"For the first time, Jalal was influenced by the..."
"...political battle between Maham Anga and Bairam Khan..."
"...and questioned his Regent."
"He was not happy about it."
Greetings!
Did you want to meet me, Emperor?
Don't call me emperor, call me Jalal, aunt.
What is the matter, Jalal?
I am in a dilemma. It is troubling me.
I can't sort it out on my own.
I know what is troubling you.
I know how much you like your army...
...and your father figure, Bairam Khan.
I would like to give you some advice. Remember that!
Love makes a person weak...
...and relationships drown you in despair.
When an elephant walks, dogs run after it.
After a while, people will start thinking...
...that the elephant is walking because of the dogs.
But, that is not true.
The Mughal empire is running...
...only because of you and the royal blood in you.
But, Khan Baba has been my teacher...
...right from my childhood until now.
I consider him my mentor.
Then, why are you so concerned...
...about your most faithful servant, Zaheer?
Forget what happened to him.
The community trusts you, Jalal.
It wants you.
You're the shadow of God on earth, and it trusts your decisions.
God forbid, but if this trust were broken...
...because of somebody's mistake...
...it will be the most unfortunate day for the Mughal empire.
History is very clear about this, Jalal.
An empire run by oppression has never succeeded.
You are intelligent enough to know what to do, next.
Greetings!
"For Jalal, that time was most tense."
"While he was confused about punishing..."
...his regent, Bairam Khan...
...he was also thinking about...
"...the very sensible words of his foster mother, Maham Anga."
"The decision was very difficult to make."
"Only God knew what was about to happen."
"As the call to prayers went on...
...Jalal suddenly saw a face, before his eyes."
"She was the only person who could read into his heart."
"She was his childhood friend..."
"...who was the queen of his heart before Jodha."
"That was his wife, Ruqaiya."
"At that very moment, Jalal decided to go to Agra..."
"...to meet Ruqaiya."
Where were you, when the incident happened to Zaheer?
I was out searching for you.
I just came back, when I got the news of your return.
Can I ask you something?
Yes.
You never went for hunting.
I know that, because we searched the whole forest.
May I know, where you were for three days?
Would you believe it, if I tell you that I went to Amer?
Amer?
But, that is the kingdom of our enemy, the Rajputs.
So?
So...
So, can I take the liberty of asking you another question?
You may ask.
But, don't make the mistake of telling the others.
I understand.
This will go with me to my grave, Emperor.
Amer and its princess, Jodha...
...both, are worthy of my praise.
So, why the delay, Emperor?
We will attack Amer, immediately.
No, Sharfuddin! Have patience.
I want to meet my family before the war.
I will start my journey to our capital, Agra...
...as soon as the sun is out tomorrow.
"Jalal was going away from Jodha...
...towards Agra, the capital of the Mughal Empire."
"This city was called the life of the Mughal Empire."
"Babur's pride, Humayun's dream..."
"...and Jalal's heart beat for the city of Agra."
Attention, everyone! This is to inform you that...
...the enthroned king, the heir to the Taimur clan...
...the grandson of Babur, the son of Humayun...
...the gift of God, the glory of this universe...
...the Emperor of India, Jalaluddin Mohammed...
...is coming to Agra from Shahnupur.
The Mughal Emperor Jalaluddin Mohammad!
Long live! Long live! Long live!
"Palace Badalgarh was the pride of the empire."
"The veiled harem occupied one part of the palace...
...where the ladies of the Mughal Empire resided."
"There was beauty, dancing and every luxury imaginable."
"Some women were married and brought there."
"Some were won in battles."
"While some were brought forcefully."
"But, every woman living there thought, that...
...she was the Emperor's wife."
Hey, Dildar! Where has the Emperor reached?
I know that you know every detail...
...as to from where and which direction he will come.
Anyway, he has made me wait so long, this time.
Yes! Somebody look at her eyes.
They look like a dried up lake.
"This is the Emperor's harem..."
...but, he didn't spend much time here...
"...so every woman was eager for his attention."
How long will he take?
No matter how hard you try, nothing will change.
The emperor will not even look at you.
Wait, Dildar. Just listen to me.
This time, do something that will make...
...the emperor come directly into my embrace.
First, reduce the fat on your body.
Then, you can talk about an embrace.
Hey, Hoshiyar!
Oh, dear! What happened to my back?
Just make a good impression about me to the emperor.
Then, I will give you whatever you wish for.
The Emperor will not meet you, you or you.
-He will just go to... -Hey, Hoshiyar!
Perfume my hair so that...
...the emperor will be drawn to me, by it.
Pinaj Begum! You will burn your hair, one day.
If you get to see the emperor even once in two months...
...consider yourself fortunate.
So you mean to say, that he won't even see me?
No.
But, don't forget that I'm his wife, too.
His wife?
Wife? Well, she is more than a wife.
She doesn't just lock eyes with him...
...but, captures his mind as well.
Oh, God! That woman!
What does Ruqaiya have that I don't have?
None of you have what she has. A mind.
"Who was the queen of all the women in his harem?"
"It was Jalal's first wife."
"She was a girl who pulled Jalal's hair, at one time."
"At one time, she put her foot between Jalal's feet and...
...and made him fall and then, pounced on him."
"She was Jalal's childhood friend."
"They both got married at the age of nine."
"She knew him, since then."
"She was a girl who looked into Jalal's eyes...
...and found out what is going on in his heart."
"She was Jalal's friend, wife...
...companion and confidant."
"Jalal trusted Ruqaiya, as much as he trusted himself."
"Ruqaiya was Jalal's love...
...and so the women in his harem were jealous of her."
"She looked like any other ordinary girl."
"But, she had intimate knowledge of the empire."
"So, Jalal took always took her advice on important matters."
Mughal Emperor Jalaluddin Mohammed.
Long live! Long live! Long live!
Mughal Emperor Jalaluddin Mohammed.
Long live! Long live! Long live!
My queen! Congratulations on the emperor's return.
The emperor is just two miles away from you.
Mughal Emperor Jalaluddin Mohammed.
Long live! Long live! Long live!
The queen's wait has come to an end.
The emperor is just a mile away, now.
Greetings, my queen!
The emperor has reached Agra, safely.
The emperor will be here, at any minute.
I will not spare him, today.
There is a limit to jealousy, Nazima.
You pushed me on purpose.
Why would I push you? If it was up to me...
...I wouldn't even want to look at you.
You won't even get to hell, Nazima.
What is this? The husband is right before them.
But, the wives are fighting over petty matters.
Here we go! No matter, how much we adorn ourselves...
...nobody can replace Ruqaiya in the emperor's heart.
The emperor has no interest in any of us.
He has eyes only for Ruqaiya.
"The women here in Agra were living in luxury...
...and busy fighting with each other."
"While all the women in Amer were...
...coming together to face difficulties."
Why did you bring us here?
To show you this secret tunnel.
So that, if we lose the war...
...this will be our only way to escape those Mughal wolves.
This tunnel will take us out of Amer.
What, then?
Then, we'll have only two options.
One is our fate...
...and the other is jumping into a pyre.
No.
You shouldn't think about all that, now.
Instead, you should think that we will definitely win.
That confidence will motivate our soldiers to fight.
Now, father is not alone.
Bhanpur is ready to help him.
Sister-in-law, what happened to you?
Sister-in-law is pregnant, Jodha.
Really?
I will give this news to brother, right away.
He will be very happy to hear it.
No! No, Jodha.
Why not, sister? This is such an important occasion for Amer.
King Bharmal will have a grandson.
Mother and father will be so happy to hear about it!
I will immediately give this news to them.
No, Jodha. No, not now.
What? Why do you want to hide such happy news?
Brother knows about it, doesn't he?
I will tell him when the time is right.
Why don't you tell him, now?
Because, all I can hear now is the sound of war.
If he finds out that I'm pregnant, now...
...he'll get very worried.
Women like should be ready for such sacrifices...
...under such circumstances.
Were woman meant only to make sacrifices?
Look! Queen Hamida is here.
She is coming to feed vermicelli pudding to Jalal.
Only a mother has the right to do that.
Yes. That's why Queen Hamida is coming to do that.
Greetings!
May God bless you!
Congratulations on your return to Agra, Jalal.
This is a very happy occasion for us.
Here! Eat something sweet.
Pardon me.
Now, you can eat this.
How can you stop the queen, Maham Anga?
Do you doubt the queen's intentions?
Pardon me, my queen.
I do not doubt your intentions.
The vermicelli pudding was made in the kitchen.
The emperor's safety is my duty.
What do you mean to say?
Will she try to poison Jalal?
I said, I'm not accusing anyone.
I'm just clearing my doubts.
What if, this really had poison?
What would've happened?
My life would've been sacrificed for the emperor.
I don't care about myself as much as you do.
Now, you will feed me this pudding.
Maham Anga!
Yes, why not?
If I'm his mother, you are his foster mother.
We should be very careful about this woman.
Are you saying that, minister?
She gains your trust and then, poisons you.
Smell this wonderful perfume.
The scent of beauty to lure you.
This perfume will please your heart and mind, emperor.
-Oh, my! -Wonderful!
I welcome you to Ruqaiya's heart and...
...the kingdom of Agra, emperor.
What is all this, Ruqaiya?
The game that you left midway.
You are very stubborn.
You are right.
First, I'm a woman. Secondly, I'm young.
Thirdly, I'm the love of the Mughal emperor.
Being stubborn is my right.
Now, get ready to lose.
I made the last move.
Now, it is your turn.
That was a dangerous move, not a wise one, Emperor.
What can I do? You have surrounded me from all sides.
Now, you will definitely lose.
Do you know?
In childhood, when Khan Baba gave me a sword for the first time...
...do you know what he asked me?
He asked me...
...whom I would kill first.
And I said, I will kill defeat...
...so that I never meet it again.
Because, I hate losing.
But, I like winning.
That's why, I lost my heart and won you.
Here you go. We'll see who will defeat whom, today.
Wonderful move!
You had a huge army with you.
But, nobody could find out how you fooled everyone...
...and disappeared for so many days.
Why are you quiet?
Are you thinking of a new move?
Or are you shocked that you got caught?
How can I hide anything from you?
Because, we are not just a husband and wife...
...we are good friends.
I went to Amer.
Amer.
Why?
I went to gauge the enemy against the power of my sword.
I went there to challenge them in their own land.
Beware of me!
This is my move, check.
That's where you made a mistake.
This is my move.
And that is mate.
Congratulations on your victory!
Pardon me, my queen.
What's the matter, Hoshiyar Khan?
Actually, ever since we got news of the emperor's return...
...the harem is buzzing with activity.
Everyone there is adorning themselves...
...hoping to catch the attention of the emperor.
Especially that Pinaz... Begum...
She has created such an uproar in the harem...
...that it was difficult for me even to stand there.
Now, you have to resolve this issue.
She has an issue with you, emperor.
Everyone wants the attention of the emperor.
Didn't you see how everyone was standing there...
...eagerly waiting for you to return?
But, I came here to play chess.
Or you can say that, you came here to lose.
-I came here on purpose. -Why?
Because, you are different from all of them.
Their bodies and their beauty can give me pleasure...
...but, they cannot understand me.
Only you know me from childhood...
...and you understand me.
My most favourite wife.
And I trust you.
Your favourite perfume.
You know everything I like, don't you?
Of course. You are my friend...
...my husband and the emperor, too.
But, what am I to you, above all else?
You can never increase or decrease friendship.
If we talk about you being my husband and the emperor...
...if you are a husband, I'm your wife...
...if you are an Emperor, I'm your subject.
And what do you want to be?
A girl to whom a friend can give his heart...
...a wife to whom a husband can give his faith...
...and before whom an emperor can bow his head.
Wonderful!
My queen!
I'll be back in a moment.
We'll continue our discussion about Amer, tonight.
Who is she to judge others?
She is the emperor's favourite.
I pray to God every day for just one thing.
I just wish that something may happen which will...
...erase Ruqaiya's thoughts from the emperor's heart and mind.
Heart? The emperor doesn't have a heart.
And I rule his mind.
Do you have anything else to say?
Then, where is my ring?
How would I know? I didn't steal your ring.
What is happening between both of you?
Queen, Pinaz Banu lost her ring.
Then, search for it.
While searching for it, I found out...
...that the precious ring that the emperor gave me...
...is with Nazima.
Queen! Why would I need her ring?
Do I lack anything so that I will steal her ring?
Search her.
You are insulting me before everyone, Ruqaiya.
I said, I didn't steal any ring.
Your Highness! I made a big mistake.
Lying to you was a bigger mistake than stealing.
Please forgive me.
You steal and then accuse others, right?
Nazima didn't steal it, you stole it, Pinaz.
Will you tell me whose ring this is?
Answer me.
It's yours.
You stole it while I was bathing, didn't you?
I never forget my things.
Especially, the things that the emperor gave me.
What are you all looking at?
The ring has gone back to its rightful owner.
Everybody leave.
You are great!
You dared to steal Ruqaiya's ring?
Hoshiyar!
I stole the ring, today.
One day, I will steal the emperor, as well.
You are very unfair, Ruqaiya Begum.
Why did you say the emperor doesn't have a heart?
If the emperor didn't have a heart, where would you be?
I'm on his mind, not his heart.
That thought sounds good to hear...
...but, sometimes I get scared.
About what?
God forbid, but what if, the Emperor really has a heart...
...and what if someone else takes over his heart?
Then I will kill you, Hoshiyar.
-You can't do that. -Why?
Because, I'm not a wife that you can be jealous of.
And I'm not a man, who you can fall in love with.
You can't break this mirror.
-Mirror? -Yes.
Because, only I can tell you the truth like a mirror.
On one hand, Agra was dealing with political matters.
On the other hand, Rajputana was melting iron...
...and sharpening swords and the Rajput soldiers...
...removed their turbans and put on armour.
"You are a devotee of the Divine Mother, Shagunibai...
...but, you do not know the power of a mother."
Now, I will change Jodha's future. I will save her.
Jodha.
Riva!
-Yes, my queen. -Here are two letters.
They should reach the people...
...that they are addressed to.
And please be careful! Go!
Why did you call me here so late at night, princess?
But, I was about to ask you the same question.
You asked me to meet here.
I got a letter from you. Look at this.
Even I got one.
Does this mean that someone played a trick on us?
Or someone means to trap us.
We should go from here, Jodha.
If this is someone's conspiracy...
...we could easily fall into harm's way.
Preparations are under way to fight the Mughals.
We shouldn't even consider this to be a prank.
Please, exchange your stole with hers.
If we are ambushed, no one should know...
...which one of you is the princess.
Come on.
It will not be easy to fight the Mughals.
You know, that I am in danger of losing my life.
What if, something were to happen to me in the war?
I want you to promise me...
...that you will marry someone else.
I believe, that you will return.
I want to tell you something else also, Jodha.
I can wait for you my whole life.
But, if something were to happen to me during the war...
Nothing will happen to you.
Those who fight for their land, never die.
I have confidence...
...that you will surely win the war.
I swear by this land that...
...I will certainly come back for you.
Please forgive me, Jodha.
It is not proper for me to touch you like this.
But, if I had not held your hand...
It is a privilege to be able to receive help from you.
I didn't expect this from you, Jodha.
But, father...
Why did you forget that you are my daughter...
...that you are a princess and a member of Rajput family?
Suryabhan Singh has already told you...
...that he would not marry you, until the war is over.
Then, why did you go to meet him in the night?
What does this mean?
Why don't you listen to me, father?
Why should I listen to you? As if, what I saw wasn't enough?
No one says anything, when you are married.
But, meeting him like this before you are married...
I cannot say anything to King Suryabhan Singh.
I have given him the position of a son-in-law.
But, I feel like strangling your neck.
So, do that, father.
But, at least hear what I have to say.
We both received letters asking us to meet there.
But, when we met we got to know the truth.
Either someone played a prank on us...
...or maybe, it was a trap set by the enemy, father.
Mother! Mother, at least you believe me, right?
No! Today, I don't feel like believing you, Jodha.
Do you also believe, that I went there...
...even after he said, that he wouldn't marry me?
But you did go there, didn't you? You went there, right?
If I could, I would get them both married...
...as soon as possible.
So, why don't we arrange for their wedding...
...on an auspicious day?
I like Bhagwant Das' suggestion.
You are right.
The best day would be the approaching Nagpanchami festival.
But, who will reason with King Suryabhan Singh?
I will!
I will reason with him. I will go to meet him.
No, Mainavati.
It doesn't befit a queen.
But, a mother can do that, right?
Especially, if it is about her daughter's life.
Mainavati is absolutely right, Bharmal.
Let her go to Suryabhan and talk to him.
Usually, men never ignore a woman's words.
We'll do just as you say, mother.
You are dismissed.
Son-in-law!
Greetings, my queen!
I was just informed, that you were coming here.
Please, marry our daughter.
I don't understand you, my queen.
I don't have the time to explain in detail.
But, I can just tell you that I have come here...
...to save my family's dignity and honour.
I see the doubt in your eyes...
...but, nothing like that happened between me and Jodha.
I know that nothing happened.
But, people cook up stories, as they go.
I know, that this is nothing, but a conspiracy.
Who dares to point fingers at Jodha's virtue?
That is why I am here, without any thought to decorum.
I can understand your concern.
But, I am concerned, too. What will happen to Jodha...
...if something happens to me in the war?
The same thing that happens to the other queens.
We will apply vermilion on her forehead as your wife...
...and gladly give her away into the hands of death.
That is what I don't want.
Just agree to this wedding thinking of it...
...as a matter of Jodha's destiny and not of your will.
The whole of Rajput has accepted you as a couple.
Nothing can change that, now. Please, accept Jodha.
I can only request you.
I cannot command.
I am from the bride's family, I can only beg.
What are you doing, my queen?
Your request is like a command to me.
I decided that, I will marry Jodha...
...only after I behead Jalal in the war.
But, today a mother is here to ask for something from her son.
How could I let go of this privilege?
I accept your proposition.