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Here they talk about certain figures in hindu stories and traditions that may count as queer,however,shikhandi's part is this

I don't know why people don't realize shikhandi was a TRANS MAN.

He was born a woman,then due to the gender exchange with a yaksha,he became a man(it's even mentioned in some lines that he had kids with his wife)

Shikhandi is referred by every other person as a man,also,this is from the udyoga parva:

"Bhishma didn't fight shikhandi,recognizing her unique identity"

Bhishma's vow included not fighting women,or anyone he perceived as feminine

The following line is said by Bhishma.

Disclaimer: unlike the ☀️ solar signs, the 🌙 lunar signs, aka, the nakshatras, are not ruled by planets. They are ruled by deities. The planets you will find regarding the nakshatras are only associated to them. Planets do not rule the nakshatras. As some nakshatras overlap two signs, you will see this nakshatra and the same deity in both of these signs.

⚔️Purva Bhadrapada: Aja Ekapada, the one-footed god, the unborn lightning: Aja Ekapada is also highly enigmatic. Unborn, standing on one leg, he is referred to a glaring pillar of light rising from nowhere. He is said to be a rudra or a marut, a storm deity, as well as the mount of Agni, the voracious messenger of the demigods.

🔵Shatabhisha — Varuna, god of the night sky and the cosmic ocean: Varuna is no ordinary deity. In the Rig Veda, he is not only the ruler of the night sky, cosmic law (ṛta), and divine punishment, wielding his noose, but also a former king of the heavens. Before Indra rose to prominence, Varuna held this sovereign role. He is said to have relinquished it willingly, as power itself was of little concern to him — Varuna is already all-seeing. The stars are described as his eyes, eternally watching over the world.

🥁Dhanishta — Prabhasa / Dyaus / Bhishma, the statesman and warrior: Prabhasa, also identified with Dyaus, was one of the Vasus — elemental deities — and associated with Dyaus Pitṛ, the Sky Father. Due to a curse, he was forced to incarnate in the human realm and was born as Bhishma, the legendary warrior and statesman of the Mahabharata. He was the heir apparent to the throne of Hastinapura, yet renounced his claim and took a vow of lifelong celibacy to enable his father’s marriage to Satyavati. This extraordinary renunciation earned him the name Bhishma, “the one of the terrible vow.” While meant to preserve dynastic stability, this vow ultimately set in motion a chain of events that culminated in the great war. Mortally wounded by Arjuna during the Kurukshetra conflict, he did not die immediately: granted the boon of icchā-mṛtyu (death at will), he lay upon a bed of arrows until the auspicious time arrived. Only then did he relinquish his life, imparting final teachings on duty, kingship, and righteousness — a figure both tragic and immense to the very end.

Jaskirat is Arjuna in this case. The fighter and avenger and warrior supreme. Sanyal obviously is Krishna considering he is pulling the strings of Jaskirat and laying the ultimate trap, the master of the chessboard.

In a way Hamza, Jaskirat's identity can be paralleled into how Arjuna was in disguise as Brihannala. Not exactly apt but you get the gist. The espionage factor during the incognito period of the Pandavas' exile.

And Hamza had to kill his family, his loved ones (as Hamza not Jaskirat) for dharma, for the righteous deed and for his motherland. So in this scenario I feel like I can parallel Rehman as Bhishma considering he is somewhat of a father figure as shown in the movie. The mentor. He is nearly invincible and the first domino that needed to be felled to destroy the Kauravas (here to get to the heart of the underworld nexus in Lyari).

Hamza loved him but he killed him like Arjuna had to. He couldn't do it alone so he took help from Amba/Shikhandi who in a way could be called Bhishma's own karma coming back to haunt him. Though I can't quite match Aslam to Shikhandi but then again, you get the basic gist.

I think I have losened some screw in my head.

My mahabharata heart is crying.

Bheem looks so scared noooo.

Tbf, why would you not tell your mother of such a huge security breach? I'm sure she'd rather be heartbroken knowing than never know what happened to her child.

And drumroll.

Yikes. Kunti no. Beating your kids = Bad. Also he literally didn't do anything? He's the victim here?

Ma'am. If you know he's hurt, why would you add to that hurt???? Colour me confused.

Are Chi- Chi supposed to be twins?

Aayein? I'm not understanding the metaphors here.

Oh.

The actors are fantastic. Whoever is writing the dialogues, please up your game.

Did Kunti ever actually know what happened in time? Because then I actually can't grasp why they didn't become careful immediately.

I will never understand why people keep forgetting that Kunti is a princess. She can go back to Kuntibhoj! She went to the forests before because Pandu was alive. Who gonna stop her now???

Sir, you are not doing a great job rn. I'm glad you recognise that.

I didn't sign up for these bad poems please.

Where's Kunti's luggage????

Also. Why is the drape of her saree different than the drape Gandhari uses? Is it a stylistic choice or did they lowkey forget?

Is there any evidence to support Bhishma was always dressed in white? Or did they just all go 'Yes, this man feels like he'd be dressed for perpetual mourning'?

Again. Kunti is his nephew's wife! Not his grandson's. Why Pitamah???

Why are you guilt tripping her??? Why's it her burden to sacrifice her kids for justice? Why's it their job to withstand assassination attempts?

And that kids, is why we don't make promises without thinking.

Princess Amba was way ahead of her time. She refused to accept a swayamvar that turned into abduction, openly declared her love, and stood her ground in a world that expected women to stay silent. Even when the man she loved abandoned her, she didn’t shrink herself to fit society’s expectations—she demanded justice. She wasn't one to bow down. She was one to hold her head up high. She was one to know her worth. She was a WOMAN.

She questioned the injustice done not just to herself, but to her sisters too. She refused to be treated as a burden or a “charity case.” And when every door was shut on her, she chose not submission, but resistance.

Her story isn’t soft or easy—it’s fierce, painful, and relentless. She didn’t just endure; she transformed her suffering into purpose, into a vow that would echo across lifetimes.

It’s no surprise that she returns as Shikhandi, the sister of Draupadi—because Amba was never meant to be forgotten. She was never meant to bow down.