Jodhaa Akbar Page #7

...a misunderstanding was inevitable.

But you should have at least tried

to know what really happened.

But the truth is that,

you are far removed from reality...

...you do not know how to win hearts.

To do that, you need

to look into their minds...

...discover their

little pleasures and sorrows.

And win their trust.

Be one with their heartbeat!

And the day you will

succeed in doing that...

...you will rule my heart!

Forgive me, Jodhaa.

Excellent!

Now, if you defeat me...

...you can gladly stay back in Amer.

And if I win...

...then you will have

to return with me.

Raise your sword!

Raise it!

Excellent!

Allah be praised!

Empress of Hindustan...

...do not forget,

I am your husband!

Disperse!

O Allah...

There is a saying in Persian:

'Why seek Paradise?

It is before me now! '

I will not go back!

Princess!

I won!

This is unfair. Gira interrupted...

Regardless! I won and you lost.

Gira, could you not have waited?

You made me lose.

Forgive me. An envoy brings

a message for His Majesty.

Ask him to wait.

Forgive her, Jodhaa.

Remember, a moment's distraction can

prove fatal in battle and can bring...

'... defeat or death.' I know!

Where did you learn to duel so well?

My brother Sujamal taught me the art!

He has taught you well.

I was lucky to have won.

Now prepare to leave.

I will not go.

Now this goes against your protocol.

Being the Empress of Hindustan,

you cannot go back on your word.

I do as I please.

- I will not go!

- And now, I won't force you.

Do you know why?

My heart says,

you will come on your own accord.

You will come.

Because by then...

I would have won your heart!

Your Majesty, why are you doing this?

Roaming in the bazaar

without guards is dangerous.

Do not worry.

No one will recognize me.

I'm doing it since there's a difference

between conquering and ruling!

To win the hearts of people,

one must look into their minds.

Another thing... do not address me

as 'Your Majesty'.

Then what do I call you?

Call me Jalal.

Where do we start, Mahesh Das?

- Greetings!

- Greetings!

Will your eyes only feast or

do you even intend to buy anything?

- How much is the grain?

- Three coins for a pound.

- The barley?

- Two coins for a pound. Shall I pack it?

We'll buy wheat instead.

- Wheat? Two coins for a pound.

- Two coins for a pound?!

What can we do?

The landowners decide the price.

His prices are sky high.

Looks like you too

have dropped from the sky!

You're pockets are empty and

you want to buy Agra bazaar?

Take it or leave it!

Insolent fool! Do you know with whom

you have an audience?

An audience? Move on!

Let's go. We'll try the next shop.

Move on!

Get your fresh tobacco here!

Silence! Arrest him!!

What's going on there?

Master, forgive me.

- We must go back.

- No, wait.

This is what I've come to see.

- This Mughal officer is unjust.

- Yes, indeed! Too much atrocity!

But he is a loyal officer

of the Mughal Court...

- Are you new here?

- Yes.

Another blind man

in the land of the blind!

Can't you see how these foreigners behave?

- What foreigners?

- These Mughals!

They are all outsiders.

The Emperor's court is full of them.

I have heard that,

the Emperor is a very good man.

He is doing a lot for the common man.

Why not complain to him directly?

Forget it, Mister!

We can only complain to our near ones.

And we do not believe that

the Emperor is a Hindustani.

The Mughals or any others,

they are all outsiders!

Did you know our Emperor

was born in Amarkot...

...in a Hindu Rajput home?

And raised here too?

So how can you call him a foreigner?

He is as much an Indian as you are.

Really? If he is an Indian then

what has he done for the common man?

If this Emperor cares so much then...

...why doesn't he abolish the Pilgrim Tax?

The Pilgrim Tax?

Looks like you're new

not only to Agra but to the country!

Don't we all Hindus have to pay

Pilgrim Tax when we go on pilgrimage?

It does not worry the rich.

But the common man can't pay

such taxes. So we suffer...

...but what's the use?

Nobody pays any attention.

Let's go!

Coming here incognito has proved

most useful, Your Majesty.

Now we know how people

perceive the Mughal rule.

What is this Pilgrim Tax?

When the Hindus go on pilgrimage

to pray to their Gods...

...they have to pay a tax

to the Mughal Treasury.

Do you also pay this tax?

- Yes, Your Majesty!

- So why didn't you object?

This is outrageous.

A tax to offer prayers to God?

I never thought about it.

This tax has been collected for years.

How do we change this?

To all those present!

I want to make an important announcement -

After much deliberation,

I have come to realize...

...that asking Hindus to pay

a tax when they go on pilgrimage...

...is akin to weighing God's glory

in coins.

Therefore, I have decided that

from today...

...the Pilgrim Tax will be

abolished forever!

Your Majesty, it is

a wonderful thought.

May I be permitted to comment?

You may.

What is this injustice?

Have you forgotten us?

We, too, have worked hard

to build the Mughal Empire.

Our sweat has also cemented

the bricks to build the Empire.

We are also your advisors.

This is an astonishing decision!

Before deciding, why

wasn't our counsel taken?

I felt no need,

respected Saadir Adaasi!

Imposing or abolishing a tax is a

ruler's decision. The throne decides.

I'm not taking any step against Islam.

It is an administrative decision.

Not a religious one!

If that be so...

...then could the Finance Minister...

...Todarmalji kindly explain

the impact on the Royal Treasury?

Your Majesty, this decision will

definitely impact the Royal Treasury.

The Royal Treasury!

I'd like to know what

is this Royal Treasury?

What is this Treasury?

We, Mughals,

are not like the other invaders...

...who plunder and loot

Hindustan of its riches...

...and fill the coffers.

This is my country.

And I will not allow anyone

to ravage it!

I want my people to know...

...that regardless of their religion,

I will embrace them.

A coin rings out only when it falls,

not when picked up.

I request you not to be emotional

and make unwise decisions.

Ever since I was a child...

...others have made decisions for me.

I've always been told what must be done.

I want to be free now...

...and do as I see fit!

Todarmalji!

Let it be known...

...that from today,

the Pilgrim Tax is forever abolished!

Let the order be carried out!

Long live!

O great and magnificent Emperor

O great and magnificent Emperor

Ruler of Royal Decree

May your life be everlasting

Words alone cannot praise you

You are the cornerstone of Hindustan

Hindustan is your life

And you are the life of Hindustan

We welcome you in our hearts!

Kingdom of Virat's salutation!

O great and magnificent Emperor

Ruler of Royal Decree

May your life be everlasting

Words alone cannot praise you

You are the cornerstone of Hindustan

Hindustan is your life

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