Hi Friends,
Today there was a semblance of happiness on the faces of Jodha and Jalal and both reached out to each other, wondering why the other loved them so much. It was wonderful to see them relaxed and at peace with their small, private world. Today, after many days, they spoke about their mutual love and not just about the kids or their love for the kids. When JA are in the same frame together and contented, it is easy to forget even Hasan and Hussein and their lives tragically cut short. At that time, it is easy to understand how this couple could rise above countless tragedies and surge forth towards their glorious destiny.
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A dejected Jodha is sitting bent with her head bowed in abject misery when Jalal brings Hussein to her. Jodha is ecstatic at first but soon comes down to earth with a thud. What if the BEK, Ruq, were to come to know that Jalal had brought Hussein to Jodha - she would be livid. But Jalal assures her that Ruq is too sick for Hussein to be allowed to be near her. And Hussein will spend the next one week with Jodha.
Jodha is in raptures and wishes to make this one week so memorable for herself that she would be able to spend the rest of her life just reminiscing about it. 
Jalal has a tranquil look on his face seeing his Jodha so happy and smiling again and hopes she recovers quickly within this one week.
The scene when Jodha sings a lullaby to Hussein and JAlal sits near her as the song brings himsukoon too is extremely precious just because it is so rare.
Ruq seems to be having chicken pox (?). The hakima suspects Zeenat of having stolen her ark and using it to cause Ruq to fall sick. She immediately goes to her room and checks but the ark is in its place, seemingly untouched. But Zeenat informs us that she was 2 steps ahead of anyone else. Later from her convo with her husband, we learn that she wants them to quit the place and escape as the Hakima had briefly suspected her and she had also not been able to find the pseudo finger.
Qasim has his own share of bad news to impart. He tells her that an inquiry had been ordered into Hasan's death.
However he was not prepared to quit while the going was good. He wanted to continue trying and pushed Zeenat to search for the pseudo finger.
Zeenat tried her best to take Hussein from Jodha but was not successful. Jodha insisted on doing everything for Hussein herself.
Meanwhile Jalal is looking at knives when Jodha and Hussein arrive. Jalal and Jodha exchange notes on how they had been with each other earlier and how they had changed so much with time.
Jalal is called away to meet Todarmal and Man Singh who are apparently waiting for him on the opposite side of the Yamuna.
Jodha is unable to make Hussein sleep. Just then Moti Bai informs her that Jalal had returned to the palace with a head injury and that Jodha should immediately go to attend on him. Jodha is hesitant, torn as she is between Jalal and Hussein. Zeenat then encourages her to go to the man who is willing to give up everything for her sake.
Jodha spends time with Jalal, though he wants her to go to Hussein.
Precap: Hakima informs Jodha that Prince Hussein is no more. Jodha screams, waking up Jalal. We can see a shocked RUq with no trace of whatever rash she had today. And a deeply broken Jodha.
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My view:
Are the CVs planning to spring a TE on us?
1. Jalal orders an inquiry into the fire incident on jashn night.
2. Jalal orders an inquiry into the death of Hasan. But he hasn't stepped up security for Hussein. Isn't this strange?
3. Why does Jalal go to the opposite bank of the Yamuna to meet Todarmal and Man Singh?
4. How did Jalal get the head injury? We were not given any explanation. Isn't it strange that Jodha didn't ask him this obvious Q?
5. Jodha feels Hussein has fever but Zeenat denies this. Jodha accepts her word for it.
6. Jalal does not show any alarm that Jodha has left Hussein with Zeenat. He doesn't force her to go either. It means that either he is trying to trap Zeenat or he doesn't suspect Zeenat at all.
7. Why would Jalal suspect Zeenat enough to try and trap her? Is it because of the ark she tried to feed Hussein?
8. Has anyone discovered the pseudo finger? Where is it?
9. How is Ruq cured of her rash / allergy / chicken pox / whatever so quickly by tomorrow?
Meanwhile, Zeenat lands in trouble. The hakima briefly suspected her today. Zeenat had used the hakima's ark but managed to escape by a whisker. Sooner or later, the hakima may rethink about the issue and inform someone of her suspicions.
Salima saw that the finger was burnt. Will Salima aid the TE in his investigations or was that scene just a red herring?
All in all, today was a suspenseful episode with the sword of Damocles' literally and figuratively hanging over little Hussein in a cat and mouse game. Tomorrow the sword will fall and cause the tragic death of Hussein.
I was able to watch the episodes till today. But one look at the wailing Jodha and the shocked Ruq in today's precap sent shivers down my spine and I'm not sure I will be able to watch tomorrow's episode. 
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Please share your thoughts about the track, tonight's episode and what may happen tomorrow.
history_geek has posted a historical update related to the new Promo here.>
Historical Update - Jodha Akbar New Promo - Akbar Emancipation - End of Petticoat Government
You all are welcome to share your views, and discuss the episode...
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Historical Update - Jodha Akbar New Promo - Akbar Emancipation - End of Petticoat Government
history_geek has updated the historical information related to this track here.>
You can also refer to the historical update of history_geek on the twins of Akbar and MUZ here.>
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Hi Radhika ..
ReplyDeleteThanks for the post and voicing all our questions on it.But today after abhays post lot of it make sense .I found it curious yesterday seeing akbar drinking and y they introduced it when they said he was hurt .but now if we go by abhay take it makes sense.He is very upset on zahra's front and most of our questions also got answered . I hope they do this rather than show it all as a te way of him catching the criminals.
Priya,
DeleteI hope this plays out on similar lines, if not same. They will do dramatization, but they should not deviate from the storyline completely.
Let us see.
I don't know. I doubt we will get to see Muazzam and Zahra now. :(
DeleteNice Writeup Radhika..
ReplyDeleteThe Episode had many riddles...
I would like to answer your questions. They Seem interesting...
I, for one, do NOT want ANY TE right now. The stakes in this case are very HIGH, i do not want CV's to use this tactic time and again, to catch any offender.
Jalal should NOT be shown as so much resourceless that he has to resort to such tactics always. This time it is HUSSAIN's life at stake. !!!! Will Jalal risk Hussain to catch Zeenat.?. I do NOT want it this way.
I do not think that there is any TE, and where are all the all the spies of the Mughal Harem, that there is a need for any TE.?.
Even if they show some TE like stuff, then i won't be happy with it.
I still remember the "P A T H E T I C" explanations and flashbacks for Atifa Track, and NO explanations were given for some of the occurrences.
I do not believe the Zee Man but he told that we should wait for 2-3 days, that means, maximum by Wednesday something should happen.
Check Out My thoughts about the New Promo..
DeleteOctober 14 2014 Jodha Akbar New Promo | Is it Akbar's Emancipation - The End of Petticoat Government.?.
Thanks for such a detailed response, Abhay! :)
DeleteI also don't want to see the TE if it involves innocent Hussein or a grief-struck Jodha as pawns in his plans.
We have not directly seen any glimpse of the TE so far. But in the Atifa track too, the TE was sprung on us like a Jack in the box in the climax. Same may happen here too. This is one possibility. Not that I endorse it.
ReplyDeleteComing to your Questions...
Are the CVs planning to spring a TE on us?
I do not think so, as Jalal shouldn't put Hussain's life at risk.. I had mentioned possible involvement on Sharif-ud-din here, who might be hatching a plot against Jalal, but that seems a distant possibility..!!
1. Jalal orders an inquiry into the fire incident on jashn night.
If there is any TE, then we will be shown some flashbacks and some details may be given. Remember, Qasim said to Zeenat that, Jalal ordered for an inquiry into the death of Hasan..
2. Jalal orders an inquiry into the death of Hasan. But he hasn't stepped up security for Hussein. Isn't this strange?
Quite Strange. And this makes me think how come, we are going to get a TE, but you never know the CV's. They are capable of hatching a PLAN out of NO-where to show any shocking stuff and High-Level Planning , full of loop-holes, like the Atifa Track..
3. Why does Jalal go to the opposite bank of the Yamuna to meet Todarmal and Man Singh?
Radhika, i do not know anything about this, that why are they showing this Yamuna going stuff, and Jalal getting hurt on the forehead...!!!!
But this made me remember a REAL incident, of roughly the same timeline as the twins birth, and i have posted about this incident in short along with my thoughts on the Promo. Plz do check it out..!!!
4. How did Jalal get the head injury? We were not given any explanation. Isn't it strange that Jodha didn't ask him this obvious Q?
ReplyDeleteAs i said above, i do not know about this, but a similar incident happened really, around the same time as twins. Do check my post..
5. Jodha feels Hussein has fever but Zeenat denies this. Jodha accepts her word for it.
I think this was normal, she was worried about Jalal. She thought about Hussain also but left to see Jalal, as Moti and Zakira were also with Hussain.
6. Jalal does not show any alarm that Jodha has left Hussein with Zeenat. He doesn't force her to go either. It means that either he is trying to trap Zeenat or he doesn't suspect Zeenat at all.
Logically thinking and considering that Jalal is Shahenshah-e-Hind, i do NOT want him to be shown so naive as to put the life of Hussain at risk, in order to catch/trap Zeenat. Confused If he got that "pseudo-finger" then also, they should think that the culprit can HAVE ANY number of such "pseudo-fingers" or other means of attacking the child. What say.?. Hence, leaving the kid with the suspect would be a suicidal move.
7. Why would Jalal suspect Zeenat enough to try and trap her? Is it because of the ark she tried to feed Hussein?
Jalal DOES NOT(and should not) suspect Zeenat at the moment, i feel so. But, Agar CV's show us some FB's then i am helpless here. Though, i think NO suspicion right now..
And, i want the Creatives NOT to show that "NON-sense theory" like Atifa Track.
There is NO rule that Jalal has to FIRST Search the "SABUT" and then arrest the person.
For God's sake, he is a powerful MAN, and has enough methods which Kings used to employ to get the truth extracted from the suspect.
The CV's should stop the drama. {<<If they are planning to show this and prove the TE case here. }
ReplyDelete8. Has anyone discovered the pseudo finger? Where is it?
No Idea. Because, In this Show, >>
a. The Promos are Dreams,
b. The Precaps are Misleading,
c. And the MOST IMPORTANT Plans to catch the assassins are shown in "Half-Baked Flashbacks" devoid of complete explanations.
I am in NO MOOD to accept the TE in this track, if the Creatives are trying to show ONE here, hence i am writing like this today.. I still, can NOT forget that blunderous Atifa Track for showing TE.
9. How is Ruq cured of her rash / allergy / chicken pox / whatever so quickly by tomorrow?
I was thinking about the "thinking" of the CV's. They show us the MOST minor sadistic details BUT not some good refreshing scenes. Tell me, what was the need to show the Chicken Pox "type" disease of Ruqayya Begum, more so when it got cured quite early.?.
Lovely gist of the episode Radhika!
ReplyDeleteI have some extremely pertinent questions - why is it that whenever something bad has to happen Jodha is always alone? Where are Ammijan, Gulbadan, Salima, Jiji Anga etc who generally have no work to do except to pass comments?
Why is it that even though Ruks has an army of servants with her Jodha has none, even the ones she has are drowsy n sleepy (Zakira). How is she shown to be the best mother and yet so casual?
In a harem of 5000 females doesn't it surprise anyone that there is no heir yet? This obviously means that most members engage in anti social activities like harming the other. With this in mind how could Jodha be so casual?
Also any opinions on when Zeenat would be punished coz this sadness has been going on for a loong time, don't u think?
Look fwd to your comments
Interesting point buddy. : )
DeleteWell..I have observed that, in this show, Jodha is treated as a punching bag mostly. There is no sense of royalty here. : (
Real Akbar did not have a harem of 5000 ladies. All this is an exaggeration. :)
Hi Abhay..I finally went through ur blog...its wonderful..Incase u cant recognise me, I am present in india-forums with username smitra90...ur comments on the new promo is really informative...You have said that Akbar's real achievements and reforms started after his twins' death..which is commendable and we wud love to see that on the show..but dunno abt the cvs :( One more thing..which is bothering me is if Jalal's this changed behaviour will affect his relationship with Jodha. As per history, its said that Jalal and Jodha came more closer to each other after their twins' death..but as per the promo..Jalal doesn't believe in love anymore and he wud become the old Jalal..that means he will stay away from Jodha too?? I am just confused about this part. Even if he gives cruel punishment to kasim and zeenat and becomes more aggressive in political front..will he blame his love for Jodha as why the people close to him are going far away from him just because of his rahamdili?? I just hope Jalal's love for Jodha doesn't die out...looking forward to ur comments. :)
ReplyDeleteWelcome to the blog Somapa. :)
DeleteHope you enjoy reading the history here, as the show Jodha Akbar has taken a U-turn from history. : (
My Views on Ruq's Downfall / Exposure / Punishment
ReplyDeleteI also want to comment on one aspect of this track - the "theme", as it were. RUq's downfall / exposure / punishment. Smile
I don't believe that Ruq is involved in any manner in the demise of the twins. That is a MAJOR crime. If she were involved, Jalal would simply throw her into gaol for the rest of her life. But he simply distances himself from her for sometime. This indicates that what Ruq did or at least what was found against her is enough to upset Jalal but not enough to make him HATE her for life.
So it can only mean that Ruq would be despised by Jalal for feeling jealous of Jodha and trying to upstage her at all times or for wishing to become the MUZ using Jodha and his sons as the pawns in the game.
Right now, she has not done anything apart from trying to keep Hussein away from Jodha. Even if she accuses Jodha of being careless, leading to the death of Hussein, her words alone will NOT constitute a crime. Her actions and words are deplorable from an ETHICAL POV. But not legal POV.
Jalal may HATE her on ethical grounds for the manner in which she treated Jodha. But he can likely overcome this anger in a few years time due to the healing brought about by time, due to the birth of Salim, due to a perception that Ruq has changed with time, or due to simply being persuaded by Jodha to bury the past.
Secondly, she is not an ordinary run-of-the-mill criminal like Zeenat or Atifa who can be easily punished. She is Jalal's wife and queen. Jalal would at most clip her wings or keep away from her emotionally but NOT give up on their relationship totally ever. I am saying this because some of us (including me at times LOL) get upset that he hugged her or kissed her forehead or talked normally with her or spent time with her. Many couples have serious issues between them that does NOT lead to any break in their (physical) relations or their having some "normal" husband-wife moments.
It would be prudent to adjust our expectations of what we think Jalal will do to / with Ruq at the end of this track so that we don't feel disappointed later or blame the CVs.
Sorry if I hurt any one of you with my views. This is what I feel, based on my perception of marriage and husband-wife relations.