Chapter 38

 

In Mumbai………..

 

 

A: par bhabhi ye baat papa se kaise kahenge………aura b too shaadi ki date bhi fix ho chuki hai………mujhe darr lag raha hai……agar papa nahi mane to

 

 

Mv: (smiles) oho arjun………pyaar  kiya to darna kya……hmm

 

 

A: bhabhi par

 

 

Mv: koi par war nahi………mujhpar bharosa hain naa………then chup raho……..main zarroor kuch na kuch karoongi……

 

 

IIn night……….

 

 

Mv: suraj mujhe tumse kuch baat karni hai

 

 

Suraj who sitting sitting on the bed reading a boo looks up at her

 

 

Su: haan kaho mansvi……..

 

 

Mv: who (sitting beside him) mujhe arjun ke bare mein kuch baat karni hai……….

 

 

Su: arjun ke bare mein……..

 

 

Mv: uske shaadi ke bare mein………..

 

 

Su: haan bhai uski shaadi ki tayariyan kaisi chal rahi hai……..sab theek hai na…….aur card ke liye kaun si

 

 

Mv: suraj(interrupting him) arjun bhumika se pyaar karta hai……

 

Suraj is shocked ……..the smile fades away from his lips……..

 

 

Su: yeh kya mazak kar rahi ho mansvi ……..aur ye bhumika kaun hai

 

 

Mansvi narrates the whole story……..

 

 

Su: (standing up) to phir tumne mujhe ye sab pehle kyon nahi bataya………

 

 

Mv: suraj……kyunki main khud nahi jaanti thi ki is baat ko gharwalo ke saamne kaise laaon……..

 

 

Su: par……..

 

 

Mv: par suraj…….ab humme arjun ki zindagi ke bare mein sochna hoga………who agar shefali se shaadi karega to who dono kabhi khush nahi rahenge……..

 

 

Su: tum kya chahti ho ……….main kya karoon……

 

 

Mv: papa se baat……..

 

 

Su: nahi mansvi………papa is baat ke liye kabhi haan nahi karenge………

 

 

Mv: suraj….ye arjun ki zindagi ka sawaal hai…..hume papa ko manana hi hoga……

 

 

Suraj is left thinking……….

 

Next day……

 

 

A: bhabhi aapne suraj bhaiyya se baat ki

 

Mv: hmm

 

A: kya kaha unhone

 

Mv : (sighs) lekin who …pata nahi………who shayd baat karenge ya nahi……

 

A: phir bhabhi……..

 

Mv: tum fiakr mat karo main khud baat karoongi……….

 

 

 

In the hall………mansen is sitting in the couch reading a file……..

 

 

Mv: papa mujhe aapse kuch baat karni hai…..

 

 

M: (looking up at her) haan kaho beta……..

 

 

Mv: papa mujhe aapse arjun ki shaadi ke bare main baat karni hai……..aur bhumika ke bare main baat karni hai……

 

 

Arjun also comes and stands behind ………….On hearing bhumika's name

 

 

M: bhumika……..kaun bhumika…hm

 

 

Mv: bhumika who hai jisse arjun pyaar karta hai

 

 

Mansen is stunned and he gets up putting the news paper down……..

 

 

M: kya mazak kar rahi ho……

 

 

Mv: yeh sach hai papa……..arjun bhumi se pyaar karta hai aur shefali se nahi bhumi se shaadi karna chahta hai……

 

 

Mansebn is shocked……

 

 

M: KYA!! ARJUN

 

Shakuntala.,suraj,mamaji,priti,yuvraj,baisa,dadaji and badedadaji  all come out hearing his shout……..

 

 

S: kya hua….aap chilla kyon rahe hain……

 

 

M: suno tumhari bahu kya keh rahi hai….ke arjun kisi bhumi se pyaar karta hai……(looking at arjun) kya yeh sach hai………

 

A: haan papa main shefali se nahi…..

 

Interrupts arjun……

 

 

M: STOP!!not a word more………agar tum bhumika se pyaar karte ho phir shefali se shaadi ke liye haan kyon ki …say……..

 

 

Mv: who isiliye papa kyonki arjun tab bhumika se pyaar nahi karta tha

 

 

M: tum logon ne shaadi ko ek mazak samaj kar rakha hai…….

 

Yuvraj is smiling seeing all this………

 

Manvi then narrates all the story to mansen and family……….

 

M: to ab tum kya chahti ho main……..shefali ka dil tod doon…..is nalayak ke kartoot ke liye

 

Mv: par papa arjun shefali kko shhaadi ke baad kabhi khush nahi rakh paayega……..

 

 

M: nahi……..aisia nahi ho  sakta…..woh larki….bhumika…..main uske jaise larkiyon ko achchi tarah se jaanta hoo……ye log aamir larkon se shaadi karne ke liye…..pyaar ka jaal bechati hai…..aur aisi besharam larkiyon ko main achchi tarah se jaanta hoon…..

 

 

A:papa!!n bhumi aisi nahi hai…..jaise aap samaj rahe hai…..woh bahut achchi hai….

 

 

Mv: aur phir papa kya aap arjun ki khushiyaan nahi chahte hain……ek pita hokar kya aapka itna bhi farz nahi banta hai apne bete ke liye…..

 

 

Su: MANSVI!!

 

 

Msnvi looks at suraj and then stops………

 

 

Su: mansvi tum papa se aise kaise baat kar sakti ho……..

 

 

Mv: suraj main to……..

 

 

Su: bas mansvi……..mujhe tumse ye umeed nahi thi……tum he to samajhdari se baat karni chahiye……aur tum papa ko dekhkar aise kaise  bol sakti ho……..

 

 

A: bhaiyya! Bhabhi ne to bas………

 

 

Su: (looking at arjun)bas arjun bas!! Ye sab tumhare wajah se ho rha hai……..

 

 

Mv: isme arjun ki kya galti hai suraj…pyaar karna koi gunha nahi hai……humne bhi to pyaar karke shaadi ki thi……….

 

 

M: haan par tumme aur us bhumika main bahut fark hai mansvi……..

 

 

Mv: who kaise papa

 

 

M: mansvi tum goenka khandaan ki bahu bane ke layak ho….tum amir khandaan se ho…padhi likhi ho…achche background se ho……aur tumhari hi tarah mujhe shefali main bhi ye saare gun nazar aaye ……..jo is ghar ki bahu mein hone chahiye…….

 

 

Mv: to papa !!I am sorry aap is baar galat hain……

 

 

Mansen and all are shocked……..

 

 

Mv: haan papa…aapne shefali mein sirf is ghar ki bahu hone ke gun dekhe par arjun ki patni banne ke gun nahi……..par maine bhumi mein arjun ki patni banne ke liye jo gun chahiye who dekha hai……

 

 

M: oh !shut up mansvi…..shefali se achcha aur koi nahi ho sakta arjun ke liye and that's final……..

 

 

Mv: nahi

 

 

M:maine kaha "THAT'S FINAL"…………

 

 

 

Mansen goes in……….

 

 

In suraj's room……suraj is standing….very angry and mansvi enters

 

Mv: suraj

 

Su: mansvi please……mujhe tumse ye umeed nahi thi ki tum is tarah papa se se baat kar sakti ho……….

 

 

Mv: suraj mujhe samjhne ki koshish karo…..

 

 

Su:  nahi mansvi……nahi….tumne jo kiya who galat kiya……(moving away 4m mansvi)

 

 

Mv: kya galat kiya…..kya arjun ki khushi ke bare main sochna kya galat hai……

 

 

Su: OFO!! Mansvi baat ko samjhne ki koshish karo tum…..

 

 

Mv: nahiin suraj tum smajho……( a bit cooling down) arjun shefali ke saath khush nahi reh paayega……..uski zindagi barbad ho jayegi….kya yeh tum chahte ho……

 

 

Suraj looks at her and keeps quite……….

 

 

In mansen's room

 

 

Su: papa!

 

 

M: ab tu kya kehna chahte ho

 

 

Su: papa …main janta hoon ki arjun se galti ho gayi….par papa mansvi puri tarah galat bhi nahi hai………

 

 

Mansen is a bit shocked

 

 

M: oh ab mansvi ke liye tum mujhse ladne aaye ho

 

 

Su: nahi papa…main aapse ladne nahi….aapko sirf arjun ka nazariya batana chahta hoon……

 

 

M: nahi suraj…mujhe nahi sunna

 

 

Su: papa agar aap arjun aur shefali ki shaadi karwa denge to shefali kabhi is ghar main khush nahi reh paayegi……arjun kabhi use pyaar nahi kar paayega….

 

 

Mansen looks on……and listens

 

 

Su: aur papa isse kisi ka bhi bhala nahi hoga………papa isse behtar to yahi hai ke arjun ki shaadi bhumika se ho jaaye….

 

 

M: aur shefali

 

 

Su: papa un dono ki shaadi nahi huyi hai……sirf engagement huyi hai…..aur zindagi bhar ka dukh sehne se achcha hai ke aap shefali ko sab sach bata den………

 

 

M: to tum samjathe ho ke shefali isse khush rahegi aur arjun bhi

 

 

Su: haan……

 

 

M: paagal ho gaye tum sab……..us larki ne sabko apne jaal mein kar liya hain…..par wo bhul gayi ke mansen goenka ko apne jaal mein phasana itna aasan nahi hai

 

 

M: suraj tum kaise keh sakte ho ke wo natak nahi kar rahi hai……wo ye sab arjun ki patni banne ke liye kar rahi hai….

 

 

Su: par papa……arjun ne use pyaar kiya hai……aur hume uski khushi ke bare mein….

 

 

M: uski khushi shefali mein hai…tum aaj dekh rahe ho suraj….arjun shayad aaj us larki ke saath khush reh paaye par down the lane sirf shefali use khush rakh payegi bhumi nahi……

 

 

M: bhumika sirf arjun ko paise ke liye shaadi karna chahti hai…..par shefali nahi…who arjun ko zindagi bhar khush rakhgi………

 

 

Suraj is unable to say anything and he leaves the room……but he is stopped by mansen

 

 

M: aur haan suraj…..maine shaadi ki date pre ppond kar di hai

 

Suraj looks back ………shocked

 

 

M: hmm…ab yeh shaadi 2 dino mein hogi

 

Su: papa aap ye kaisi baat kar rahein hai

 

 

M: Mr khandel wal ne saari tayariyaan kar li hai………parso hi shaadi hai…..sabse keh dena

 

 

Suraj is shocked and leaves the room…..

 

 

Everybody is shocked and so is arjun

 

 

Mv: par papa aise kaise kar sakte hain…..

 

 

A: mujhe hi kuch karna hoga……..

 

 

Saying he leaves the hall…..masnvi is tensed……..

 

 

 

 

 The next day the marriage preaparations start….Its haldi's ceremony and arjun and shefali are sitting for this ceremony in their respective homes……..

 

 

Shefali is very happy….whereas arjun is very depressed and sad……..Mansvi notices this and feels helpless………

 

 

In the evening ……..its sangeet…….in shefali 's home……..

 

 

Everybody gets ready but arjun doesn't come down……

 

 

M: ARJUN!! Jaldi neeche aao……hume sangeet main jaana hai……

 

 

Mv: papa….woh arjun ki tabiyaat theek nahi hai…..isiliye who shayad sangeet main nahi aaye……

 

 

M: huh! Tabiyat theek nahi!! Main jaanta hoon….ye sab us larki ke liye…..mujhe samaj main nahi aa raha ke is larke ko kaise samjhaoon……wo larki iske layak nahi hai……

Aur main khandelwal saab ko kya kahoonga……..

 

 

Mv: papa who shaadi ke liye to maan gaya hai naa….bas uski tabiyat theek nahi isiliye nahi aana chahta…….

 

 

M: THEEK HAI!! Chalo……..

 

 

They all arrive in shefali's residence………

 

 

Prtatp khandelwal greets them all….and is surprised by arjun's absence in the sangeet and so is shefali………

 

 

P: arre mansen ji ….arjun kaha hai……..

 

 

Mv: who actually devarji ki tabiyat zara theek nahi hai……isiliye who ghar main hi reh gaya……

 

 

Sf: theek nahi……babhi kya huwa hai usse……..(worried)

 

 

Mv: kuch hahi  shefali (smile)doctor ne aaj pura aaram karne ke liye kaha hai……..

tabhi to kal shaadi main reh paayega…..nahi to aaj yaha aakar tabiyat kharab ho gayi to(touching shefali's chin)

 

 

Suraj looks surprisingly at mansvi…..thinks to himself………

 

 

Su: kal tak mansvi jis rishte ke khilaf hi……aaj usi rishe main use koi aitraaz nahi…..

 

Mansvi and all join for sangeet……………and have fun……..

 

 

The next day it's the marriage day……

 

 

Everyone's ready………Suraj sees mansvi speaking to someone on the phone……..

 

 

Mv: haan …..yaha sab theek hai……tum bas apna khayal rakhna……theek hai….main baad me baat karti hoon………

 

 

Just then……suraj places his hand over mansvi's shoulder………mansvi is shocked

 

 

Mv: (feared that he might have heard) su…suraj tum……

 

 

Su: kisse baat kar rahi thi tum………..

 

Mv: main…who….(a bit nervous)

 

Su: kya baat hai…..itni shocked kyon lag rahi ho

 

 

Mv: nahi suraj ….woh tumne(smiles) suddenly bulaya na….isiliye…….main  to apni behen se baat kar rahi thi (confidently)

 

Su: oh

 

 

Mv: achcha main chalti oon….bahut kaam pada hai……

 

Pundit also arrives……..mansen asks shakuntala to ask arjun to come down……

 

Shakuntala goes to arjun's room…..but she is shocked………

 

Shakuntala comes running down……

 

 

S: arjun kamre main nahi hai……

 

 

M: KYA!! Kya mazak kar rahi ho

 

 

S: (now in tears) nahi….sach main….

 

 

Mv: fikar mat kijiye papa , main uske cell par phone karti hoon……..

 

 

But he could not be contacted through……

 

 

Mv: papa uska phone lag nahi rahah hai……

 

 

M: KYA!! IS LARKE PARESHAN KAR DIYA HAI

 

 

SU: pareshan mat hoiye papa,….yahen kahi gaya hoga…….

 

 

Mansvi holds shakuntala,whose crying uncontrollably

 

S: agar aap arjun ki baat mankar uski marzi se shaadi karwate to ye sab nahi hota……..

 

Hearing this………mansen is angry……

 

M: SHUT UP!!

 

Meanwhile …..in shefali's home everyone's waiting………for the baarat……suddenly pratap's cell rings……..

 

P: hello….

 

The man informs him that his would be son in law arjun has ran away from his home to marry his love intrest………

 

Haering this Mr khandelwal is angry……..and then suddenly shefali rushes down saying she has received a similar call……..

 

Meanwhile in heritage house………..

 

Mansen also gets a similar call...

 

M: hello

 

Anonymous person..: agar aap apne bete se milna chahte hain…to aap jaldi pratap khandelwal ke ghar pahunche…..aapka beta bhumika ko lekar wahi jaa raha hai…..jaldi……..

 

M: hello……kaun hai ye….

 

The line cuts off………

 

Su: kya huwa papa

 

M: chalo….main sab batata hoon………

 

Su: par kaha….

 

M: kahndelwal house……

 

Mansvi is a bit tensed and worried…………….

 

They all rush to pratap's home………meanwhile press also reaches there……..

 

Press: suna hai aapka beta shaadi chodkar bhag gaya hai……..mansenji

 

M: NO COMMENTS!!

 

They somehow manage to clear the crowd of press and come in and meet pratap…..

 

Pratap and shefali are furious………

 

P: mansenji ye sab kya hai……..kya arjun such main…..

 

M: dekho mujhe abhi pata chala par ye press ko kisne bulaya

 

P: pata nahi

 

Suddenly they all are shocked………..

 

They all see arjun coming in……..shefali is extremely happy and rushes to him……but she stops suddenly

 

She stops when she sees that arjun is holding bhumi's hand……….

 

Sf: arjun!! Ye sab kya hai….aur ye larki

 

A: ye bhumika hai……….aurn main isse pyaar karta hoon………

 

Shefali is taken aback……..

 

M: ARJUN!!!! Tumhari himmat kaisi hui…iss besharam larki ko yahan lane ki……..

 

A: PAPA!!bas ab main bhumi ke khilaf ek aur word nahi sunoonga!! (angry)maine aapse pehle hi kaha tha ke mai bhumi se pyaar karta hoon aur usse hi shaadi karoonga………

 

M: ye shaadi main kabhi nahi hone doonga………

 

Press intervenes………

 

Press: kya ye sach hai ke aap shefali khandelwal se nahi …..shaadi kar rahe hain

 

A: HAAN!!(loudly) ye sach hai……..main bhumika se pyaar  karta hoon(pointing bhumi) aur usise shaadi karoonga……..main shefali se pyaar nahi karta…………

 

Shefali is angry….frustated……she is not able to control herself……….

 

Press starts clicking phtos of bhumi and arjun and he smiles at bhumi……..

 

They proceed toward the mandap………

 

Shefali,pratap and all the goenka family stand helplessly………

 

He goes in the mandap and says the pundit to start the marriage ceremony………..

 

Mansen walks out of the house……angriliy……….

 

Pundit calls for kanyadaan……..and mansvi agrees to do the kanyadaan for bhumi……..

 

Shefali is not able to tolerate all this……….and goes in……..

 

Arjun and bhumi complete the marriage ceremony………Arjun and bhumi come to mansvi……..they touch her feet for her blessings ………

 

But they see that all other goenka family members have gone………

 

A: bhabhi….

 

Mv: tum fikar mat karo……..main sab smabhaloongi(smiles at bhumi) ab chalo

 

Pratap khandelwal stops arjun………

 

P: tumhe iski bahut badi keemat chukani padegi………

 

A: uncle main agar ye shaadi nahi karta to bhi mujhe bahut badi keemat chukani padti…..

 

P: main tumhe aur tumhare parivaar ko barbaad kar doonga

 

Mv: no uncle

 

P: STOP!! Meri beti ka dil dukhake tum khush nahi rahoge……..

 

A: maine aapke beti ka dil tuuthne se bachaya hai uncle……..

 

P: hmm! Bachaya hai…..tum iske liye pachtaoge

 

And he leaves……

 

MAnsvi,arjun and bhumika arrive at heritage house………

 

At the doorstep……mansvi stops bhumi……

 

Mv: rukho……

 

B: hmm!!kya huwa……

 

All heads  turn to see them……

 

Mv: aree…is ghar ki bahu ka welcome to karna hoga na……..main aarti ki thali laati hoon……..(orders to get aarti ki thali)

 

M: KOI SWAGAT NAHI HOGA IS LARKI KA………….

 

Mv: papa par ab ye is ghar ki bahu hai……

 

M: MAIN NAHIM MANTA ISE APNI BAHU>………

 

Bhumi starts crying on hearing this……..mansvi looks at her…..

 

Mv: papa……ye uska haq hai…..aur mera bhi ke main is ghar ki bahu ka swagat karoon….

 

Saying she takes the aarti ki thali and welcomes bhumi………

 

Mansen is shocked……….

 

M: mansvi!!!!

 

Mv: papa main kuch galat nahi kar rahi  hoon……maine to bas bhumika ka haq use diya hai……

 

Then suraj comes in……(he had gone out) ……..when he ssees mansvi talking like this to mansen……..

 

Su: MANSVI!! Ye kya tarika hai papa se baat karne ka……….

 

M: hmm!! is larki ko ghar me lane ke liye……apne hi sasur se hi is tarah baat kar rahi hai tumhari patni……..

 

Mv: papa who baat nahi hai……..

 

M: TO KYA BAAT HAI……..tum nahi jaanti thi ki….arjun bhumi ko laaane gaya hai……

 

Mansvi is silent……….

 

Su: papa kuch pooch rahe hain mansvi…….

 

Mv: suraj main who……..

 

Su: TUM JAANTI THI YA NAHI!!!!!!

 

Mv: haan janti thi……..kyunki mujhe nahi laga ke isme kuch galat hai……

 

Su: STOP!! MANSVI!!!!

 

A: bhaiyya!! Papa isme bhabhi ki galti nahi hai……..aur main bhumi ke bina nahi reh saktaa tha papa……..I love her very much………….

 

Baisaa and shakuntala go to bhumi……

 

Ba: mansen…..arjun theek hi to keh raha hai……usne ye shaadi kar li hoti to teen zindagiyaan barbad hoti………

 

Suddenly they all hear a voice……

 

SAHI KAHA AAP SABNE………….

 

All look at the side where the voice is coming from……….

 

They all are shocked………..

 

Shefali is standing with yuvraj………she has married yuvraj……..

 

Sf: bhabhi aap mera welcome nahi karengi……..aakhiir ab ye mera bhi to haq hai naa(smiling)]

 

Mansvi is shocked……..

 

M: beta ye tumne kyon kiya……

 

Sf: kyunki papa ….yuvraj mujhse pyaar karta hai…….isilye…..aur kisi aise insaan se  shaadi karna behtar hota jo mujhse pyaar karta ho……….

 

M: (looks at yuv surprisingly) yuv beta……..tumne kabhi bataya hi nahi………

 

Y: kaise batata uncle……..aapko to sirf arjun ki fikr thi………meri nahi….aur waise bhi main nahi chahta ke meri wajah se aapko koi pareshaani ho……

 

Mansen is a bit taken aback………

 

M: shakuntala……..aakar apni bahu ka swagat karo……..

 

Shakuntala does so……..

 

M: dekha baisaa…..ek bete ne….(looking at arjun) apne swarth ke liye …..ghar ki izzat daav par laga di………

 

Jab ki doosre ne(pointing at yuvraj) parivaar aur ghar ki izzat ko apne aap se jyaada importance diya………

 

Yuvraj smiles……whereas arjun frowns………….

 

All go in……..

 

Shefali thinks to herself………

 

Sf: arjun goenka tumne mujhe tukhrakar is larki ko apnaya…..main tum dono kabhi khush nahi rehne doongi……..kabhi nahi……..