Good Evening All..
In an episode, hearing a convo between Anu and Anuj over an automatic gas stove, a script …
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Anu and Anuj in new kitchen making tea
Seeing Automatic Gas stove
Anu: Middle class house wives ka ½ time toh lighter dhoondne mei chala jaata hai. ………. Blahblah on otomatic gas stove. Aap kitne acche hai.
Noticing, gas pipeline meter
Anu: yeh kya hai?
Anuj: Yeh gas pipeline ka meter hai. Aaj kal cylinder ki jagah gas pipeline aa gayi hai.
Anu: Aree waah!! Ab shylinder ka koi poblem hi nahi.
All of sudden, Tears in Anu’s eyes
Anu: Wahan Shah house mei toh jab cylinder khatam (khatm) ho jaata that toh mujhe kitni baar door padosi ke yahan se utha kar laana padta tha.
Anuj:(Monologue in mind: iska naam anupamaa nahi, jhootho ki naani hona chahiye tha. Kitna jhooth bolti hai. Iske Padosi isko cylinder toh kya ek macchis bhi na de;ghar mei 2-2 cylinders showpiece ke liye the kya, kabhi vannu bhai ne isse ghar se bahar nikalne diya tha? faaltu baat)
Aansoo pochte hue, isliye toh maine pipeline install karwa di, ki meri anu ko cylinder change karne ka bhi effort na karna pade.
Anu: becomes silent for a moment
Anuj: kya soch rahi hai meri Anu ?
Anu: who woh mei soch rahi thi ki agar Shah house mei bhi pipelane hoti toh kitna accha hota.
Anuj: buss itni si baat, waise shah house ke paas abhi pipeline nahi aayi hai, par mai wahan pipeline install karwa doonga. Chahe mujhe kisi aur ke yahan ki pipeline na ukhardni pade. (Monologue in mind: Itne strongs biceps issi kaam ke liye toh banaye hai, shah house ki service mei khade rehne ke liye toh maine tumse shaadi ki hai. )
Anu: looking for tea leaves, aree! chai patti nahi hai.
Anuj: (gives new Tajmahal pack from the shelf), Yeh rahi chai ki patti
Anu: Packet dekhte hue, isse chai kya jaada tashty (tasty) banti hai.. yeh toh bahut menga(mehnga) hogi, hum to Jignesh bahi ki dukan se khulli chai patti laate hai. Itni tashty chai banti hai. Aur 2 panni (polythene) bhi muft mil jaati hai)
Anuj: ( Monologue:ab iski 2 panni ke chakkar mei chai bhi apni mann pasand na piye, 2 paise bachayegi nahi, 2 ½ kg ka bhasan de degi) tum theek keh reh rahi hon, aage se hum Jignesh bhai ki dukan se saara saaman laayenge)
Anu: doodh
Anuj :fridge mai hai
Anu: ( on seeing large capacity fridge) itna bada freedge.
Tears in Anu’s eyes
Anuj: Wiping her tears, Aree Anu!! Kya ho gaya?
Anu: Woh woh Shah house mei itna chota fridge tha ki bahut mushkil se saaman adjusht (adjust) karna padta tha. Pata hai ek middle housewife ko kitni mushkil Hoti hai, fridge mei saaman adjusht, karne mei. Wahan shah house mei toh kabhi doodh mei dhokla ka paani gir jaata tha, kabhi aate mei rasgulle ki chasni, ……….blahblah. Mujhe safai mei bhi kitna time lag jaata tha.
Anuj: (Monolgue: yaar, yeh kaise kar leti hai, har cheez se iski dukh barhi yaadein judi hai.) Kitna saaman waste ho jata hoga.
Anu: aree nahi! yehi toh house wife, maa ki khasiyat hai ki who koi cheez weshte (waste ) nahi hone deti. Woh jo aata gila ho jaata tha toh uska mei glew (glue) bana leti thi, phir uske cary (carry)bags, who uss dinn mall mei wohi cary bag se toh meine 40 Rs bachai the.
Baaki, sabji, dhokla mei toh kisi mei mirchi , kisi mei kuch aur masala daal deti thi toh kisiko kuch pata hi nahi chalta tha. Ishliye toh mere haath ka khana itna alag lagta hai sabko.
Anuj:(Monologue: yeh thoda sa glue apne hothon par laga leti toh kya chala jaata iska, thodi der ke liye iska muh band toh rehta. ) hum aisa karte hai, Shah house ke liye Diwali par ek bada fridge gift kar denge.
Anu: Aap bahut bahut bahut acche hai. Bada freedge se ek aur faaydha hoga.
Anuj: woh kya mohtarma ?
Anu:Baapuji ki tabiyat theek nahi rehti toh jab unhe accha nahi lagega toh who freedge mei baith sakte hai.
Anuj: tum bilkul theek keh rahi ho. Hume baapuji ka bhi toh khayal rakhna hai.
( Monologue:pona ghanta (45 min) ho gaye, chai nahi bani isse, sir dard ho gaya iska lecture sunkar,
Haath dard ho gaye hai aansoo pauch kar, ab bhookh ke maare stomach mei bhi dard hone laga hai,)
Anu, chale bahar chal kar chai peeye, meri Anu ko bhookh lagi hogi)
Anu: sharmate hue, Aap bahut bahut bahut acche hai.
Anuj: ( placing hand on his forehead, monologue: Isme sharmane waali baat kya baat hai, isse koi samhjahye kahan sharmana chahiye, kahan nahi.
Both come to the drawing-room with tea
Anu: ohh! kitni garmi hai.
Anuj: turns on AC
Anu: (tears in her eyes)
Anuj: Wiping her tears, kya hua, meri koi baat buri lag gayi . ( Monologue: Ab kaun sa dukhda sunayegi yeh??)
Anu: Pata hai woh na woh na woh na…….
Anuj: ( monologue:Oh jagat maata, ab kuch bolegi bhi .. ya wo, wo, karti rahegi). Kya hua, bolo Anu
Anu: wo shah house mei toh mere kamre mei ek Phen (fan) tha, jo theek se kaam bhi nahi karta tha, uski toh ek pankhudi bhi tooti hui thi.
Anuj: ( yeh itna jhooth kaise bol leti hai, isse ya toh dukhiyari no 1 ya phir isse jhoothi no 1 ka prize milna chahiye), isse pehle yeh koi aur kahani sunaye, aur mai bhookh ke maare behosh ho jaoo, mai bahar jaa kar kuch kha leta hoon.
Aree anu,mmujhe yaad aaya, meri bahut imp. meeting hai, mai evening mei milta hoon.
Anu: Anuj!! Suniy……….
Anuj: Without listening another word, turned and rushed to the main gate with jet speed.
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