goodlooking bridegrooms for her sisters but she’ll marry that valorous guy who would defeat and bring the head of Jalaluddin Mohammad to her!
Scene shifted – Sukanya and the other sisters were watching the Princes entering the palace of Ajmer.
Prince Suryabhan entered through the palace gate and all the Princesses are very impressed seeing him and exchanged appreciative comments. Their grandmother praised Suryabhan a lot . Sukanya’s necklace falls over Suryabhan’s sword and all the girls immediately flee. Suryabhan looks up and saw nobody. The girls comes back to the terrace and teased Sukanya.
Scene shifted – Jodha is getting ready with the help of her maids . Her mother, the Queen comes and gives her some special dress and jewelries and asked her to get ready in them. She added there might be an announcement related to Jodha tonight.
Scene shifted – Akbar chose a horse , but an eunuch informs him that Bairam Khan has already chosen it for himself . One of Akbar’s men retorted back saying that what the King has chosen, belongs only to him! Akbar very angry, said that no one should say a word against his Uncle, Khan. He chose another horse, the men said what’s the use of having a kingdom if the king couldn’t even have what is his favourite?
Akbar in anger holds the sword at his neck but the men tells him the King won’t bring shame to his glory by killing a creep . Akbar impressed, tells him that he likes him because of his sharp wit. The man said he’ll always remain faithful to him and also, the glory of a horse comes from his rider. Akbar leaves happily. The man said he hoped some day, Jajal will realize that Bairam Khan (the mastermind) is controlling him and his kingdom.
Scene shifted – Raja Varmaal took his entry and welcomed, as well as thanked the guests sitting in the Court. Pleasantries are exchanged.
Jodha enters. Raja Varmaal was about to announce the name of the throne Prince… And Sujamal looked hopeful, as he exchanged fond looks with Jodha. But Vammal announced BhagwanDas’s name. Sujamal and Jodha are shocked and upset. Sujamal furiously stood up and held the sword at Bhagwandas’s neck.
Everybody jumps up, drawing out their swords and pointed it towards Sujamal. Jodha was panicking. Varmal asked Suja to calm down and Suja answered that he has witnessed this injustice for a very long time and the throne belongs to him, as his father was the real king. He said he would leave and later come back to proclaim the throne! He looked at Jodha and reminisces a scene from their childhood where they were playing some king and queen game and Jodha playfully called him a king. He looks emotional and left the court after another look at Jodha. Jodha is very sad.
Scene shifted – Sujamal in his room, takes the knife and some other memento and seeks blessings from his father’s portrait. Jodha comes running in and pleaded with him not to go. Suja says he’s a rebel now and if he doesn’t flee now, he would be sent to jail. They share a very emotional good bye and Suja promised to come back for Amer and Jodha, who was the only person he cared for in Amer.
The guards comes running in to catch him but Suja fled, while tackling them.
He fought with many guards alone and jumped over the walls, and the likes, while Jodha runs all over the place, calling out his name and looking worriedly sick. Suja successfully leaves the palace and Amer.
Scene shifted – The King and Queen are standing in the roof. They’re conversing of today’s mayhem when Jodha comes, looking upset, and hugged her mother, while she tells her father that she didn’t understand the politics of a kingdom, but she had lost her brother today. Her father said in defense that he has also lost his son and a brave warrior today. Jodha’s mom took the opportunity to bring forth the topic of Jodha’s marriage and says they’re only waiting for Jodha’s choice and Jodha lowered her head with Akbar’s face being shown.
Scene shifted – Akbar is sitting in his throne, when his spies comes back and Sharifuddin informs him that all the Kings from Rajputana had gathered in Amer for Ganghor. Akbar said it’s good time to attack. Sharifuddin says the enemy should be attacked alone. Akbar is really angry, and Sharifuddin pleaded for mercy. Akbar says he would cut away the heads of all of them together, so that they are downfallen!
There’s this picturisation of the Mahal, with rajasthani folklore being played in the background.
Gangaur celebrations were being taken care of in full swing. *Beautiful scene* all through that includes the music, drums, sword fighting, and so forth.
Jodha is seated with a few female friends and her grandmother around,decorating shiv (gana) parvati(gauri) idols.
Sukanya and Shivani talk about the prospective rajkumars as husbands, and their grandmother speaks of the various competitions held for the rajkumars, so that the ladies get the best of the best.
Jodha’s mother enters and asks her to get ready for the ceremony, and when Jodha insists, she would love to finish with the preparations first, her mother says that the the goddess has gotten her husband, so it’s time to find a husband for herself now. As she was leaving, her mother’s sister-in-law enters the picture and asks everyone to pray.
Meanwhile, Moti bai comes into the picture, and as everyone joined hands to pray, Jodha’s eyes is on her swollen hand and fury filled Jodha’s eyes again. She says, there is only one thing she wants from the almighty, which has to do with him helping her, in putting an end to Jalal’s wrong doings!
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