Sideways FF - CB II - Part 18, pg.48 - Page 8

Scene 2a

So, Radhika had her initial revenge against Kanha and now decided to go home to calm down in the privacy of her room.

In Kanha's temple, Radha is really mad at Kanha because first of all he met chunnu munnu and had their whiskey and other cocktails and went to sleep for five years. Secondly, now that he is awakened, he is not moving fast enough.

Kanha (to Radha in his most beautiful voice): Madhuban mein Radhika nache re, girdhir ki muraliya baje re.

Radha: Kanha, please shut up. This is not going to please me. Also, you have been singing this song ever since you woke up few days ago. I am tired of listening to it. To make me happy, you need to make things right for Radhika and give some brains to Abhay. Unfortunately, in chunnu munnu's world I am only a murti and so can't do much.

Kanha: Well, I can transfer you some of my powers. I did that to Radhika. She has now full telepathic powers and she can sense Dev as soon as he puts his foot somewhere in a temple or a house. Granted that he lost his telephatic powers as I only had one license for the "telepathy" software left and both of them have to share it. But, I gave him excellent hearing skills after his amnesia. Now, he can hear Radhika singing from a field in Mathura. He may not feel the current that she feels whenever he is near, but again it is one software for all of that stuff.

But, dear Radha you are really special to me. So, I will give you some moving skills to be present in front of your devotees.

Radha: Ok, Kanha. I have to prod this stupid Abhay as he is a totally confused soul these days. He can not stand chipko and that chachunder and yet stays with them. Having a payal is fine and dandy, but it is no substitute for real Radhika. I fear that payal has become his comfort zone and he is scared to get out of it. So, I need to do something drastic.

Scene 2b

In Kitty's house (Klady for some and MR for others)

Dev comes down in a pensive mood. He is beginning to get attracted to that firebrand Radhika again. It is giving him a deja vu feeling as if he is used to running after a particular girl when she rebuffs him. Also, he is still relishing that hug from few days ago. Anyway, he passes Kitty without greeting her.

Kitty (to Monkey Man): What is happening to Jamai Babu? He is forgetting to greet me and touch my feet everytime he passes me in the hallway.

Kitty (to Abhay): Jamai babu, hello. Anything for me?

Abhay (thinking): (This woman is just nuts. Why do I have to touch her feet everytime I see her? I can't stand her either, but have this unexplainable obligation to remain her slave. That Radhika's family seems so normal even though they were all shouting "Dev, Dev..". Maybe I could have stayed a little longer there).

In person, he goes and touches her feet and gives her few standard compliments and she is somewhat satisfied. But, she is starting to get that niggling feeling. Suddenly, Radha (the goddess) appears (nobody can see her) and prods Kitty's subconscious that she needs to go to her plan 2 to attract Dev's attention.

So, Kitty starts humming. The monkey man starts to get excited and is now standing at full attention in front of Kitty. Abhay doesn't hear the sound at first, but then it finally gets to him.

Abhay: Mataramji, are you ok? You are not having an heart attack, are you?

Kitty: No, Jamai babu. I am ok. I am just singing a song.

Then, she starts singing this one: Hoon, abhi mein jawan ai dil, hoon abhi mein jawan. Behoosh hun bin piya, kal ka bi gham kis liye ' (this is from Aar Paar).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5acLIUkAkY

Monkey man starts smoking a bidi and acting like GuruDutt, but Kitty's attention is now on Abhay. Abhay is now horrified and starts thinking longingly about that kind maaji (Radhika's MIL). He wishes that he had called her "Ma" and moved to her house.

So, he signals Monkey man to take over and decides to go to Radhika's house to persuade her to come back. He doesn't know her address, but has no courage to approach Kitty in her present mood. So, he literally runs out (Audience: Don't fear. Radha is going to guide him to the right place). The monkey man is happy as he has his kitty all to him.

Scene 2c)

Dev has now taken his jeep and is searching for Radhika. After two hugs (one during rasleela and the second one during the function at Kitty's house), witnessing firebrand Pataka (liked her dagger look at Chachunder and her shouting at Chipko) and due to Radha (the Goddess) touch, Dev is starting to get the tingling feeling. It is not as powerful as the "current" Pataka feels, but he can now drive through Agra's really tight roads. So, if Radhika had passed through one road, he is going to the same road in his jeep.

Meanwhile, Radhika is walking with some anger and is in the middle of a crowded Agra street (She is usually sweet to everyone, but she does show her anger to Dev and Kanha. She occasionally likes to slap chachunder like characters and shout at psycho immoral girls). Anyway, in her anger she doesn't notice this car coming towards her and she almost collides with it. Fortunately, the car was really slow as the driver was searching for something and the roads are tight and crowded.

Anyway, the red convertible BMW stops almost in front of her. Somebody gets out slowly. He is wearing sunglasses (remember Dev in his first entry) and walks out leisurely. He looks at the beautiful girl in front of her and exclaims in surprise: Radhika??

Radhika looks up and sees a guy with a style and flair. Now onto some description of Mr. KaamDev Pujari.

Yes, the guy is Mr. KaamDev Pujari. He has some similarities with Dev. Dev has Kanha's charm as he is blessed by Kanha and now Ram too (this we have found out in year 2010). So, he can say the most inane thing and people rush to do it. Case in point: Kitty and Mantri.

KaamDev Pujari doesn't have that skill as he is only blessed by Kamdev, the God of love. But, his blessing is that he appears to everyone as their vision of perfect guy. For example, he appears as Sanskar to Bee and Gardes, Vansh to Misti, Daniel Craig or Richard Armitage to Radev2010 (yeah I have relaxed my gora rule) and shirtless young Avi to dg86. His specialty is such that if girls start liking someone else, his appearance changes into that person (say Bee starts liking Vansh, he starts looking like Vansh to her).

Only a handful of girls are immune to his charm and Radhika is the main one. She sees him as he actually looks and also she is unaffected by his good looks as she has this divine love with Dev. So, for her Dev is the most handsome of them all.

Anyway, back to Radhika and Kamdev

Radhika (frowning): Who are you? I hope you are not another chachunder in need of a slap.

KaamDev Pujari: Hey Radhika, you didn't recognize me – your childhood friend KaamDev.

Then jokingly… You are not having amnesia, are you?

Radhika gets angry at that: Amnesia, don't you dare talk about it to me. I am sick of it. Pati has it and he has lost all the currents, ehsas and the feelings he used to have. He stands like statue when I touch him. Previously, he used to beg me to just hold his hand and now he just frowns or runs away. Don't you dare talk about memory loss , blah blah, …………;

KaamDev is now like Dev was in NidhiVan. He is looking at Radhika and can't hear her or speak. He is just totally mesmerized and falling even more deeply in love with her. So, he doesn't realize that there is a lookalike Abhay whom Radhika thinks of as Dev.

KaamDev then comes to his senses and looks at angry and frowning Radhika and decides that it time for his special treatment. As Dev used to carry a flute, KamDev has a flower arrowhead that he uses for special cases. He takes it out of glove compartment and tries to touch Radhika's heart with it. He manages to touch it to her heart and she can now see him clearly and remember him.

Radhika softens as KaamDev is resembling Dev. He is older than Dev, but is more handsome than him. Radhika only sees the resemblance, but doesn't find him extra goodlooking (viewers, Radhika's vision of KamDev is more true).

Radhika: Kaam, I now remember you. How are you? You just disappeared with your Baba. I am so grateful to him for teaching music as that has been mine and my family's savior in last five years.

KaamDev: Thanks, Radhika. I am glad that the music helped you. But, why are you calling me Kaam? You used to call me by my full name.

Radhika: Kaam, your second syllable is my husband's name. So, from now on I can just call you Kaam.

KaamDev (thinking happily): Thank God, Mother Pujari named me such. At least, Radhika is calling me by a nickname. I can imagine her calling me Kaam when I am mad and I would "calm" down. Now look at that Dev. She can't even shorten his name. What will she call him "De, De" or "v, v, v". How silly? At least I have this advantage over Dev. He had never heard a short sweet name from my Radhika's lips.

KaamDev (to Radhika): Radhika, I am ok with you calling me Kaam. But, now look at my convertible. I bought it just so that I can give you rides in the streets of Agra. I have now come to help you with your singing career so that you don't have to do nanny jobs (Kaam doesn't know that Radhika was babysitting Dev's "fake" child. But, he knows that she is a nanny from Shastriji).

Radhika: Thanks, kaam. You just came at a right time. I have resigned my job in my righteous anger and was wondering about the next job. Why don't you come to my house and stay there? We have a spare room as it is Maaji's ancestral home and she came from a rich family.

Kaam (thinking): This is better than I expected. I get to stay at her place and now have 24 hours to make her fall in love with me. Thank God, that Dev is missing.

Kaam (to Radhika); Why don't you hop in my convertible and we will drive back.

Radhika sits in the red BMW and they are off to her house. Meanwhile Dev just reaches the same spot just when they start to drive. His frown turns to almost anger (same one that he showed chachunder – his second emotional outburst since last five years) and he starts following Kaam and Radhika. His tingling feeling is now getting more intense. Also, he is beginning to get some flashbacks of a guy offering flowers to Radhika (it is Shantanu in Malaysia) or taking her to see Delhi (its Keshav).

Scene 3 coming in a day or so and will include Dhanno and pearls and other more good stuff. Scene 4 would be the backstory of KaamDev Pujari and is also hopefully more interesting.