Chapter 24

                 Part - 24

Maan looks at the name board..."Rohtak 20 km"

This is Maan's native...

Maan has forgotten it after dadi...

How would Geet get here?

And Maan remembers Munshiji's visit...

It must be munshiji...

So he had persuaded Geet to come for the festival...

And see Munshiji had succeeded in getting Maan back to Rohtak...

Maan spent his childhood here before moving to delhi with his family...

So he is very popular among the old people...

They fondly remember his pranks and have been waiting to see him...

Most of them don't know him much for Maan never came back for he is disturbed by his families memories...

Dadi used to come for the festival and keep in touch with the relatives...

Maan remembers Dadi's cousin sister who is also married to the Khurana family...

All of them are very angry with Maan for not even informing them about Dadi's sudden demise...

But Maan was out of his mind and it took some days for him to realize that Dadi is no more with him, Dadi even asked her cousin sister to look for a bride for Maan...

They almost fixed Maan's marriage but Maan firmly denied to come to Rohtak as he was not willing to spoil an innocent girl's life...

Maan didn't want to give false hopes to dadi and told her that he didn't want to get married, never...

Dadi fell sick after that and never recovered...

Sometimes Maan regrets that he had troubled poor dadi a lot...he thought Dadi was worng that only marriage could bring him happiness...

Now Maan realizes that Dadi was right...here he is happy and ready for life's challenges...

And the first challenge is minutes away...

Maan has no idea what kind of a reception would he get from the few relatives left...

Munshiji is the only one Maan has met after leaving Rohtak...

Maan comes back from his thoughts...

He is now worried about Geet...

Why did she come here?

And what would she know about this place...

He is scared that Geet might not have had a warm welcome after knowing that she is Mrs.MSK...what if everyone hated her for Maan's behavior?

Ye ladhki toh mujhe pagal kardegi...kya zaroorat thi yahan aane ki?

Geet has made a big mistake coming here, that too without Maan...

She might have come here on Munshiji's request ...

So Geet has come to celebrate the festival...

And she brought the whole KC gang here?

And what would they do? Arranging a party?

And what would be the others reaction?

They might have thought that Maan send them here...

Maan ka izzat toh pehle se hi bahut karab hai, ab toh kuch bacha hi nahi kone ka...

It is not so bad as Maan thinks...

Munshiji helped Geet get to know everyone and Geet got to hear a lot of stories about Maan which she would have never known from Maan, she even doubts that Maan would remember them...she might well be using them as bed time stories for their kids...and who knows Maan would also be interested to hear them then...haina babaji?

As soon as Munshiji introduced Geet as Mrs.MSK, everyone showered her with love and blessings, they all are happy to see Dadima's bahu finally...

They are so loving and caring, and Geet wonders why would Maan miss all this affection and love? He has built a forbidden fort around himself which he also couldn't break...

Geet is the only one who had no difficulty in making her way thru it...

Now that the doors are open she needs to invite the others too, that's how Maan's life would be happier and colorful...Geet misses her family very much and she is very unforrunate to leave them, but Maan has a family which he should own with pride...they are such lovely and innocent people...

The girls of her age easily get attached to her calling her babhi or didi accordingly...

Some have even played with Maan and his siblings when young, and a few are also targets of Maan's pranks too...as Geet gets to know them more she gets to know the otherside of Maan...the naughty Maan...Geet has to bring out that Maan...he is still residing inside Maan only...it's time to wake that Maan up...

And when Geet decided to celebrate the festival this tme with them along with Maan they were so happy to help her any way they could...

Geet has got her friends too...

And their mission is made easy by the local support they got...

Adi stops the car and blows the horn to announce Maan's arrival as it is the norm to warn the others about dhak dhak's arrival at KC...

Maan comes back to reality...

He steps out and fnds in front of his home, his childhood abode...

Maan is shocked to see it in perfect shape after all these years of neglect...

This place was a little messy with thorns and bushses grown so high to make is disappear when Geet arrived...

But Geet vowed to fix it in time for the festival and along with her friends and KC staff she accomplished her mission in style...

They have cleaned the mess and repainted it...

Mended some petty damages and now it looks as good as new...

Maan walks towards the door when a couple of aunties run in to convey the message...

And sudden;y Maan finds the other dadi and he remembers her ...she is also like Dadi but Maan couldn't imagine anyone taking Dadi's place...still it's not that bad to be hack here amongst known faces...something tells him that it's only for the good, even if he doesn't need a family Geet definitely needs one, right now...

Maan feels embarrassed facing her...

What would she be thinking about his long absence?

Maan makes slow steps gathereing his strength to face the reality...

He had been escaping this for a very long time...

And now there is no more escape...Maan helped Geet get out of trouble and this Geet is dragging him into trouble...

Maan doesn't want to come face to face with dadi and so tries to enter the house hurriedly...

Dadi chases and pulls him back...

Maan is surprised...he pretends to have not noticed her...

Dadi: kahan bhaagthe ho?

Maan: Dadi? Aap?

Dadi: shaitan, mujhe patha hai ki tum kaise sab ko ullu banathe ho?

Maan: par meinne kya kiya?

Dadi: kya kiya? Abhi bathathi hoon

Maan is nervous...ab Geet ne Maan ke kitne shikayat kiya hoga?

Dadi: Geeet, Geeet puthar, jaldhi aao, mera potha jo goom ho gaya tha woh milgaya

Geet had already got the news and is running to see Maan...

In a hurry Geet couldn't stop and almost hits Dadi...

Maan holds her back and pulls her towards him...

            Geet hits Maan instead and Maan catches her as she falls...

Dadi: wah rabji, kya jodi babayi aapne? Ek gadha hai toh ek pagal hai

Maan to hiss galiyan ko bahut hi miss kartha tha, Maan ki Dadi being a metro resident doesn't use such language, par ye Dadi hamesha aaise hi pyaar se daantthe hai...

She used to say that Savithri ne Maan ko bahut bigadke rakha hai, Maan ko mere paas bhejdo toh mein ussko yuhi teek kar dhoongi...

Dadi sometimes thinks that she should have done it, brought Maan to the village with her always...but Maan was so depressed that he never wanted to come back, and he was also kept busy finishing his studies and taking up the family business...

Dadi was desperately needing Maan's service...

And some how Maan got attached to KC and missed out life...he deliberately made his business his life...

Dadi: Geet, sambalkke beta

Maan wonders how Geet has won dadi's heart within days...

She is so kind to Geet...

Maan: Geeet, ye kya kar rahi ho? aandhi ho gayi ho kya?samne dkehke nahi chal sakthi?

Dadi: usko kyun daandhthe ho? tum itne din andhe ho gaye the kya? tumne toh humme dekhne bhi nahi aaye?

Maan: woh...

Maan ke paas jawaab nahi...

Maan then decides to get inside and hide somewhere...

Jab tak ye Dadi yahan hai Maan ko unke samne hi nahi aana chahiye...

She keeps pulling his legs...Maan couldn't do much for she is the eldest member of the family...even Maan is scared of her...

Dadi: Maan, kahan jaathe ho?

Maan: andar

Dadi: tum andar nahi jaa sakthe

Maan is shocked...now what will happen?

Maan stares Geet...Geet is also puzzled...

Geet looks at Dadi...

Dadi: Geet ko kyun gurthe ho? meinne hi rokha na? Geet kya karegi? Ye meri pariwaar hai aur yahan sirf meri chalthi hai, haina puthar?

Geet: ji dadi, Maan sir

Dadi: kya kaha tumne? phir se kaho?

Geet: Maan sir

Dadi: ye mein kya sunrahi hoon rabji? Ye teri naukrani hai kya? tumne issko itna darakke rakha hai? meinne pehle hi savithri ko kaha tha ki ye ladhka bahut bigadgaya hai, mere paas do din bhejna, par savithri toh sunthi hi nahi thi

Dadi remembers her sister and her eyes moisten...

Geet: Maaan

Maan is shocked...

Geet is trying to distract dadi...she is feeling sad na?

Maan looks at Geet surprised...

Geet apne aakhon se maafi mangthi...

Geet: Maan

Geet's voice lowers seeing Maan's reaction

Dadi also looks a little surprised...

Geet: hum kuch bhool gaye hai

Maan: kya?

Geet: humme Dadi ke aashirvaad nahi lena?

Maan: haan, mein bhi bhool gaya tha

Maan takes this oportunity to cool Dadi...

They bow and get dadi's aashirvaad...

Dadi: hamesha saath raho aur aaise hi kush raho, aur haan, Dadi ko kabhi mat bhoolna

Geet: suna aapne? Aap itne pyaare Dadi ko kaise bhool sakthe

Many heads peep out to see Maan...

Aunties, uncles, cousins, children...

They too want to talk with Maan but is afraid of dadi, they are waiting for Dadi's orders...

Geet: ab chalo, andar chalthe hai

Dadi: abhi nahi

Maan is losing his patience...he is made a show piece...

All eyes are on him, which Maan hates...