Superb.. wonderful...excellent.. 👏👏👏 what more u want me to say , Mansi... Bas na yaar... why u both, u and Rajat r doing this with me? Who gave u right to make me speechless like this... Rajat with his acting and u with ur words...khelne me bahut maza aata hai na tum dono ko?
all things u have written so beautifully, what more can i write...i m still searching the words... so if i can't write my usual stuff, u both r to blame...😉 one more thing , i will talk abt only Jalal, and not Rajat... for me right now he is BEST on TV and in JA, and now i want him to always remember that he is the best while giving any scene in future...
Friends, all those who were expecting another faltoo episode of the harem politics with the kanha murthis ... please stand up, turn around and take a good beating on your bottoms (that includes me at the head of the line!). What a sensationally fantabulous episode we all got yesterday from the Creatives, we should all have not slept all night yesterday, and we should have been doing Rajat jaap all night!!
Let's get one thing for sure... this entire week, there won't be a single faltu or filler episode...this track is damn interesting the way it's shaping up...and if it so continues for next three days, then with few more interesting twists and turns, coming friday will see Jo becoming BEK , much to Jalal's happiness and our satisfaction..so here we go...
He was the intent and quick-thinking King at the DEK ... the trusting husband of Jodha ... the kanha bakht who took the aarti ... the initially steely questioner at the harem ... the suddenly unleashed tiger in the sabha ... the uncompromising shohar of a belligerent Ruq ... the sneering ignorer of the piping up Maham ... the wonderfully righteous son of a wonderfully tolerant mother ... the forthright husband of the upstanding Salima ... the ethically correct man who called Ruq separately to his rooms ... the ruthless interrogator who tore Ruq to shreds ... the angry friend who told his childhood mate to behave herself and preserve the very little respect he still had for her ... the Shahenshah who walked in the moonlight quietly in search of his beloved ... the playful man who toyed with words with his tentative lady-love ... the serious upholder of the right of all his people to their own religions ... the boy-King who told his wife that he not only prayed to Allah but also to Kanha to save her life ... the man who saw his hand touching the hand of his woman and tried to see if she was ready for him by covering his hand over hers ... and the understanding soul who saw that his deepest love was ready to lock her life and heart with his, but needed more time to lock hands with him! Perfect...👍🏼
Phew! How did you manage Rajat, to give us a solo show of such great acting skills that you just floated from one Jalal into another, into another, and into another ... before our eyes, lighting our TV screens with liquid magic as you dramatically paced your acting, your fabulous dialogue delivery and your extreme hardness with your sexy softness. Even we, sitting at such a distance from the TV screens, felt the tug and pull of your magnetism on us, how could the lady-love of your life not have felt it? If you were not such a study of contrasts and a "one-man screen devourer" yesterday, we would have noticed more of the incredulous look of growing love and respect in the eyes of Jodha. With every step you took, the expression in her eyes grew so gratified - she looked more and more supported, loved and satisfied - that by the time you almost held her hand, it was with very great reluctance that she pulled her hand away. Not from fear of you, but from fear of showing you too much of how she felt!
Anyway I am jumping the gun here, Rajat, and I think it would be better for me to tell my friends on the forum the whole story of your life yesterday, inch by inch, slowly, adding my comments as I go ... because, Rajat, I do not know how else to do justice to your performance except to recount every little nuance of yours from the episode yesterday ... for the sheer thrill of re-living every moment of the "spectacular you" that you showed us yesterday!
Just as i said... HE is THE BEST...and it showed right in front of us..(if this goes on, TRPs will be again on top this week for sure)
Hamida and gang can barely believe their ears ... if it wasn't Jodha, was it Ruq who did it?
The scene was such a beautiful study of each woman who counted in this harem and her bias. Hamida was all for Jodha while Gulbadan was tentatively so for Ruq. Maham was in it for the thrills of seeing both her antagonists in a corner. Salima stood tall in the group, with the guts to speak her mind and clear Jodha and hint at Ruq by implication. I loved this scene as a starter to the affairs of the whole episode because I was thinking they would start with typical old-fashioned melodrama. I thought we would have the whole planting of Kanha murthis room to room shown to us to waste a precious ten minutes of air time. I thought Ruq would then rave and rant like a banshee at Jodha. I thought Jalal would slightly mistrust Jodha and give us some smell of a MU in the works. All this I thought would be the first scene. Instead we started off with the key ladies all believing Jodha and suspecting Ruq. The trend of the episode then became very clear. The whole episode looked like it would exonerate Jodha and implicate Ruq. But Jalal was still the unknown quantity so I waited with bated breath for his scene to come
u certainly have way with the words , Mansi..so beautifully u have described abt those ladies... one thing, Salima proved why she was called the most WISE Queen of Jalal.. no wonder the mighty king values her words , the most..and i was sure, this time Jalal will support Jo... so wasn't worried abt it...but then i wasn't expecting the grand dhamaka CVs gave us.. this is their credit to write such wonderful episode...and when they r doing their Best, then Rajat is pure gold..no wonder he gave award winning performance...
The Hindu baandhis want to thank Jodha - but end up warning her of a deep shadyantra!
The scene ends with Jodha getting doubly determined that even though this episode has tried to defame her it has also exposed the fact that the Hindu daasis were living a life as second-class citizens in this harem without even the rights to worship as per their religion. The part that made me very affected was the way Jodha turns her own problems into opportunities to set right the basic rules that govern the Sultanate. She's done it many times before and she's doing it again here. It is a moment when a lesser woman will be only thinking of herself and her problems of how to extricate herself from this Kanha murthi distribution mess but Jodha was only momentarily nonplussed by that setback. She got the thread of what she needed to do going forward. She needed to restore the worshipping rights of the Hindu daasis. In the same way that she saw the slavery and took on the harem in-charge election, she now saw this Kahna murthi business and determined to fight for the rights of the Hindu daasis. History tells us of how Jalal became Akbar by thus converting his problems into opportunities to do greater good. Why doesn't history tell us how Jodha herself converted her problems into opportunities to serve the greater good? She was no less than Jalal when it came to growing from adversity!the process of Jo becoming Mallika e Hind from just Begum to Jalal started with Jo applying her mind once again, and still keeping her purity intact...in last few episodes i was wondering if Jo has left her brains behind in Amer, but now i m happy she is just what i always wanted... sweet, prudent, fiery
Jalal hears two important things at the Diwan-e-Khas - one needs immediate attention!
It's a very short scene folks, but I could not miss it out for two reasons. One, the scene showed us that Jalal was concerned ... but not perturbed. It looked like he was more concerned about the defamation aspect of Jodha (for his brow furrowed when the baandhi was recounting that part of the story). But otherwise through the rest of the story he looked like he was thinking hard but not unduly upset that murthis have been smuggled into the harem against law. The other reason why this scene stands out is that I was surprised at the freedom that Jalal gave this baandhi who came to give the news. The girl was not only telling him the facts of the issue but also about the rumours and whispers in the corridors - and I was a bit surprised that Jalal was giving her the licence to speculate in front of him and the whole sabha. But then it occurred to me later that this must also have been one of Jalal's strengths that he encouraged the lower order of his people to speak up in order to get at the "real truth" and not to just get the "varnished truth" that people of a higher pecking order normally give him. He has his ears and eyes to the ground. He didn't even consider the effect of these confidences from the girl on the people who were at the sabha with him. All he seemed concerned about was to know the exact contours of the whole problem frm the mouth of one who was low enough in the hierarchy to be truthful without a care for self-preservation. Another interesting part of the scene was that Jalal seems to be very hands-on in delving into this whole embezzlement affair. He is getting debriefed by Atga at every step of the process. Adham is in big trouble because Jalal is keeping his antennae sharp and ever on the alert in this case!
for one moment when he hears the words harem problems, his face was certainly like, what my begums r doing? when they will understand i have whole kingdom to take care of, not just the harem... a bit of irritation was there but next moment as he hears the problem his eyes r filled with cold anger , as he understands the gravity of the situation.. see the change in him... this was the same DEK where he has insulted same Jodha to the core in front of all , refusing to believe her... and now this is the same DEK where after hearing that her name is again coming up , he is all set to protect her from everything that is set up to harm her or her name...
Jalal goes to Jodha to say he trusts her - and he bows to Kanha to underscore his faith!
Friends, I think this episode has many great scenes, but this was one of those really outstanding ones, just for that last act of Jalal in bowing to Kanha and taking the aarti. Jalal never ceases to amaze Jodha and today this gesture was not just an act of faith in God, but an act of faith in her. She knew that he wanted to show that! He had said upfront that he wanted to ask her about this whole issue in private as he knew full well that she was not to be suspected. In fact he said it twivce to her that he never suspected her - and his act of praying to Kanha in front of her sealed that faith he had in her a third time. But it was also remarkable that he tried to wheedle out of her an accusation of who she thought might have done the dirty deed. For a moment it looked like he was putting Jodha on test to see if she would rave and rant and accuse as Ruq would have (and later did also). But Jodha's class showed itself. She refused to be baited into an accusation, and remained diplomatic and tactful and dignified. His eyes were a picture when he realised that this woman he was talking to had grace and dignity and decency. At least two of his three wives had the courage to be outspoken when needed but also knew when not to talk! In this scene Jodha was almost a replica of Salima! What a grand scene folks! What a grand man he is to bow to Kanha before her, as an act of total faith in his wife!
Both were testing each other ... only Jo asked simple thing (actually it was the biggest thing), if he thinks she can stoop so low... and he understood it so perfectly, that one mistake from his side, and their so progressed relationship will go back to square one, and so he rightfully replies that he trusts her completely, and sets her mind to peace coz now she is sure to have his support in this fishy scandal
now was his turn to test her... so he asks her if she suspects anybody... he wants to see if she puts blame on anybody like others do... but she proves she is so different from others and gives the exact answer he wants to hear from her, that she only has right to speak for herself... and so he knows that she knows the real culprit but still is not ready to reveal not coz she is unsure of his reaction, but coz she is trying to behold the remaining respect for that person...he understands her efforts and feelings behind it that she knows it's Ruku , but she also knows what Ruku means to him and so she is trying to protect that position of Ruku in his eyes by not taking her name... he is happy to see her purity and truth behind her unspoken words and assures her that he will take care of everything regarding this matter and so she need not worry
and then he bows in front of Kanha to assure her that he supports her feelings for her or anybody else's religion... thus indicating that very soon (may be right after this issue) we will get to see him giving permissions for those Hindu Baandis to pray within the four walls of their room as per their religion...
The steely tiger at the harem begins with tight self-control - but suddenly bares its teeth!
Oh my God, what was this tiger we saw, with his soft threats andhis huge roars filling the room with the sheer power of his unbridled authority? People who dared pipe up in the midst of his talking to them with menace and deliberate slowness came in for a tongue-lashing so violent that they had to shrivel before him. And as for his open support of Jodha, how could he have said it better than "I know her personally like you all don't and she could not even think of doing such a thing!" And for the first time in my life I heard the appellation of "Ruqaiya Begum" said with such asperity, such disdain and condescension that if I were Ruqaiya, the world would have dissolved before my eyes. "I am talking here" said the Emperor, "and no one interrupts me. Show me the proof or I'll throw out this accusation." And then he adds "Try to take a breath now and then when you talk Ruqaiya Begum. I know who's done it and why - and till you are asked keep your mouth shut and keep your unsolicited advice to yourself". Look at the pathetic creature that Ruqaiya has become in the space of one night. The childhood mate of the greatest Emperor of the great land of Hidustan has become someone who is asked to shut her mouth and speak only when spoken to! How the mighty are fallen! Oh my God, what a man this Jalal is. And what a lucky girl Jodha is to have the love of such a man!Epic!
so perfect... the major thing is, if not in DEK in front of all , but he openly insulted Ruku in front of Harem, by saying her advice was not asked for and so she should shut up and speak only when he asks her... i m sure Ruku have never faced such insult before this , and that too from Jalal... his words sting her so much, the pain was clear on her face, with a fear of getting caught in her crimes and losing the trust in his eyes...
Ruq is invited for a private tete a tete ... and gets torn to shreds , her friendship in tatters!
Friends, what can I say about this scene? We all so wanted Jalal to give Ruq the worst thrashing of her life after that tent sleeping scene, and we have been tolerating the tantrums she threw after the boatride scene. We wished and wished and wished that Jalal would one day speak up and show her her place. She was getting too big for her boots, too autocratic, too selfish and too jealous. Her jealousy was taking on the proportions of all-devouring violent monster. But still Jalal never spoke. So many of us got temporary solace by talking to Zee and asking "When will Jalal tell off Ruq? Will he ever do that or will he always love her in his own way and never chide her?" Well ... yestreday was that day we were all waiting for. It is commonly said that we should never disturb a sleeping tiger for when it wakes it knows no rules of engagement and political niceties. It eats up eveything it needs to satisfy its ravenousness. Jalal was just like that sleeping tiger that has gone hungry for too long. He just tore Ruq into ribbons, shredding every vestige of her personality by calling her a liar for calling him a friend, a husband and a King! He raised his voice with her so many times that I wonder if she has ever seen him like this in all their years together. The man is in love, and he hurts when his beloved hurts. And Ruq, despite being his oldest friend, has hurt Jalal where it hurts the most ... she has hurt Jodha! Look at this lov, folks, that canot withstand any pain whatsoever to the one he loves. Look at the vehemence with which he berates and trashes Ruq just because she caused pain to the love of his life. We all wondered when he will put Ruq in her place but we thought it would be a calmer kind of sidelining. I never thought the he would hurt so much when Jodha hurted so much, that he would just shred Ruq like a cabbage in a food processor! Oh my God! Oh my God! Oh my God! How does a woman like Ruq feel after hearing that he has lost all but a last feeble bit of respect for her? Like dirt?
the tears in her eyes after he left were enough to tell her condition... but she is not the one to give up... so let's get ready for more drama tonight and tomorrow...
The moon is young and the lovers meet ... their hearts embrace but their hands aren't ready!
Friends, what can I say again? That speech by Jalal about religious freedoms was so moving, notjust because it was so sincere but because of that special moment when he told her how he had prayed to both Allah and Kahna for her recovery after the snake bite. Jodha was ever so touched that she could not speak, her eyes were full and her lips were softly quivering. What love this man must have for her to be so prayerful for her recover, praying even to the God precious to her ... but more than that how honest he was and how without motives when he even shared that story with her? And as for the part where they hold hands, if hands could speak Jodha's hand would have asked for more when hes fingers started caressing hers. But her sanskaars I guess would not allow her to move so fast so easily, and I think since he feels real love for her, her tentativeness will only make him love her all the more! You know, I've always written things like "Creatives, get bold with your scenes!" but I am so glad they don't listen to me. Or we would have missed this tender, simply sensational romance that just two hands brushing each other could have given us! I am now so happy that this romance is creeping in on us ever so slowly. simply loved the scene... no other words
Edited by sweet_diksha - 10 years ago
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