Jodha’s mother says she shouldn’t be talking about one’s enemies while praying, because the goddess listens to their prayers, and grants wishes at least once in a day, and if their enemies names are mentioned alongsode one’s wishes, then the goddess gets connected to the enemy as well.
Scene changes – Gangaur’s exhibition is shown. Sukanya seemed like she was looking for someone. Shivani senses her feeling and teases her about Suryabaan. And not quite long, they sight Suryabaan Singh, and Sukanya blushes.
She kept stealing glimpses at him.
Scene changes – Jalal is shown taming a wild horse. Everyone praises Jalal’s valour. Meanwhile,a soldier comes and informs Jalal that his mother, Mallika-e-hindustan, Hamida Banu Begum had come to see him. Jalal nods and goes to see his mother. As they come face to face, she greets him, to which his mother smiles widely and puts her hand on his head affectionately. Jalal seemed cold towards her, but his actions, respectful, in which he bowed his head whenever he spoke to her, avoiding eye contact as much as possible. He asks her what bought her here? She says that she had come to visit Ajmer Shareef (Islamic Shrine) and thought she should come see her son, as she missed him. As she spoke, she tied a tabeez (thread) on his arm (possibly the one she bought for him from the Islamic Shrine). He says she should have rather written letters to him, just like his Aunt (Maham Anga) always does. Jalal’s expression turned softer when he spoke of Maham Anga, quite contrary to how he spoke of his own mother. The queen says that letters always seems like some political message being forwarded, but feelings cannot be mixed with politics. Jalal taunts her, saying, it didn’t sound right, because she herself, put the throne ahead of herself, instead of her feelings, and her duties towards her son. She tries to reply, but Jalal didn’t give her a chance to speak. She asks him to tell Maham Anga that he misses her a lot and also to tell his wives that he thinks about them at least once or twice in a day. Feeling hurt,the queen asks him if she doesn’t miss her? Jalal replies with a yes. He says that whenever he sees an orphan, he thinks of her. It makes him feel as if even that orphan’s mother must have had some inevitable difficulty, due to her reason for abandoning the infant, just like his own mother. Feeling bitter, Jalal leaves angrily, and the taabeez (thread) falls off.
The queen picking it up, with pain clearly evident in her eyes, tells her helper that they should be heading back. Jalal keeps digging up his wounds again and it affects the way he sees the world. The helper asks her to take some rest, since they had travelled so much. She refuses and says that she would like to leave. The helper asks her if she had come to see Jalal only for a few minutes and then leave? The queen says that her presence didn’t have any effect on him. So there is no point in staying back.
Flashback is shown,with the queen, tear eyed, handing over Jalal to Maham Anga, explaining to her that she had to leave with the King (Humayun) as he had to go towards gandhaar. She said it wasn’t safe to take Jalal along with him, in those troubled times. So she was handing over Jalal to her, since there is no one else she could trust.
*Humayun was in a hideout at the time after losing the battle against Shershah Suri*
Scene shifts back to the present with the queen saying that Jalal thinks of Maham Anga as his own mother and to a certain extent, even she takes advantage of it. She says that Jalal’s pain needs to be withdrawn from within him. He needs to see the world differently, his unruly acts need to be put an end to. She says she hopes that all of this changes, she hopes that someoene enters his life and changes him, for good.
Cut to, Jodha and her mother’s visit to the exhibit and enjoying the view, her mother catches Sukanya staring into something, but she couldn’t figure out what that is. Jodha asks Sukanya where her chain was? The one which was smiliar to hers and was gifted to them by thier mother. Sukanya blushes and says she’ll tell her about that later on.
Raja Bharmal is seen discussing political strategies somewhere close by. They talk about how to tackle the Mughals. One of them says that they shouldn’t do anything which would make Jalal their enemy. Bharmal replies by saying, but he is already their enemy.
Meanwhile, Suryabaan is shown aiming spears at the centre of armours. (he hits the bullseye each time). Bharmal sees this and thinks to hismelf that he seemed perfect for Jodha. He goes and talks to his queen about this, and they both seem happy regarding this.
On the other hand, Jodha is shown practising archery, deep in concentration, her shawl (scarf on her head) falls off, and so does one of her chains.
Moti picks up the chain, her shawl is put in position again. Suryabaan sees Jodha for the first time,he notices the missing chain in her neck and assumes that the chain that had fallen on him the other day must be Jodha’s, since all her other jewellery matched with it.
Jodha is shown seeing some bangles at one stall. The bangles were placed in various stands, one above the other. Suryabaan is shown walking simultaneously on the other side, and the bangles stacks created sort of a barrier between them. Suryabaan hands over the chain to Jodha. She asks him where he had found it? He says that his friend had given it to him. But then corrects himself and says his friend, destiny had given it to him. Jodha smiles and takes the chain. Suryabaan ask for her name, she giggles and tells him to ask his ‘destiny friend’ and then leaves smiling.
Suryabaan seemed to have grown a liking for Jodha. He asks one of his men forher name and he gets to know that it was Rajukumaari Jodha, the eldest daughter of Raja Bharmal.
Sukanya and Shivani tell Jodha about Suryabaan Singh and that Sukanya wants to get married to him. Jodha, seeing that her sister is really keen on marrying him, promises her that she would talk to her parents regarding this.
Scene shifts to Jodha’s room, where she is shown deep in thought. Moti enters and asks her what she was thinking about? She mentions Jalal again. Moti repeats what the queen had said earlier, about the goddess. Jodha’s eyes seem fierce again. Jodha says if the goddess does grant wishes, she wished that she listens to her right now, as she wishes that she is able to bring to an end to Jalal’s shrewd ways of ruling. If the goddess does connect her wish, she will connect her with Jalal, as she wish the world would remember her whenever they talk about Jalal, remembering her as the one who changes the history of India. Moti jokes,saying that the amount of time and thought she puts into Jalal, if she had put it into someone else, she would have had her very own love story by now.
Jodha says that she didn’t want her love story to be penned down in history books, instead, she wished, that when Jalal’s biography is written, a parapraph might be written about her, stating that she put an end to Jalal’s wrong doings. Stating that she changed Hindustaan ka naksha, for good. Moti asks her why she hated him so much? Jodha speaks of his barbaric acts. Moti questions her-how she could be so sure Jalal was responsible for all of them? There was also a possibility that his soldiers did all the barbaric acts and Jalal wasn’t even aware of them.
Jodha retorts by saying he wasn’t blind or deaf. He is fully aware of what was happening around him.He needs to see people as people, and not pawns and whoever comes in his way, he doesn’t mind using cruel ways to push them aside. He only wants to make way for himself. That wasn’t right. She said that she had even heard that Jalal didn’t even respect his own Mom.
Jalal is shown outside his tent. Bairam Khan says that he is very sure, Jalal will be known as one the bravest. Jalah laughs and asks him,why had he suddenly felt so now? Hadn’t he known that before?Bairam replies by saying that he always knew for sure. He praises Jalal by saying that, if it be his enemies or his feelings, Jalal knew how to control both of them. He said that since Jalal doesn’t have a heart and works just right for a great ruler.
A man is sharpening Akbar’s sword and in the mean while, Akbar comes and says this sword has not that much edge in it which he wants in his… in the mean time, a man comes to Uncle Khan and Uncle Khan asks whether he met Jalal or not and he says yes and Uncle Khan threatens him that he can’t meet Jalal without his permission, but he didn’t panick and says that he can only be fired by Shehenshah.. so he goes to Shehenshah and Shehenshah also lets him know that no one is there that can bias him against his Uncle Khan.
In the other side, Raja Bharmal seems to be happy and along with Maharani, he calls up Jodha and then, Jodha gets to know that Raja Suryabhan’s proposal has come to her but then she remembers that Sukanya likes him too, so from behind, Sukanya also gets the news and she gets angry and leaves for her room and Jodha follows her.
In sukanya’s room, Jodha tires to pacify, but then, she blames Jodha that she has always usurped her things and also starting from her bangles to everything in the meanwhile, their mom comes and tries to pacify her but Sukanya leaves and says she is paying for being a younger sibling.
Then in Raj’s room, Raja bharmal is saying that he doesn’t need medicine as he is happy because time is with him if Jodha will get married to Suryabhan, then the situations of the Rajputs will be really powerful and Mughal cannot attack them easily
Jodha says may Raja’s enemies get attacked by Mughals. Her brothers say they look as their daughters has so many privillage than a brother and Bharmal says that girls have this becuase they are just guests in her parents home and boys do move around all there life with just Parents. Jodha comes and says so that she wants to talk to Raja bharmal in lone and Raja agreed.
Jodha says she wants to talk about the palanquin that will go after marriage to Raja suryabhans’s palace . Bharmal says that he will fit diamonds in the palanquin but Jodha says in which Sukanya will be sitting and Bharmal gets annoyed and says that he has to fulfill his duty regarding his Rajya. He has to take care of people and other’s daughters too . Jodha says it would have been better if she had been a normal girl from the Rajputs rather than being a Rajkumari (Princess).
Akbar comes out his tent and wants to go to amer but his servants are denying it but he wants to go. He was about to start his journey when a man comes with a knife and increases his speed towards Jalal… but he kills the snake which was going to attack Jalal and Jalal says he will always remember his honesty but he must believe his Shehenshah and he says please do tell Uncle Khan that he has gone for haunting
Akbar is on his journey and speaking to himself.. that amer has beem attracting him and he doesn’t know the readon. And in the other side, Jodha is upset as her sister is angry and her father has given a promise. Jodha says she has trust in his god and she knows that he’ll find a way for her.
Akbar reaches Amer and praises Amer and says Amer is beauitful and says abdul its a beauty while he says it looks like a devil… Akbar says so he must go to the devil alone.. Jalal jumps from the hill and he talks to himself that He will soon conquer Amer and also remembers the Princess, Jodha.
Ganghor festival was on its full swing, Jalal entered the festive place and was roaming around watching things. A man was sharping his knife, he ask Jalal that if he’s only here to look at things or will buy somethings and ask to try his knives, it’s the best here, it’s sharpness is good and it can cut the head of Mughals in a second, and Jalal smirk and moves towards him and takes his knife and check its sharpness and then gave him his own knife and says that it’s called sharpness, he sharpen that knife and then goes towards a bundle of sugarcane and then try that knife, the man comes and says that nothing happened, and Jalal touch that bundle with his own knife and it falls down, the man was shocked. The man ask who he is and Jalal comes closer and says what if he says that he’s KING OF KINGS -EMPEROR JALAL-UD-DIN MOHAMAD? The man laughs and says that then, he’s King Bharmal and Jalal asks why it’s unbelievable that he’s Jalal, and the man says that it’s impossible that Jalal would come here alone, and Jalal says it’s also impossible to cut Jalal’s head, he smiles and moves from there, and the man says bye and calls him Jalal for fun ans as he moves the knife from another bundle of sugarcane, it got cut and falls down.
Voice over, Jalal was there in a different world, the world in which he lives is very much different and it’s the world where Jodha lives, everything is changing, and Sukanya is still angry and burning up like the oil lamp and Jodha in order to help Sukanya one more time, crossed her limits and wrote a letter to Suryabhan telling him to meet up with her.
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