Chapter 59

 

 

 

The guys are all worried about mamaji!!

 

Su: uh I should inform mansvi about mamajii!! Why am I so scared!!

Just then Ghanu kaka's voice comes!

 

Gk: SAHAB KHUSHAL SAAB AA GAYE HAIN!!

 

Hearin this mansen and sid sweat!

 

Si: what aa gaye!! Wo!!

 

Shakuntala and gunwanti on the other hand are happy!!

 

Whereas Suraj Arjun and Yuv becme nervous hearin!!

 

A: what he came abhi to bahvri ko maine bataya bhi nahi ki why am  scared

Just  then bhumi enters the room!!

 

B: arjun suna mamji aa gaye hain chalo na!!!

 

A: (smiles) seems ur very excited in meetin him!!

 

B: hmm

 

A: meet him ur excitement will be gone mind!!!

 

B: oho chalo na!!

 

A: bhavri chalte hainaa jaldi kya hain hmm

 

B: arjun jaldi hai!! We aa gaye hain neeche khade hain aur hum………… nahi chalo na!!

Arjun somewhat hesistantly moves!!

 

In suraj mansvi room!!

 

Mansvi enters sayin that mamji has arrived!

 

Suraj pretends to be busy on the phone!!

 

Mv: suraj chalo na

 

Su: uh mansvi wait na I am in a call!! Wait !!

 

Mv: suraj don't fool me u arent talkin to anyone on phone and I know that!!

Su: uh! Well I will come jaate hain!! But………..

 

Mv: suraj no buts and ifs!!

 

In yuv shefali' room!!

 

Sf: yuv chalo bhi why are u so scared!!

 

Y: uh……er……er…..shefu wait for sometime

 

Sf: kyun kya huwa!!

Y: wo…er…..wanna go to the loo!!

 

Sf: uff!! Jaao!!

 

Y: ab whats so ufffff!! About it!!

 

Sf: yuv don't waste time and go in quickly!!

 

Y: haan! haan!!

 

Sf: yuv jaldi!!

 

Y: (from in) haa mujhe!........yaar……..please……

 

He takes a bit too time!!

 

Sf: theek hain main chali tum aa rahe ho ya nahi!!

 

Yuv rushes out!!

 

Y: aa gaya chale…….hmm na……..

 

The couples arrive in the hall!!!!

They see a man standin there……not that heighted or tall but of  medium built body!!............wearin silken kurta……..of dark brown colour……and white dhoti!

 

He had moustache…..a fair face…….and nice smile……as shakuntala applied tilak on his forhead! His hair was oiled and

proper!!

 

He was Khushal Mamaji!!

 

Kh: kaise ho behena……..(to shakuntala and gunwanti) mhari yaad na aati hai tane!! Behena…….mhare ko  to tune bhoola hi diyo hain!!

 

Sh: na na bhaiyya kaisi baat karte ho!

 

Gu: haan bhaiyya bhala hum aap ko bhul jaye aisa ho sakta hain!!

 

Kh: haan haan(smile spreads across his face) who to hain!!

 

He looks at mansen and siddhart!!

 

Kh: kaise ho jeeja!!

 

M: hum to theek hai kushal tum batao!!

 

Si: haan kushal is tarah! Hume batay hota hum tumhe lene aa jate hain naa!!

Kh: ab jeeja khabhar to tane bheji thi maine hainaa!!

 

Si: er……wo…..

 

M: kushal tumhara letter to hume abhi mila nahi shakuntala!!

 

Sh: haan bhaiyya!!

 

Kh: (stern look……..transforms to smile) uh……usme kya hai jeeja!!

He looks at shakuntala!!

 

Kh: behena maine suna thare beton ne shaadi kar li hai…….to bahuyein bhi hongi na unse nahi milwaogi!!

 

M: kya kushal who tumhre bhi to bhanje hain naa!

Kh: haan han hainaa….lekin shaadi main to main na tha na!!

 

Sh: bhaiyya!! Humne to aapko bulaya tha!!

 

Kh: par behena shaadi bhiya bhi kabhi hafte main tayr(fix) hote hain huh bolo!!

 

He looks at mansen

 

Kh: bolo jeeja!!

 

M: er……wo

 

Kh: ab chodo!!  Hain kahan who!!

 

Shkauntala points………and khushal looks behind and sees the three guys standin with their respective wives!!

 

Kh: ab bhaya………mhare pair choo aashirwaad bhi loge ya nahi!!

The guys look at each other and go with their respective wives to touch his feet!!

 

Shakuntala introduces her bahus!

 

Sh: kushal ye mansvi hai suraj ki patni!!

 

Mv: namaste mamaji!!

 

Kh: hmm…..(smiles) jeete raho beta!! Badi sushil lagti hai!!...........sanskari hai……

Suraj heaves a sigh of relief within!!

 

Mv: shukriya mamaji(smiles)

 

Shakuntala introduces bhumi

 

Sh: ye bhumi hai arjun ki patni!!

 

B: namaste mamaji!!

 

Kh: hmm(smiles) badi pyaari hain!!

 

B: (Smiles) shukriya mamaji!!

 

Kh: par beta tumhe apne sehat ka jara khayal rakhna chahiye hain naa!!

Bhumi is stunned!!

 

B: huh jee main samjhi nahi!!

 

Kh: (smiles) na na……who tumhara wajan(weight) aur isi tarah badhta raha…nahi abhi to theek hi ho………par isi tarah na…….aur beta mujhe ye pasand nahi chote mere saamne jabaan chalayee theek hai(smiles)

Shakuntala feels a bit worried………

 

Kh: behena thari teesri bahu bhi to hainaa !!

 

 

Shakunatala introduces shefali!!

 

Sf: namaste mamaji!!

 

Kh: hmm……naye zaamane ki nayi ladki kyun behena…….

 

Now apparently…….shefali was wearin a sleevless red top with  trousers!!

 

This irked mamaji because he hates woman especially married woman in this attire!!

 

Sh: uh kushal!! Ye dil ki achchi hi hai…….

 

Kh: na na maine kab kaha dil ki buri hai…….par ab to shaadi ho chuki hai…..kya gharelu……..bahuyein jasie nahi reh sakti!! Hmm……

Sf: jee wo……..

 

Interrupts her…..

 

Kh: maine kaha na…….mhare saamne chote zabaan chalaye pasand nahi!!

 

Shefali falls silent…….she felt bad!!

 

M: to kushal…….ab to ye naraazgi na rahegi na ki bahuwon se nahi milaye! Hmm

 

Kh: na na!! koi shikayat na rahe gi nahi!!

 

Just then pratap khandelwal comes in!!

 

Seein him bhumi mansvi and shefali say!  Papa!!

 

Kushal mamaji looks at pratap!!

 

M: aao aao pratap!!

 

Sh: aaiye bhaisaab!!

 

M: khushal inse milo ye humare sambhdi…….shefali mansvi aur bhumi ke pita hain!!

Kushal is stunned!!

 

Kh: iska matlab ye teeno behene hain!!

 

Su: haan mamaji!!

 

Kh: achcha(smiles)

 

M: ye pratap khandelwal hain……..aur pratap ye shakuntala ke bhai kushal hain!!

 

Pk: namste!!

 

Kh: (smiles) namaste!!

 

Mamaji thinks in his mind that khandelwal means the girls are of not the same caste as them!!

 

Kh: aap Punjabi hain!!

 

Sh: uh kushal ise koi fark nahi padta!! Hume betiyon jaise bahuyein mil gayi bas !!

 

Kh: na na behna!main kya aisa sochunga hmm na na!!!

 

Pk: jee theek kaha aapne aur aisa sochna bhi nahi chhaiye!!

 

Khushal throws a stern look at him!!

 

M: baatein bahut ho gayi khsuhal tum aaram karo hmm……shakunutala jao!!

 

Shakuntala takes kushal in……….

 

Sidhart comes to bhumi and shefali!!

 

Si: beta tumhe bura to nahi laga na !

 

Sf: er……..

 

Mv: nahi!! Kaka hume bura nahi laga haina bhumi!!

 

But bhumi and shefali did feel bad and they all knew that!!

 

Pk: why??

 

M: uh pratap kuch nahi!! Tum to jaante ho na kushal is very orthodox so……

Pk: oh

 

M: chalo lets talk!! Na

 

Mansen and sidhart take pratap for chatterin

 

Sf: what does he think of himself! Huh

 

Y: shefu baby relax!!

 

Mv: haan shefali!! Uhne shayad aisa nahi kehna chahiye tha…….par jaise papa ne kaha na who thode orthodox hain!

B: aur di jo mujhse kaha wo…….arjun main kya itni moti hoon!!

 

A: nahi bhavri…..

 

Su: u guys now understood we we were so scared!!

 

The couples meet up!!

 

Su: mamaji aise hi hain…..very very orthodox!!

 

Mv: is he??

 

Su: haan! infact he thinks woman looks best in saarees! Yuv u idiot tune shefali ko bola kyun nahi!! I was so scared for shefali!!

A: haan!! itna hi nahi……..infact unhon to shefali ko kuch bola hi nahi hai!!

Su: unhe unki baat ko thokna achcha nahi lagta hain! U must have known by now!!

Mv: hm

 

B: aur bhaiyya!!

 

Su: beware never speak English in front of him!!

 

B: why?

 

A: he hates the language English……he thinks that this language spoils people!!

 

Mv: but that's not so!!

 

Su: mansvi please……tum sab na abhi se hindi……shudh! Hindi main bolna shuru karo please!!

Sf: nah!!

 

Su: what nnah haan!!

 

Y: haan shefali its important  for u people kyunki he should like u!!

 

Sf: why sould he??

 

Su: aarrgh! Shefali samjho!!

 

Just then shakuntala's voice comes!!

 

Sh: BETA KAHA HO KHANA LAG CHUKA HAI……..COME !!

 

Su: uh one more thing…..thats ki mamaji likes only punctual people……he hates late comers and lazy……uh…..(looks at bhumi) that why he said to u so bhumi!!

They all go down to have food

Mamaji sees that shefali is still in that same aatire!!

 

This irks him even more!!

Mansvi bhumi and shefali serve food…..so does shakuntala and gunwanti!!

Kh: uh behena!1 ye sara khana bahu ne banaya hain!!

 

Sh: nahi bhaiyya!! Humne banaya hain!!

 

Kh: KYA!!!!!!!bahuwon ke hote huye!!

 

Sh: uh bhaiiya!! Ye sab aaj hi apne honeymoon se wapas aaye hain…….isiliye!!

Gu: haan bhaiyya jab inhe pata chala aap aane wale hain inhone to kaha bhi humari madat karenge lekin humne hi mana kar diya!!

Sh: aur nahi to kya sehat par jo asar padta!!(smiles)

Kh: na behena! Asar to thare sehat pe pade je tu isi tarah kaam karti rahi to!!

Just then shefali serves him some curry!!

 

Kh: bahu thare ko khana banana aati bhi hai……ya roz koi bahana banati hai(laughin sarcastically) honeymoon…..hmm

Hurt by his comments

 

Sf: jee nahi……..i know how…….(stops)

Suraj arjun and yuv look at her……

 

Shefali feels like hittin herself……mamaji doesn't like English bein used and she used just that!!

Sf: mera matlab hai…..

 

Kh: (interrupts her) na na koi nahi…….kuch kehne ki jaroorat  na hai thare ko na!!

 

Sf: who sorry!...........(stops)

 

Kh: sorry…….haan……..yahi kehte hain……..sorry!! hmm!!

 

Sh: shefali bas aab jaao!!

 

Shefali feels really hurt and she goes in!!

 

Yuv follows her……..

 

So does bhumi and mansvi!!

Kh: hmm yuv joru ka ghulam!!

 

Yuv stops!!

 

Y: mamaji…….er……….

 

Mansvi stops him………

 

Mv: yuv abhi nahi………bhumi tum bhi jao…….main yahan sambhalti hoon!!

 

Yuv and bhumi go to shefali whereas mansvi comes to dinner table!!

She doesn't say anything she quietly serves the food!!

 

After the dinner……..

 

Mansvi takes food for shefali and bhumi and yuv!!

 

The guys too come there!!

 

Sf: why! I did not mean to hurt him!!

 

Y: no shefu(hugs her)

 

B: di aapki galti nahi hai……..woh to sab us mama ki galti hain!!

 

Su: shefali ur alright na(comin in)

 

Y: really mamaaji is at his sarcasm best………..

 

A: actually!! He shouldn't have spoke to shefali like this!!

 

Mv: shefali chodo have ur food…….bhumi yuv u too have!!

 

Y: that mam!!

 

The guys have their food!!

 

Su: well girls be careful!! U know he wasn't happy about that fact……..

Mv: about which fact!!

 

Su: well……er…….u people being from an another caste than we……so

B: but he said he had no problem!!

 

A: bhavri who to isiliye kyunki uncle wahan the!! Think about it  he is so orthodx and he wouldn't mind u being from a different caste!!

Sf: e…….er…….another prbs!!

 

Su: uh shefali my sister…….please ye is tarah baat karna band karo samjhi…..and wear some Indian stuff!!

Sf: jee bhaiyya!!

 

They all sleep!

 

Next day!!

 

The girls come out after freshnin

 

They all do puja!!

Mamaji too comes there!

 

The girls made it a point that they should behave their best in front of mamaji!

So they all got up early and freshened up!

 

MAnsvi wore a light yellow saree and matchin jewellery……..whereas bhumi wore a blue one…….and shefali

wore a brown saree !

 

They all looked Indian……..no strapped or sleevless !!

 

Mamaji looked at them andd was happy!!

 

The girls look at them and take his blessin!

 

Kh: jeete raho beta !!

 

The girls smile!!

 

Mv: mamaji nashta lag chukka hain…….chale!!

 

Kh: haan haan!!

 

They all proceed towards the breakfast table!!

 

They have the food!!

 

Kh: wah wah……..behena thare haath ke paranthe…….jawaab nahi!!

Sh: kushal maine nahi banaye hain ye paranthe ye shefali ne banaya hain!

 

MAmaji looks at shefali!!

 

Kh: thare ko khana banana aata hain matlab huh!!

 

He looks at shakuuntala!!

 

Kh: behena thari doosri bahuwon ne kuch na banaya ke! Huh!!

 

Mv: nahi mamaji……..ye leejeye!!

 

She gives him some bhaji(vegetable) to go with!!

 

Mv: bhumi!!

 

B: jee di……..

 

Kh: uh……..di!!

 

B: jee haan…….mansvi di meri badi behen hain na!!

 

Kh: hmm…….wo hain………par beta ab to tum sab iss ghar ki bahuwen ho….to inhe badi bahbhi bulao! Theek hai!!

 

B: je(confused)

 

Kh: haan!!

 

B: (smiles hesistantly) uh…….ye lejiye!!

 

They have food!!

 

Just then mamji asks for something and at the same time mansen too asks for another thing

 

MAnsvi wasn't there!!

 

B: uh shefali di aap……

 

Sf: haan bhumi…….tu papa ko paranthe de…….

 

Khushal hears this!!

 

Kh: shakuntala ye ajeeb hain thari bahuyein!!

 

Mansvi comes in!

 

Mv: jee!

 

Kh: ye bhumi mansvi ko di bulati……theek hain……bhabhi na bulaye par shefali ko di!!

 

A: uh mamji shefali bhavri ki didi hai!!

 

Kh: bhavri??

 

A: uh bhumi!!

 

Kh: to bhavri kaun hain!!

 

A: uh……er……who bhumi ka naam hai!!

 

Kh: to bhumi kya hain!!

 

Sh: are bhaiyaa! Arjun bhumi ko pyaar se bhavri bulata hai!!

 

Kh: ajeeb log ho…….kya pyaar se bulane wale naam doosron ke samne bolte hain??

A: uh…..er.

 

Kh: who chodo!! Shakuntala shefali bhumi ki badi behen hain par usne shaadi yuv se ki…….behena ye tune kya kiya……shefali ki shaadi tu arjun se karti!!

 

Sh: jee!!

 

Kh: haan!! ab ek ghar ki ladkiyon se shaadi karwani hi thi to shefali ki shaadi arjun se aur bhumi ki yuv se karwati!!

 

M: khusal wo!

 

Kh: na jeeja!! Ab shefali hain bhumi ki devraani aur bhumi ,jo asal main shefali ki behen hai who hai , shefali ki jethani!!

 

He continues………

                                                         

Kh: ye to dharmsankat (problem) ho gayo !!

 

B: nah!! Mamaji………hume to koi takleef nahi hai kyun shefali di!!

 

Shefali smiles

 

Kh: par mhare ko hai……. Shakuntala ye achcha lagta hai……ki ghar ki badi bahu choti bahu ko didi bulaye!! Log kya kahenge!!

 

Sf: par mamaji aisi koi baat nahi hai……

 

Kh: baat to hai……samjhi……..bolo behena aisa kyun kiya thare ne!!

Shakuntala hesitates!

 

Kh: uh…….ab samjha…….tum teen one…..wo kya kehte hain…….Love marriage kiya hain…….na!!

 

M: haan kushal!!

 

Kh: tabhi…………..!!

 

Suraj arjun yuv are freightened like anything!!

 

Kh: bhumi beta ab se tum mansvi ko bhabhi bulana……aur shefali ko naam se samjhi!!

 

B: par mamaji wo

 

Kh: (interrupts) mhare saamne zaaban na chala!!

 

He looks at shefali

 

Kh: shefali betiya……..tu bhumi ko bhumi bhabhi bulana!!

 

Shefali is stunned

 

Sh: bhaiyya wo kaise……..shefali to bhumi ki didi hai!!

 

He looks at three guys!!

 

Kh: who to pyaar karne se pehle sochna tha na……..kyun bhanjo…….(eatin a parantha) hain…..theek(chewin a paratha)

 

The guys…….feel…….ewwwwwwwwwwww

Later!!

 

Kh: beta!!...........

 

To the girls!!

 

The girls look at him

Kh: tum ghar ka kaam kar rahe ho

Sf: jee

 

Kh: accha hai………saas sasur ki sewa ……..sasural ka kaam karna to har bahu ka farz hai…….achcha hain karo huh!!

 

Mv: jee(smiles)

 

Kh: uh! Beta saare mamlon main thare liye je tohfe laaya tha who to dena hi bhool gaya!! Aao mere saath!!

The girls go in happily!!

 

He gives the three girls three packets!

 

There were three sarees!!

 

Kh: to tohfa kaisa hai!!

 

Mv: bahut achcha hain!!

 

Sf: haan!

 

Kh: ye tahre liye ……….pakadne waste na laya hoon……..pehne ke liye laaya hoon!!

 

He continues……..

 

Kh: aur haan!! aaj se mujhe is tarah ki harkatein nah chahiye……..sab ke saamne bina sar dhake pallu bina sar main dale kaise reh sakte ho!!

 

Sf: (in her mind) he means we should keep our face and head covered by pallu……always…….nahi!!

 

Mv: uh mamaji……

 

Kh: jaao!! Mahre baat man na(smiles)

 

The girls leave hesistantly and mamaji smiles

 

Kh: thare ko to theek karna hi hain mane!! Bahu!!

 

He smiles!!then smirks!!

 

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