Jodhaa Akbar Page #6

Do you know what this is?

A vial of poison!

It was found in Jodhaa's belongings.

My greatest fear is now coming true.

Fear?

Don't forget, even

priceless brass turns black!

Find out whom she writes to,

besides her family.

What are you insinuating?

She was betrothed

to the Prince of Ajabgarh.

Then she married you. Why?

She is an assassin sent by the Rajputs

in disguise of a beautiful wife.

Are you saying that...

...she sent a message

to the Prince of Ajabgarh?

You are no longer a child, Jalal.

She's your wife!

Yet why does she resist intimacy?

Because...

...she's still in love with

that Rajput Prince of Ajabgarh.

Someone is coming to see her soon.

No matter how much light,

a mirror reflects, it has a dark side.

How is my Jodhaa?

I was worried about you.

Why did you want to meet me in secret?

You mentioned in your letter that

you're coming to take me away? But why?

I knew you were unhappy.

I read your letter and came at once.

- Letter? What letter?

- The one that you sent.

I sent no letter.

What do you mean?

- Here it is and your rakhi too.

- This rakhi...

I did... write this letter

before I got married.

But never sent it,

thinking you had your own worries.

How are you, brother?

Me? I am well.

Just wandering about

without kingdom or home.

Never mind me.

I was worried about you all along.

Brother, I am happy here.

Happy? What do you mean?

You were forced to marry

and you say you're happy?

It's not as you think.

The Emperor did not convert me.

He even built a temple for me.

What?

I knew nothing of this.

I am saddened by

what you have endured, brother.

One thing still bothers me.

If you didn't send me the letter,

then who did?

Arrest him!

The Emperor?

So this was a trap set up by you!

You betrayed me, Jodhaa!

No, brother.

That is why you sent the letter.

Don't misunderstand.

I have nothing to do with this.

Jodhaa, this rakhi will

always stay on my wrist...

...it will be a reminder

of your treachery!

Brother!

Your Majesty!

For his treachery against

the Mughal Empire...

...arrest the traitor Ni'mat!

No, Your Majesty!

Save me, my Empress!

He isn't to be blamed.

He was only following my orders.

May I know...

...what was so important...

...that you saw it fit

to hide it from your husband...

...and sneak out in the

middle of the night to meet a stranger.

Who was he?

The Prince of Ajabgarh?

The Prince of Ajabgarh?

- But...

- You have betrayed me!

- Betrayed?

- Yes!

Elder Mother had warned me.

It is not me, but Maham Anga,

who has betrayed you!

How can she ever betray me?

She has nurtured and raised me.

Probably that's the reason,

I too have shown her respect.

But the same Maham Anga

has tried to keep us apart.

She planted a vile seed of doubt

in your mind against me.

- What would you call her, Your Majesty!

- Silence!

I will not tolerate

a word against Elder Mother.

Just as you will not entertain

a word against her...

...I too cannot hear a word

against my integrity and honour.

How unfortunate I am!

Just when I had started to find

love, trust and happiness...

...why did this have to happen?

Since I am accused of treason, you may

as well let me know my punishment.

You will go back to your family!

Since love must be based on trust...

...it would be best...

...that I go.

Prepare the Empress of Hindustan's

departure at once!

People may imagine spring is here

Love too, is bewildered

Fragrance upstages

the flowers in the garden

Hidden in the veil of nature

is a touch of sorrow

The world around us is mellow

Time is slumbering

Lost and forgotten memories

fill my heart

What have you done?

You consider him your son,

and yet tried to wreck his marriage?

I was only doing my duty.

Duty? I tolerated your misdeeds,

you pass off as duty.

I have never interfered.

But enough is enough!

This is a limit!

He wasn't the Prince of Ajabgarh...

...but Jodhaa's brother, Sujamal.

What?

What about that letter?

Are you even aware of

what was written?

Jodhaa wrote it before she got married,

but never sent it.

And Maham Anga used the letter

to poison your mind against her.

I can't believe it, Mother!

Elder Mother, is it true?

This is a blatant lie.

I have been wrongly accused!

I'm innocent, Empress!

Silence, Maham Anga!

Lower your voice

when speaking to my mother!

Answer my question.

Is it true or not?

Salima will answer this question.

Salima!

Speak up, Salima.

Have no fear. Tell us the truth!

Your Majesty, I brought it to

respected Maham Anga's notice...

...that the letter was written

before marriage...

...but she threatened me and

used the letter for her own ends.

O God!

I have made a terrible mistake...

What have I done?

What have I done?

I gave you the status of a mother...

...and you poisoned my mind

against Jodhaa?

You have broken my trust in you.

You have erased all the good memories...

I had of you!

Is this why I called you 'EIder Mother'?

You have nurtured me all my life.

Only for that, I forgive you!

Nevertheless, from now...

...I will never see your face again.

Bring her back, Jalal!

I don't know...

...how I shall face her.

Admitting a mistake

only makes love grow deeper.

I am convinced that Jodhaa will accept.

- Didn't I tell you, he'd come?

- I still can't believe it!

Welcome!

It is an honour and a privilege

to have you here in Amer.

May this vermilion mark signify a

strong bond between Mughals and Rajputs!

No matter what he says,

I will not go back.

But are you not going to welcome him?

Now wipe the frown off your face

and draw the veil.

Whom do my son-in-law's eyes seek?

We have a custom in Amer.

When a son-in-law

visits for the first time...

...he must find his bride

among the women of the palace.

If he succeeds,

he gets to stay in his wife's chamber.

And if he fails,

he has to sleep under the open sky...

...counting the stars!!

Come! Welcome, son-in-law...

So you finally found your Jodhaa!

- Will you come back with me?

- No, I'm not going anywhere!

I have come to take you home.

Why do you now refuse?

I will not go back to Agra!

It feels strange being here,

alone with you, in this chamber.

It is strange!

But I have a solution...

And what might that be?

This is too harsh a punishment.

Now I cannot see my face...

...reflected in your eyes!

This is unjust!

Jodhaa...

Jodhaa, I have expressed regret.

You can't win me

by just expressing regret.

But you will never understand this.

I don't understand?

No, you don't!

You know how to wage war and conquer.

But do not know how to rule.

What did you say?

That you have only conquered me...

...but not won my heart yet.

This is unfair.

I have fulfilled your every wish...

...I have respected

every demand of yours...

...I have carried out

my duties as a husband!

If that were true...

...you'd never have sent me away

without hearing my side.

But this...

But try and understand that

considering the circumstances...

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