8.4/1027 votes#1 - Jalal a vicious ruler
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/18/2013
Bairam Khan's guidance turns Jalal into a vicious ruler, whose aim is to conquer the entire nation. Jodha is prophesied to be the one who can bring a change in the heartless ruler.
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- 8.7/106 votes
#2 - Jodha pledges to behead Jalal
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/19/2013
Jodha pledges to behead Jalal. Jalal arrives at Sharifuddin's province to attack the Rajputs. Later, Shaguni Bai predicts Jodha's future.
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- 8.0/105 votes
#3 - Episode 3
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/20/2013
Bharmal plots against Jalal. Contrarily, Jalal is desperate to learn about the Rajputs' most valuable asset. Later, Bharmal decides to choose a groom for Jodha.
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#4 - Episode 4
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 6/21/2013
Rajput kings arrive for the conference. Further, Bharmal appoints his son, Chiranjeev Bhagwant Das as the new king. Later, Jalal decides to attack the Rajputs during Gangaur.
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#5 - Episode 5
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 6/24/2013
Jalal sneers at Hamida for deserting him. Sukanya falls for Suryabhan, but Bharmal selects him as Jodha's groom. Later, Jodha wishes to be the reason behind Jalal's downfall.
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#6 - Episode 6
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 6/25/2013
Bairam informs Jalal that Bharmal is planning on uniting with the other Rajput kings. Sukanya is enraged to learn about Suryabhan's proposal. Later, Jalal disguises as a Rajput.
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#7 - Episode 7
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 6/26/2013
Suryabhan refuses to marry Sukanya. Jalal is mesmerized upon seeing Jodha for the first time and wishes to pursue her. Later, Jodha sees Jalal's reflection in the water.
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#8 - Episode 8
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 6/27/2013
Jodha tells Mainawati that she saw Suryabhan's reflection. Bharmal declares Jodha's wedding with Suryabhan. Later, Bharmal orders to behead Abdul when Suryabhan reveals his truth.
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#9 - Episode 9
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 6/28/2013
Jodha saves Abdul. Further, Jalal reaches the 'Shahi Karagar'. When Bairam penalizes Zahir by blinding him, Anga warns him against killing Jalal's loyal followers.
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#10 - Episode 10
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 7/1/2013
Jodha asks Jalal to prove that he is a Rajput soldier. Further, Abdul escapes from prison with Jalal's help. Later, Jodha realizes that she had seen Jalal's reflection.
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#11 - Suryabhan vows to capture Jalal
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 7/2/2013
Suryabhan tries to capture the fleeing duo, Jalal and Abdul. Bharmal is livid after being unable to capture Jalal. Suryabhan, enraged, vows not to marry Jodha till he captures the fugitive. Jalal and Abdul find a battery of soldiers approaching them.
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#12 - A furious Jalal leaves for Agra
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 7/3/2013
Hamida feels blessed after hearing a saint's prophecy. Jalal and Anga meet each other. Jalal fumes red with anger after knowing that Bairam had ordered to gouge Zahir's eyes out. Furious, he leaves for Agra.
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#13 - The harem celebrates Jalal's return
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 7/4/2013
The harem rejoices at Jalal's return. An over-protective Anga insists on Jalal's security. He meets Ruqaiya after a long period of time and engages in a game of chess with her.
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#14 - Ruqaiya checkmates Jalal
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 7/5/2013
Ruqaiya checkmates Jalal. Later, she scolds Pinaz. Shaguni's scornful words fall on Mainawati's deaf ears. Suryabhan and Jodha realize that they have been conned. Soon, they encounter a furious Bharmal.
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#15 - Mainawati tricks Suryabhan into marrying Jodha
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 7/8/2013
Mainawati tricks Suryabhan into marrying Jodha. Sujamal learns about the impending Mughal attack on Amer. Anga throws away a Hindu woman's religious locket into boiling water. Hoshiyar requests Jalal to free Zahir from Bairam's clutches.
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#16 - Bairam defends himself
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 7/9/2013
Ruqaiya's assassin Resham, a eunuch, is on a mission to poison Zahir. When Jalal rebukes Ruqaiya, Bairam defends himself and accuses Zahir of spreading canards about Jalal. Ruqaiya meets Jalal during his bath time and tries to sweet-
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#17 - Jodha confronts Mainawati
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 7/10/2013
Jodha overhears Mainawati praising Reva. Furious, she confronts Mainawati. Sujamal seeks Sharifuddin's help in attacking Amer. At Meena Bazaar, Ruqaiya comes up with a plan. Attracting the harem's ire, she manages to sell a Pashmina shawl.
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#18 - Bairam sentences Takthmal to death
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 7/11/2013
Jodha takes a dip in the holy Yamuna river. Hamida resists when Anga tries to stall Diwali celebrations. Bairam sentences Takhthamal to death. But, Jalal revokes the order as a token of gratitude toward's saving his father Humayun's life.
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#19 - Jalal summons Tabbasum
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 7/12/2013
Adham Khan gets slapped by Anga for his vaulting ambition of taking Jalal's place. Jodha visits her fiancé, Suryabhan, on her way to Mathura. Later, Jalal summons Tabbasum, the painter, who painted his portrait, to create a portrait of Jodha.
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#20 - Jalal burns Jodha's portrait
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 7/15/2013
Jalal gets Jodha's portrait made only to burn it. Meanwhile, Adham Khan reports to Anga how Bairam has disobeyed Jalal and killed Takhatmal. On hearing this, Jalal gets furious and has a heated debate with Bairam. Salima learns of Farida’s pregnancy.
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#21 - Bairam confronts Anga
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 7/16/2013
As Jodha leaves Suryabhan's palace, he gives her a ring. Akbar learns of Farida being pregnant with Bahadur Khan’s child and decides to kill them both but Hamida intervenes. Later, Bairam confronts Anga for manipulating Jalal against him.
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#22 - Jodha and Ruqaiya cross paths
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 7/17/2013
Jodha and Ruqaiya cross paths at a market. Jalal and Ruqaiya set out to hunt and Jodha saves the deer Ruqaiya targets. Jodha and her brothers get surrounded by local rebels while performing a ritual, and Sujamal comes to their rescue.
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#23 - Jodha gives her necklace away
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 7/18/2013
Jodha protests the pilgrimage tax and gives her necklace to Ruqaiya as tax on behalf of all the pilgrims. Anga keeps instigating Jalal to kill Bairam even though Jalal’s mother suggests otherwise. At last, Jalal forgives Bairam.
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#24 - Mainawati consoles an unhappy Jodha
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 7/19/2013
Bairam leaves the Sultanate. Anga proposes Bahadur Khan's name as the next Wazir. Jalal's widowed sister, Bakshi Banu, comes to Agra. Anga plans on binding Adham Khan and Bakshi in a wedlock. Mainawati consoles an unhappy Jodha, who regrets her marriage.
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#25 - Ruqaiya confronts Anga
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 7/22/2013
Ruqaiya confronts Anga as Adham orders Mubarak Lohani to kill Bairam. The Raj Purohit comes up with Jodha's wedding date as Sujamal and Sharifuddin decide to wage war on Amer. Anga pretentiously informs Jalal of Bairam's death leaving Jalal shattered.
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Jalal a vicious ruler" is the best rated episode of "Jodha & Akbar" season 1. It scored 8.4/10 based on 27 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 6/18/2013. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Jodha pledges to behead Jalal".