Harshu di, Thanks for the update.π
The episode was awesome today, with Jalal being the rock
star throughout.βοΈβοΈβοΈ
It is said real Akbar also used to go out among the common
men to better understand their problems. This is one habit of Jalal I so love.
As Todarmal explained to him yesterday, he can't understand
the problems of the people he doesn't even know. The best way to understand the common people's grievances is to first experience what they go through everyday.
As Salim Chishti Baba had said, " Jo Shehenshah apni marzi se aam ban jaye, woh taareeq badalta hai..."βοΈ
The AkDha flashback was a good one. I loved Jo's reply to Jalal's question about whether pilgrim tax is right or not. Her way of getting her point across was a very diplomatic one, and therefore, a very rare thing to see onscreen.βοΈHer answer was appropriate, since had she said that the pilgrim tax was unnecessary and an injustice, being a Hindu herself, that wold have been taken as a bias. But she nailed it by replying that it was none of her business and she was doing what she could. And then, in a masterstroke, she used reverse psychology by asking him to step in the tax givers place. She rocked it man!!!βοΈπβοΈ
Now, without a doubt, the 2nd half of the episode belonged to the Shehenshah Jalal... a ruler still remembered for his tolerant policies towards his subjects.βοΈ
Everything was bang on in this scene. Jalal's every argument was to the point, his aura so authoritative, no one could dare defy him in the court!βοΈ
How he shut the orthodox ones up was mind-blowing! Yes, true, if Hindus can pay a tax, why not the Muslims? This left them speechless, no doubt.
Considering his subjects equal, doing all he can for their welfare, going against the unjust social norms, these are only a few of the things that are going to make Jalal what he is today remembered as...Akbar.βοΈβοΈπ
Good, he gave strict punishment to all involved. What a jhatka it would have been for the poor soldier to know that it was Jalal himself watching him!πTo top Jalal's anger, he lied in front of him that he got some wrong news perhaps...π‘π
At last, I loved the way Jalal said, " Hum sabse zyada dhoka humari apni hi kaum ke logon ne diya hai..." That was a fitting reply to all stating that he was losing interes in his religion, and bringing Hindus to the court.βοΈMaham understood that she was included in the list too, though her face didn't change much.
It also so unfortunate for Jalal to have been betrayed by his own people. The pain of this betrayal reflects in his eyes, along with the pride associated with the fact that he hasn't done a mistake by keeping Hindus close to him.