Sujamal is shown shown practising sword fighting with some of his soldiers. He had put together an army of his own and believed that, each and every soldier needs to be as good as him in sword fighting, so that they could declare war against Amer. But none of the soldiers seemed good enough. Meanwhile,a soldier comes and informs him that Shareefuddin and his army seemed close-by. They were hunting. Sujamal quizzes him about how many men he might have behind Shareefuddin and so on?The soldier replies “12,000″.One soldier, (by the name Senapati) tells Sujamal that Shareefuddin had not lost a single war till date. He was known as Jalal’s right hand.
Meanwhile, focus shifts to Agra. The Mughal’s Kitchen is shown and an aged hindu woman is shown searching for something. One of the Mughal ladies politely asks her what she was doing here? Before she could answer, one lady announces Maham Anga’s arrival to the Kitchen. Everybody seemed a bit scared. The lady hides the hindu lady behind herself.
Maham Anga sees the hindu lady though and she questions her. The hindu lady says that she had come in search of her goddess (the same goddess the Rajput seems to be worshipping) pendant. Maham Anga simply walks around and finds the pendant. She picks it up with a dagger and places it infront of the hindu lady’s eyes. The lady cowers in fear. All of a sudden, Maham Anga throws the pendant (along with its chain) into a vessel containing hot boiling water. She pulls the hindu lady and asks her to remove it now! The lady doesn’t and Maham Anga questions her belief in the Almighty, she shoots out angrily and then leaves. The hindu lady is left there crying, she then puts her hand into the hot water and removes the pendant. Her hand was burnt,she was crying profusely.
The Mughal lady comes and asks her to apply ointment on her hand and consoles her.
Menavati (Jodha’s mother) is shown doing all the preparations for the wedding. The grandmother gets to know that it was Menavati who had sent those letters to Jodha and Suryabaan. She verfies, but doesn’t ask why.
Jalal is shown entering Ruqaiya’s chamber. He was impatiently waiting for her, but she was nowhere to be seen. He is seen walking around the chamber, he finally picks up some beverage for himself and then lies down on the bed.
*He was seen in the light blue outfit. His hair the usual fluffy*
After sometimes, Ruqaiya arrives with a plate of food and some beverages in her hand. She smiles at Jalal as she enters. She then adds some toppings to the beverages.
Meanwhile, Jalal questions her about her whereabouts in a bickering manner. He tells her he had been waiting for her sicne what seemed like eternity. Ruqaiya simply giggles it off. She looks up at him, only to see his feet on the bed. She tells him that, no matter how great a King he is, he still behaves like a male monkey.
Like how all lovers have their sweet silly fights, Jalal and Ruqaiya have a fight too. She then orders him to keep his foot down, since he was wearing his shoes in a ‘singsong’ tone. Jalal looks at her for a while, then, so as to tease her, he rubs his foot repeatedly along with the shoe, against the bedsheet. He was amused looking at her, and she seemed irritated. Both of them keep fighting like how they did when they were kids. The scene signified that their relationship was strong, since they had known each other since childhood. They both then fall on the bed giggling, their heads opposite to each other, as Jalal was facing West and Ruqaiya North. Jalal says that he had known her all his life, she was so tiny back then and now, she was all ‘javaan’. Ruqaiya agrees and describes to him, that in some ways, they are both very much similar. If he was the King, she was his Jasmine. If he controls Politics, she controls the internal politics of the ‘harem’. Since all the begums (A woman with an important position in society) kept fighting over who is supreme. She had to maintain that Ruqaiya was the King’s favourite wife. Jalal’s eyes turn softer and he pulls her close, he tells her that she was his Childhood friend, HIS RUQAIYA. He then teases by calling her by her pet name, with which she was addressed in her childhood. He holds her chin and repeatedly chants her pet name ‘gatti’ (Dowel). Ruqaiya frowns and says that only he could call her by that name. Jalal says of course, he was her husband afterall.
Meanwhile, Maham Anga secretly enters the chamber. Ruqaiya notices someone and then throws a show. She yells and asks her ‘how dare she enter!’ Ruqaiya didn’t know who it was though. Jalal asks her what happened, to which she says, some maid must have come in. They then lie down again.
Ruqayia is searching for something and she sees Maham Anga waiting outside for Jalal and she goes outside and asks her what she wants now? And Maham Anga says she doesn’t have any restrictions for meeting the King at any time. Ruqayia says she has the only right on his every minute while she is with him, and leaves
Resham comes and Maham Anga has been asked how far and Maham Anga says Ruqayia didn’t let her meet the King, then she gives a ring to Resham and tells her that she likes it right, then says it is filled with poison and says that she has to give it to Zahir and then, Zahir will be murdered and the guides will come to Bairam Khan and why this couldn’t reach the King on time… and she says that the guilt has already been taken by Ruqayia now, as she will be blaimed for it. This poison therefore, will kill 3 lives together – Zaheer, Bairam Khan and Ruqayia.
Morning arrives and Jalal starts practicing with his sword and he suddenly keeps a trigger and someone is standing with an apple on his head and he starts aiming at it, but then, Jalal says he doesn’t believe in him, and believe can only be learnt from Zahir and then he calls for Zahir and someone comes and tells Jalal that Zahir is dead, somewhere in the jail.
In Akbar’s Court, he asks who ordered to arrest Zahir and Maham Anga says Bairam Khan has ordered his arrest and Jalal asks why she didn’t let him know if she already knew about it? Maham Anga then says she tried to, but Ruqayia didn’t let her meet him and she also shows some proof (as planned) and Jalal then calls for Ruqayiya, and she admits she did it. Maham Anga and Jalal says because of her deed, it took a life and he could have saved it! He then calls for Bairam Khan’s appearance.
Akbar asks if he arrested Zahir and why? Bairam says he has been taking all these decisions while Jalal was only 15 and will take in all the good ones for him. Jalal says doesn’t he think that he had done injustice, but he doesn’t agree and leaves. Jalal says only 3 people are important in his life and that is Ruqayia, Bairam Khan and Maham Anga and he shouldn’t have talked to them like that.
Maham Anga says he shouldn’t fall weak like this, and then says, this chair is strong and the Man that will seat on this Chair should be more strong.
Maham Anga comes to Resham and gifts her something and says nobody got the clue of Zahir’s death and Ruqayia hears this and tells Maham Anga that she also has interest in playing chess? Her move was good, but she should remember that now, this is her chance!
Akbar is nude and many ladies are aorund him in the bath area and he’s in the bath tub with rose plates and water. Ruqayiya comes and orders every one there a duty regarding the smell of the room, lunch, and then medicines, and so forth. And this makes Jalal smile and after saying all these, Ruqayia starts leaving and Jalal stops her saying that he is sorry for what he did and Ruqayia also says sorry and then she says Jalal should promise that he won’t say anything infront of others concerning what she has to tell him and Jalal agrees. Ruqayiya informs him that behind all this, Maham Anga has a hand and Jalal opposes it and Ruqayiya says he let people rule his life, which is the problem and Jalal says in his life and soul, only Ruqaiya rules and no one can take her place.
Amer’s Fort:
Some lady is praising Jodha’s beauty, she says that the jewellery is gifted by her beloved brother, Sujamal. She finds her ear ring missing and goes to find it at her mother’s room. She overhears the lady and her mother’s convo and comes to know that it was her mother who sent the letters to her and Suryabhan. She is deeply hurt and questions her mother. She enquires about the reason for her action which spoilt her reputation infront of her beloved brother and father. Finally her mother relents and tells her about the prophecy by Shaguni. Jodha assures her that she will prefer death and won’t ever go to the Mughal’s house as she is a true Rajputani.
Sujamal is conniving with Shareefuddin to topple Amer and take revenge from King Bharmal. Shareef asks him to prove his loyalty by licking his shoes. Sujamal refuses and tells that it’s loyalty he wants from the Mughals and not slavery. Shareefuddin is impressed and strikes friendship with him and gives him a token and assures him of the right time to start the war.
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