MONDAY UPDATE ON JHANSI KI RANI
Scene statrs with Manu and other girls having fun witht the haldi. Prachi teases manu about something and Manu in a fit of playful anger hurls a handful of haldi at prachi. but prachi ducks her head - AND- VOILA!- the haldi flies and lands -
-----on the face of AAISHREE!!!!!!.
Eevry body is SHOCKED!!! . The two senior vahinis exchange smirking looks. Poor Moropant looks as if he has had a heart attack.
Manu collects her wits and running to Aaishree falls at her feet, seeking her forgiveness. Aaishree is not amused and says some faults are not to be forgiven. Aaishree asks where is yuor mother? Manu sadly replies that her mother died when she was a small girl and she cant even recollect her face clearly. Manu then goes inside.
Moropant seeks forgiveness from Aaishree. Manu comes with a book and says that this book contains aarti songs of all gods and goddesses and that this belonged to her late mother. She (Manu) is now giving this as a gift to Aaishree. please accept it. Aaishree touches the haldi on her cheek and says that MAnu has already given her a gift. Aaishree leaves from there. The other girl (aaishree's assistant) accepts the book and leaves from there.
Aaishree goes to Gangadhar Rao and the king asks did she meet her bahu and how was she? Aaishree reples that the girl is very playful emotional and immature. (Some dialogues which I didn't understand) But in the end she says that Manu is eminently suitable to become the queen of Jhansi and that Jhansi cannot hope to get a better queen thna Manu.
(In Manu's rooms) Moropant is scolding Manu- How can you be so irresponsible? What if Aaishree got angry? Manu replies that Aaishree was not angry since she had accepted her gift ( the book). Moropant says that aaishree accepted the book coz she was a sadhvi and not accepting it would be tantamount to disrespecting Saraswati herself. Moropant fears what will happen if aaishree complains to GR and the marraige is called off. Manu replies that she has not done anything on purpose. She is just a plaything in the hands of Fate.
Just then the Prime Minister of the king (Tantyaji) comes there and informs that aaishee has accepted Manu . There is only one more day left for the wedding.
The younger Wahini of King is conspiring something against the marraige and she goes to Faraser for help but he refuses and tells her that Riots will breakup in Jhansi anytime in future as Shudra's are posing Bramhins.
Moropant recives a letter that the Pandit who will conduct the wedding is unwell and cannot come for wedding.
Younger wahini tells Moropant to arrange the Pandit from Jhansi only.
Same time she see one cleaner clening the road outside of Mahel and thinks of a plan.
Than it is shown that one Pandit is teaching that cleaner some mantras, so he can pose as Bramhin who can condut wedding. Outside Younger Wahini has called Fraser and tells him that she has plan to make wedding flop. As aaishree will not accept the wedding conducted by Shudra, she is very strict about the Riti Riwaz.
PRECAP- Soem drummers are announcing that the barat of the king is arriving that way. The people start jumping and dancing. Manu looks cute in full bridal outfit.
Scene begins with Aaishree praying in front of Ganpati that Manu should always bring luck and prosperity (sowbhagya) in GR's life.
Manu's rooms- manu is being given a ceremonial bridal bath with turmeric and milk, etc by her friends.
SImilarly, Aaishree is also applying haldi (or is it uptan?) on GR. All the time GR is looking at MAnu's potrait which is kept nearby. He is also given a ceremonial bath by his servants.( A song is being played in the background but I could not follow the lyrics- something about not being able to forget. Was it referring to his first wife?).
Manu is then being decorated with jewels, etc. She walks into her roon and opens her trunk and takes out a green saree. She looks at the saree and is lost in thoughts. She feels a hand on her shoulder and turns to find MOti bai standing there. MAnu remarks sadly that she is remembeing her mother on this day
and that this was the saree she had worn on her wedding day. MAnu wonders whether she will prove to be good wife and an able maharani, had her mother been alive, she would have offered some guidance. Moti assures her that her mother's blessings would aalways be with her. Two girls then drape the saree around manu and Moti bai remaks that it looks very good on her.
Moti bai then reminds her that it was almost time for seemant(?) pooja - i.e it would be the last time she would eat a meal in her father's house as a daughter.
GR's palace- GR is seated on a throne like chair (my my.... what with the cloak, the jewels and the crown..... he looked gorgeuos today ) Indu is washing his feet and doing aarti (Isn't the bride's father supposed to this?) Moropant offers some gifts and GR brings his aaishree forward and asks moropant to give the gifts to her. Moropant extends the tray and Aaishree places her hand on it as a mark of acceptance. Moropant then invites them to the feast at his place.
Manu's rooms- NAna bhau is superviising the arrangements for the feast and Prachi- the little girl with the big mouth - is as usual prattling about something and she says something derogatory about Aaisree when - Aaishree appears there behind her back. Aaishree demands her what she said just now, and prachi very cutely says she forgot. Aaishree is charmed by her innocence and says that childern are God's gift and stokes her cheek. Prachi, greatly relieved, make sher escape. MAnu is brought in to the room. She takes aaishree's blessings and sits down to eat, but is overcome by emotion (thinking that she would soon graduate from being Miss Manikarnika Tambey to Mrs Gangadhar RAo) Moropant, himself struggling with his emotions feeds her.
The junior vahini (who obviously had bitten into some green chilllies) whispers that the purohit from the bride's side was yet to reach Jhansi. Aaishree seemd shocked. While washing her hands, Aaishree remarks that it is her Raoba's weddign and that she will not let any obstacle in its way (oh really !! And where were you when Moti Bai was spreading her spider like web around Raoba ?- leaving poor manu to tackle her on her own) Moropant assures her that a substitute Pandit was on his way.
Pipers and drummers are announcing the arrival of His MAjesty GAngadhar Rao. Meanwhile Manikarnika is being escorted from the other side.MONAY UPDATE ON JHANSI KI RANI
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