Leap 6 months
Director- Kritika frame mai aao. Thoda aur. Haan perfect. Karan ko ander bhejo. Extras sab frame se bahar jao.
Lights. Camera. Action. Scene 8 take 4.
Kritika: Arjun tum aise kyun behave kar rahe ho. Jabse mere bhai aai hain. Tum mujhse baat hi nahi kar rahe.
Karan: Arohi. Mujhe thodi der akela chor do.
Kritika: Nahi choru gi akela. Pehle mujhe batao keh kya baat hai.
Director: Dharam entry. Door ke piche khare raho. Bas aise hi expressions. And Cut.
Kritika and Karan backed out from the frame.
Director: Good work guys. Dharam next scene mai tumhari voice hai sirf with expressions. Go and do your dubbing now. Karan Kritika tum dono ki dubbing will be half an hour. Thoda rest le lo.
Dharam was walking towards his room when Kritika came to him.
Kritika: Usse tumse aisi baat nahi karni chahiye. Tum bhi toh break le sakte ho na hamare saath.
Dharam kept on walking when Karan paced with him.
Karan: Yaar tu apne liye stand kyun nahi leta. Mai dekh raha hu jabse teri entry hui hai, yeh director kaise baat kar raha hai tujhse. Tu bata usse keh kon hai tu aur chup karwa de ek baar hi.
Kritika: Hum sab tumhe jaante hain. This is not you.
Assistant director: Dharam tumhari next shot…
Kritika: Oh please iska name Aditya hai. Aditya Hooda. Do you get it?
Her scream echoed in the whole room. Everyone was staring at her. Karan made the assistant director go away.
Karan: Kritika. Thodi ahista. Sab tumhe dekh rahe hain.
Kritika: I don’t care. Aditya. Chalo yahan se.
She took him out of the shooting house in the fresh air. Karan followed them back.
Kritika: Kyun kar rahe ho aisa. Mai tumhe 3 years se jaanti hu. Mai samjhti hu 6 months pehle tumhare saath jo kuch bhi hua lekin iska matlab yeh nahi hai keh tum apna career aise barbaad karo ge. You are a superstar. You are born to be a superstar. Tum Prem ho. I love Prem more than I love any of Karan’s character. Please yaar ab aise mat kar.
Karran: Jitna meri ego pe hurt hui Kittu ki baat. I agree with her. Tu yeh nahi hai jo ban gaya hai.
Aditya: Relax raho tum dono. Jo kuch bhi kia mere liye, I am very thankful to you guys. Tum dono na hote toh aaj yeh serial bhi nahi milta mujhe.
Kritika: Shut up iss se pehle mai tumpe haath chala doon.
Aditya: Mujhe kehne do Kritika. Pooja ke baad mera serial band hogaya. Prem toh chala gaya. Uske saath mera confidence bhi chala gaya. Kitne auditions diay. Look tests diay but kuch kaam hi nahi mila. Maine umeed chor hi di thi. Phir mujhe tum dono mile uss party mai kitne mahino baad. Tum dono ne tars kha ke mujhe apne show mai role dilwa dia.
Karan: Tujhe lagta hai humne tere pe tars kha ke role dilaya?
Kritika: Bolne do isse. Hum toh ajnabi hai na iske keh tars khai ge. Mr. Tum apne aap ko kya samjhte hain. Bechare banne ki koshish bhi mat karo. Hum teeno jaante hain keh tum kitne talented ho. Omg. Tumhe sab yaad dilana hoga. Sab appreciation. Awards. Bhul gai ho tum? Audience itni stupid nahi hai keh aise hi kissi ko itna pasand kare. Tumhare jitney articles din mai publish hote hain. Mere aur karan ke mila ke nahi hote. You are a star. But tumhe toh tars khilana hai na khud ko.
Karan: Dekh tere saath jo kuch hua. Tere bas mai nahi tha. Usse janna tha toh wohh chali gai.
Aditya murmured: Mai rok sakta tha usse lekin…
Kritika: Please tu iss serial ko as a gap samjh bas. Cameo hai. I am sure after this, tumhe bahut offers aai gi lead role ki.
Aditya: Mujhe lead role nahi karna.
Karan: Ek valid reason de mujhe. tu lead role ke liye banna hai. aise heroine ke bhai ke liye nahi.
Kritika: waise I don’t mind aise hot bhai.
Aditya: Maine khud se promise kia tha. Mai lead role nahi karu ga until
Kritika: Until?
Assistant director: Sir se aap sab ko bulaya hai for dubbing.
Kritika: I am not leaving this conversation. Adi you better be ready with the answers.
The shooting went on for 3 more hours. It was already night. Aditya excused himself and went to his home. He lived alone since Pooja’s death. His family called him back to them but he simply refused. He required alone time.
As soon as he went back home, he crashed onto his bed. He took out his mobile to check messages and calls as he was not allowed to use it while shooting. He hoped he would find a notification from one person he was waiting for so long.
Zoya
He closed his eyes. Flashes of her face made him smile. He then took a photograph from the drawer. That shining eyes.
Kitne time aur? 6 months guzar gai. Aaj bhi wait kar raha hu tumhare. Ek message. Ek call. Kitni baar try kia. Not responding. Last ring airport pe gai thi. Uske baad bas intezaar hi karta raha. Kya tum mere baare mai nahi sochti? Agar nahi sochti toh jo maine tumhari aankhoon mai dekha tha kya wohh sab galat tha. Nahi. Mera dil kehta hai. Hamari manzilein ek hi hain.
Like every day, he slept with the photograph on his chest. The next morning, he woke up by the sound of a call.
Director: Dharam. Dharam.
Aditya:Yes sir.
Director:Aaj tumhara call time early kar dia hai. 30 minutes hai sirf tumhare pass.
Aditya:What? 30 minutes? How am I supposed to come this early?
Director:Excuse me. Tum mujhse question nahi kar sakte. I am your director. And you are just an extra. Anyways I have better actors in my mind. Agar tum nahi aai toh you will be fired.
Aditya: Call cut.
He hurriedly took a shower and dressed in casual clothes. He didn’t even eat breakfast and ran towards the shoot. He was on time. He saw Karan sitting beside Kritika who didn’t seem to be in a good mood.
Aditya: Hey guys.
Kritika looked at him liked she threw daggers to him by her eyes.
Aditya: Wohoo kissi ko bahut bhook lagi hai.
She just walked away from him.
Karan: You are in danger man.
Aditya: Tu batai ga kya hua usse.
Karan: Tujhe subah call aai thi about early shooting?
Aditya: Haan aai thi. Ohh ab mai samjh. Kritika ki beauty sleep nahi hui toh she is cranky.
Karan: Nahi yaar. Hum dono ka usse bhi early call time tha pehle se fixed. Usne tumhare aur director ki phone call sunli jab wohh tere pe chila raha tha aur tu kuch nahi bol raha tha.
Aditya: Usse kaise pata mai kuch nahi…
Karan: Phone was on speaker. Usne sab suna. Tabse itna gussa hai tujhse keh tune koi stand nahi lia.
Aditya: Toh ab? Usse aisi shooting bhi nahi honi.
Karan: issi liye toh mai kabse usse manane ki koshish kar rahe hu. Aaj ek dance sequence bhi hai. chemistry toh dur ki baat, mujhe toh lag raha hai tere saath saath mujhe bhi maar de gi.
Aditya: Mai abhi baat karu ga toh kha jai gi mujhe.
Karan: Exactly.
Assistant director: Sir ne bulaya hai for a meeting.
They all sat in a circle while the Director stood up to address them.
Director: Channel ki taraf se there is an update. World health day araha hai. Channel wants us to incorporate it in our track somehow. Channel is searching for some health workers who can volunteer and help us in the track. Hamare show ko abhi tak koi nahi mila. 2 days already hogai hain. Online applications chal rahi hain. Let’s hope 2 aur days mai mil jai else mushkil hojai gi. And don’t forget aaj song sequence hai. Karan Kritika. I want you guys to start practicing. Extras tum sab bhi practice karo.
As the meeting ended, they all started practicing. Kritika was just not in the mood. Karan was trying his level best to light her mood but all in vain. Aditya thought of a plan. He asked Karan to come to him. He explained his plan.
Aditya went to Kritika and started singing. (female part)
Akhiyaan meri puch rahi hain
Dil ko mere chain nahi hai
Kithe lariyaan ve
Tu akhiyaan kithe lariyaan ve
Kaise tujhko mai batau
Raahein teri takti jaun
Neendan churiyaan ve
Tu meriyaan neendan churiyaan ve
Karan joined them.
Dharkan yeh kehti hai
Dil tere bin dhadke na
Ik tu hi yaar mera
Mujhko kya duniya se lena
Aditya came with flowers and gave it to Kritika. She refused. He then gave her chocolates. She refused that too. He started singing again. (male part)
Tujhe mai raat meri
Tujh mai din mere
Lamha ek jiyun na
Mai toh bin tere
Hai tere saath safar
Jana mujhe hai kidhar
Keh bit jai tujh mai yeh umar
Ik pal ki bhi ab toh
Doori na mujhko dena
Ik tu hi yaar mera
Mujhko kya duniya se lena
Kritika hugged Aditya. Karan also joined them. She then sang.
Ik tu hi yaar mera
Mujhko kya duniya se lena
Aditya closed his eyes. That same smile was in front of her. She was coming close to him. She caressed his cheeks and tiptoed to give him a forehead kiss. Before he could touch her, she was gone. He opened his eyes. In front of him were Karan and Kritika confused. He just smiled and continued.
Hissa hai tu ab toh mere dil ke jazbato ka
Tu lafz hai tehra hua bas meri baton ka
Ankhein yeh kehti hain
Tu samne mere rehna
Ik tu hi yaar mera
Mujhko kya duniya se lena
Ik tu hi yaar mera
Mujhko kya duniya se lena
Karan: Chalo smile toh kia. Subah se aisi bani hui thi jaise kissi ko kha jai gi.
Kritika: Thank you. lekin iska yeh matlab nahi keh you are off the hook. Hamari baat abhi baaki hai.
Aditya: Yes miss.
Shooting resumed. Little they knew that this short dance skit was going very far from this.
Lucknow
Noor: Appi mujhe aapse baat karni hai.
Zoya: Abhi nahi Noor. Yeh article ki deadline sirf 2 hours mai hai. Humein proof reading karke submit karna hai.
Noor: Appii kitna kaam karo gi. Mere liye toh time hi nahi hai aapke pass.
Zoya just chuckled at her puppy face. She continued to do her work. Within 1 hr, she was done
Zoya: Hamara kaam toh hogaya. Neend agai humein toh.
Noor: Appiii
Zoya: Kya? Aare haan aapko kuch baat karni thi. Boliye.
Noor: Pehle aap promise kijiye keh mujhe daaante gi nahi.
Zoya: Acha baba promise kia.
Noor: Wohh na. 2 days pehle. Social media pe ek post aai thi.
Zoya: Kaisi post?
Noor: Aapko pata hai na world health day araha hai.
Zoya: Humein kyun nahi pata hoga. Last week hi humne magazine ke liye article likha tha.
Noor: Wohh article humne le lia aur
Zoya: Apne kaise lia aur kyun
Noor: Aapke laptop se file li. Post thi keh ek channel ko apne sab shows mai world health day promote karna hai. Unko koi health care worker chahiye jo medical ke baare mai jaanta hai aur unke show ke characters ko help kare track mai. Unhe ek medical article chahiye tha. Toh maine aapka leke upload kar dia aur
Zoya: Aur?
Noor: Abhi thodi der pehle humein message aaya keh aapka article select hogaya hai. Unho ne ek show appoint kia aapko. Sab details mail mai hain.
Zoya: Noor aapko pata hai na serial mai hum kaam nahi kar sakte.
Noor: Appi aapko behind the camera kaam karna hoga. Aapko yaad hai aap hamesha humein kehti thi keh aapko shooting dekhni hai keh kaisi hoti hai lekin aap show mai kabhi kaam nahi kare ge. Abhi yehi mauka hai. aap shoot karo ge bhi aur nahi bhi. Pay bhi achi hai aur aapke interest ka bhi kaam hai.
Zoya: Hum ab serials dekhte bhi nahi hain. Humein nahi pata kuch bhi. Please unko bol dijiye keh hum nahi kar sakte.
Noor: Aap serials dekhe ya na dekhe koi farak nahi parta. Aap pichle 6 months se sirf kaam kar rahi hain. Thoda apne liye bhi time nikale. Iss se aapko maza bhi aai ga, paise bhi mil jai ge aur aapka kaam bhi hota rahe ga.
Zoya: Magar
Noor: Kuch agar magar nahi. Apne liye na sahi toh mere liye. Pleasseeeee.
Zoya: Hum soche ge.
Noor: Nahi. Aap kar rahi hain bas.
Zoya: Acha meri Kohinoor hum kare ge. Exactly kya karna hoga.
Noor: Humne aapko mail kar dia hai.
Zoya checked her mail thoroughly. It included all the information about her payment, starting dates, and timings. She was about to close the mail when she read: Mumbai.
Zoya: Hum yeh nahi kar rahe.
Noor: Kya? Abhi toh aap maan gai thi.
Zoya: Apne shaid theek se nahi padi mail. Iss mai Mumbai likha hai.
Noor: Humein pata hai. obviously appi sab serials Mumbai mai hi hote hain.
Zoya: Hum Mumbai
Noor: 6 months se hum Mumbai nahi gai appi. Ab khud wohh shehar aapko bula raha hai.
Zoya: Hum nahi kar sakte
Noor: Appi kya kuch hai jo aap hum se chuppa rahi hain?
Zoya: Nahi.Nahi toh. Hum kya chupai ge.
Noor: Phir tai hain hum Mumbai jai ge. Sirf 1 week ki baat hai.
Zoya: Kab jana hai?
Noor: Do din baad shoot hai toh humein kal hi jana hoga.
Noor started packing leaving Zoya in deep thoughts.
Yeh kyun humein wapis wahin khencha jaa raha hai. hum bhulna chahte hai uss shehar ko aur uss insaan ko jisko hamare hone na hone se koi farak nahi parta. Uss din airport pe jab aai toh hamare dil mai ek umeed jag uthi thi keh shaid Aditya hamare liye aai hain, humse baat karne ke liye. Lekin humein dekh kar wohh aise chale gai jaise hum koi ajnabi ho. Unke liye hum sirf ek Ajnabi hain. Toh hamara dil kyun dhadakta hai unki soch bhi soch ke. Unhe koi farak bhi nai parta. Ek baar. Sirf ek baar msg ya call kar dete toh humein lagta wohh humse contact karna chahte hain. Akhri baar jab humne phone check kia tha kuch bhi nai tha airport tak. Uske baad ka toh pata bhi nahi. Lucknow utar ke hamara phone aur bag jo chori hogai the. Humne sim toh block karwa di. Kaash utni hi asaani se apne dil bhi block kar dete. Hum aaj bhi aapke baare mai sochte hain. Hamara koi Rishta nahi thi. Aur shaid kabhi na ho. Hum sirf 3 baar mile aur wohh teen mulakat hamare liye bahut khaas thi. Hamare dimag mai wohh 3 mulakat koi 300 dafa chal chuki hain. Kabhi sochte hain humein yeh karna chahiye tha kabhi wohh. Lekin phir bhi it was perfect. Kaash Hamari kahani mai iss se zyada hota. Lekin humne jab maan lia keh sab khatam hogaya toh wohh shehar wapis humein bula raha hai. Hum wahan aake har jagah, har kissi mai aapko dhondhe ge aur humein pata hai keh aap humein nahi mile ge. Phir kya kare ge. Humne yahan reh kar khud ko kaam mai itna masroof kar lia khud ko phir bhi aapki yaadein nahi jaati. Wahan aake kaise sambhale ge. Hum phir bhi Noor ke liye kare ge.
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