Friends,
I'm back with a new part. But before that, again thanks to all. I have replied to most of the post in my clubbed replies (still struggling with limited comments 😭)
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Here comes the part 3... Few parts of this update are taken from the actual serial 😉... for the game of basketball... I have never played it. All I have mentioned in the story is based on SRK's instructions as a coach to his team playing in the ground in the movie Chak De India 😉 ... any professional players in the forum, if you feel there is a scope of rectification, please let me know 😛
Story has begun but before moving forward, let's go a little back in the past.
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Rathod goes back to his cabin after Riya and Arjun leave and thinks about what Riya said about his and Arjun's tense relationship. He was already missing their good old frienship days after mention of Basketball game in front of Chhotu and Shree.
Flashback begins*
Arjun and Sameer (Then Arjun's Sam) in basketball court.
Shot 1:Sam and Arjun are continuously snatching ball from each other without giving each other a chance to basket it. They are tired after a few minutes and they stop. They just look at each other with fake anger and burst into laughter very next moment.
Shot 2:They give each other hi5 after the game.
Shot 3:They roam around on a bike.
Shot 4: They have a cutting chai together on the beach
Shot 5: Sam and Arjun are roommates. Arjun is Chief of Crime branch and Sam is the chief of Anti-Corruption Bureau.
Arjun is talking to someone on phone standing in balcony.
Sam goes behind Arjun. Arjun is facing the opposite direction so he didn't see Sam coming.
Sam overhears Arjun talking to someone sweetly on phone. Arjun said "I love you jaan" on phone before disconnecting the call.
Sam is shocked and his eyes are ready to pop out. He could not believe what he just heard. Arjun turns back and sees Sam, who has caught him red-handed.
Arjun is a little off-guard and in a shock. Sam takes the opportunity and snatches Arjuns phone and starts running all around the house and Arjun chases him to get his phone back.
Arjun: Sam... mera phone wapas kar...
Sam(grins): nahi karta... ja...itni badi baat mujhse chhupayi tune... ab to mai seedha usi se baat karta hoon jisey tu abhi "I love you" bol raha tha
Arjun: please ... dekh mai tujhe sab batata hoon... pehle tu phone wapas kar...
Sam: tu kya batayega saaley...?... tujhse poochh kaun raha hai?... mai to ab seedha bhabhi se poochhunga...
They are still running in the house, jumping over couch, table, chairs and Arjun throwing pillows, newspaper, whatever he gets in hand towards Sam and Sam is dodging them.
Arjun(stops)(pleading): Sam please...
Sam also stops but at a distance and checks the call list. The name on the top is "Roshni"
Sam: to uska naam Roshni hai... chalo call karke baat ki jaye Roshni Bhabhi se... (grins)(about to call)
Arjun: Sam nahi... meri baat sun... mai khud bahut jaldi hi tujhe ussey milwaunga ...
Hearing about meeting Roshni, Sam stops and listens to what Arjun has to say.
They sit on the floor resting on couch.
Arjun: mai agley haftey ghar jaa raha hoon... Aai - Baba se baat karne... meri aur Roshni ki shadi ke barey mein ... (Blushes)
Sam(faking anger): to baat shadi tak pahunch gayi hai... aur mujhe ab tak pata nahi... kab se chal raha hai ye sab?
Arjun: almost 6 months ho gaye... aur... mai tujhe sab batane hi wala tha
Sam: jhootha...6 months se chakkar chal raha hai...aur itney dino tak tune mujhse ye sab chhupaya?...aur mujhe pata hai... agar mai aaj tujhe nahi pakadta to tu pata nahi kab tak mujhse chhupata... (throws Arjun's phone towards him)
Arjun (catches the phone) : kya kar raha hai yaar... phone toot jayega to ussey baat kaise karunga? (grins)
Sam glares at him.
Sam: achchha bata kaun hai wo?... kya karti hai?
Arjun: Uska naam Roshni hai...
Sam(annoyed): pata hai mujhe... aagey bata...
Arjun: wo ek case ke silsile mein mile they hum... kuch 7 months pehle ek school bus hi-jack ho gayi thi... yaad hai?
Sam: haan yaad hai...
Arjun: us school bus ko un terrorists se bachaya tha humne...wo bhi us school bus mein thi... wo teacher hai...
Sam(a funny wicked smile): KYA? Teacher hai...cool... I'm so happy... very good ... I'll keep a watch on her and intezar karunga ki wo koi galti karey... jab bhi wo koi galti karegi... mai usse 100 baar likhwaunga ki ab wo us galti ki dobara nahi karegi... aur mai usey chair par bhi khada karwaunga... haath upar karke... aur kneel down karwaunga... kaan pakadke (frustrated)
Arjun(confused): kya?
Sam(frustrated): u know what... i hate teachers... pata hai jab mai school mein tha aur koi galti karta tha... to meri teacher mujhse 100 baar likhwati thi ki mai wo galti dobara nahi karunga...aur bench par haath upar karke khada karwati thi wo alag...aur kneel down, kaan pakad ke...it was so embarrassing...bachche ki jaan le leti thi wo... aur mai humesha sochta tha... ki bada hokar police offier banunga aur agar kisi teacher ko pakda na... to usse aise hi punishment doonga... (pouts his face)
Arjun(grinning): par itni punishments milne ke baad bhi teri galtiyan nahi sudharti thi... tu waise hi shaitaniya karta rehta tha...
Sam glares at him and Arjun laughs rolling on the floor.
Sam(back to normal): come on...wohi to humari seekhne ki umar hoti hai... aur galtiyan karke hi to hum seekhtey hain... aur rahi baat shaitaniyon ki... to wo to bachche hi karenge na? ... ab is umar mein to hum shaitaniya nahi kartey hain...
Arjun(praising him): you have a point... and it is noted
Sam: good... aur bata... uski family mein kaun kaun hai?
Arjun(serious): sirf uski Papa hai... jo beemar hain... 3 saal pehle uski Maa ki achanak heart attack se death ho gayi thi... us baat ka uske papa ko shock laga tha... aur us sadme se wo bahar nahi aa paye... wo tab se mental assylum mein hain... aur ghar par wo akeli rehti hai...
Sam gets emotional hearing that but quickly gets to normal.
Sam: koi nahi... hum hain na... ab hum bhi uski family hain... bas tu jaldi se shadi kar... tayari karne ke liye mai hoon na...
After a 2 days.
Sam: hey Arjun... ye brochure dekh... ye kuch naye constructions ho rahey hain...aur kahin kahin ready possession flats bhi mil rahey hain... jakar dekh kar aatey hain...
Arjun(confused): ye sab kisliye?
Sam: kya matlab kisliye? Tu Roshni se shadi kar raha hai na? to kya tum dono yaha rahoge shadi ke baad... mere saath? no ways... mai ek teacher ke saath ek ghar mein nahi reh sakta... (winks) .. i mean abhi tu Aai - Baba se baat karega aur fir sab hotey hotey 4-5 months lagenge... aur tab tak ghar bhi final ho jayega...Ghar kharidne mein itna time to lagta hai na...
Arjun feels stupid that he didn't get this thought
Arjun(embarrassed): ye to maine socha hi nahi...
Sam: tension mat le... mai hoon na... (smiles)
Sam and Arjun hug each other and smile.
Next few weeks, in free time they look for different construction sites. Arjun likes one apartment and the builder offers them some discount if they book two apartments. The apartment next to it is also available. Sameer decides to book it. Anyways his parents too were nagging him for getting married and after Arjun leaves their shared apartment after marriage, he will have to be alone. So he thinks if he buys the apartment next to Arjun, they can be always together.
They finalise the deal of the two apartments and after a few months they get the possession of them just before Arjun's marriage. Roshni joins them in setting up both the apartments.
The name plates are shining on 10th floor of "Sneh Society"
Flat no. 1005 "SAMEER S. RATHOD"
Flat no. 1006 "ARJUN S. RAWTE"
"ROSHNI A. RAWTE"
They smile looking at them.
Flashback ends*
Sameer misses his old days and decides to think about reviving their old friendship. And he realizes he has already taken one step towards it.
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Later in the evening around 8:00 PM
Riya is sitting at home reading a comic book (That is her favorite timepass that she has kept a secret).
Her phone rings. Shree calling. She receives the call.
Riya: bolo Shree...
Shree: ab mood kaisa madam ka? ghar pahunch gayi kya?
Riya : haan...and i'm fine now... mai bhi jaldi hi aa gayi thi... Arjun sir bhi jaldi nikal rahey they... to Rathod sir k kehne par unhone mujhe ghar drop kar diya tha...
Shree: ohhho... kya baat hai...Arjun sir ne tumhe ghar drop kiya... umm hmmm... (teasing her)
Riya: stop it Shree... tum bolo ... kaise call kiya?
Shree: wo mai aur Chhotu tumhare ghar ke paas wale mall ke food court mein Pizza khane jaa rahey hain... tum aaogi?
Riya: ummm... theek hai... kitni der mein aaoge tum log?
Shree: aadhe ghantey mein...
Riya: theek hai... mai bhi pahunchti hoon
Food court. 8:30 PM
Riya meets Chhotu and Shree. They get their pizza. Their convesartion while eating pizza:
Shree: kitne baje ghar aayi tum?
Riya: 4 baje tak pahunch gayi thi
Shree: kya kiya uske baad?
Riya: so gayi thi... tumne kya kiya?
Shree: mere i-Pad par game khel rahey they.. maine naya game install kiya hai...pata hai aaj mera top score...
Riya(snaps him short): Shree... mujhe tumhare ye games ka kuch samajh nahi aata to please apni energy waste mat karo mujhe details dene mein...
Shree makes a silly face.
Chhotu: hey Riya... tumhe ek baat batana to reh hi gayi... aaj to Rathod sir ne humare saath aisa mazaak kiya ki hum dono ki jaan hi nikal gayi thi...
Riya: Rathod sir... mazaak? hua kya? Poori baat batao...
Shree narrates the incident in Rathod's cabin.
Chhotu: haan aur Rathod sir ne kaise jhaad diya tujhe... aalsi kahin ka... mai to fir bhi gym jata hoon... tu to wo bhi nahi karta... khali time mein pada pada i-Pad par games khelta rehta hai... meri maan tu bhi police sports club ki membership le le...
Shree: aye Chhotu... bore mat kar yaar... membership hai mere paas...
Chhotu: to gaya hai kabhi?
Shree is quiet and pretends to ignore what Chhotu said.
Riya: to fir kyun na kal hi chalein? Rathod sir bhi ja rahey hain...
Shree and Chhotu(shocked reaction): KYA?
Riya(shocked at their reaction): kyun... kya hua?
Shree: pata hai Riya... Rathod sir bata rahey they ki wo aur Arjun sir club mein basket ball kheltey they
Riya(eyes wide open): really? .. you mean Arjun sir aur Rathod sir? unbelievable... un dono ko dekh kar lagta nahi...
Chhotu: haan... humein bhi aisa hi laga..
Riya remembers something...
Riya(screams): OHH MY GOD !!!! (surprised)
Shree: kya hua?
Riya: pata hai jab mai aur Arjun sir nikal rahey they tab Rathod sir ne achanak se Arjun sir ko bataya ki wo apna membership card re-new karwane ja rahey hain... subah 10 baje... lekin Arjun sir ne koi jawab nahi diya... aisa behave kiya jaise unhone suna hi nahi ki Rathod sir ne kya kaha... Tab mujhe ye baat samajh mein nahi aayi thi ki Rathod sir agar apni membership renew karwane jaa rahey hain to... ismein Arjun sir ko batane ki kya zarurat hai?... par ab mujhe lagta hai ki kahani kuch aur hai...
Shree and Chhotu give each other a surprised look
Riya: iska matlab samjhe?... indirectly Rathod sir ne Arjun sir ko kal waha aane ko kaha hai... subah 10 baje...
Shree and Chhotu's eyes wide open and ready to pop out
Shree: matlab Rathod sir ne... Arjun sir ko...
Chhotu: Basket ball match ke liye challenge kiya hai...
Riya, Shree and Chhotu (together) : SHIT !!!!!
Shree: pata nahi kya hoga kal...
Riya: wo to depend karta hai ki kal Arjun sir ayenge ya nahi... kya lagta hai tum dono ko... kal Arjun sir ayenge ya nahi? I mean wo challenge accept karenge ya nahi?
Chhotu: Riya, wo Arjun sir hain... wo challenge accept na karein aisa to ho hi nahi sakta... wo zarur ayenge
Riya: to kya kehtey ho tum dono? dekhne chalein ye muqabla?
Chhotu: haan ... ye dekhna to banta hai...
Shree: mujhe bahut darr lag raha hai yaar...
Riya: arre ismein darne ki kya baat hai... sirf ek game hi to hai
Shree: game to hai... lekin kahi ye dono apna saara gussa us basket ball par na utar dein... mujhe to us ball pe abhi se taras aa raha hai...
Riya: shut up Shree... koi bakwaas nahi ab... kal subah 9:30 baje club mein miltey hain... And ho sakta hai ki game in dono ke cold war ko khatam karney mein help karey... I mean dono mein sportsman spirit to hai... aur sports se achchha koi aur tareeka hai kya jhagde mitane ka? (smiles)
Shree and Chhotu nod in agreement.
By now they have finished their pizza and they leave for their houses.
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Sunday, 3 March
9:30 AM, Police sports club.
Riya, Shree and Chhotu meet and make their entries in register. Chhotu pokes fun at Shree.
Chhotu: tujhe yaad hai ek baar hum wo Bala ko fasane k liye basket ball khel rahey they... aur jab ball mere haath mein thhi... tu usey touch bhi nahi kar paya tha...
Riya giggles.
Shree(annoyed): bakwaas mat kar Chhotu... wo to bas aise hi... size dekh apna...ab tu itna lamba - chauda hai... tere haath se kaise koi kaise ball chheen sakta hai...
Riya: aisa hai kya? to fir chal... tu mere saath khel ke dikha... dekhtey hain kaun jeet-ta hai...
Chhotu: arre wah Riya, tum bhi basket ball khelti ho?
Riya: ummm... bahut achchha to nahi... Lekin Shree ko hara saku... itna to khel hi leti hoon (smiles)
Shree is annoyed.
Shree: theek hai... challenge accepted... chal court mein...
They proceed to basket ball court and start playing. Riya is playing better than Shree.
By this time its 10:00 AM.
Rathod and Arjun both reach the club. They look each other but pretend to ignore. After re-newing their cards they both decide to leave but could not control the urge to go to the basket ball court.
Arjun opens the register to make the entry and notices the 3 names.
Chandrakant Patil
Riya Mukherjee
Sreekant Sen
He shakes his head in disbelief ridiculing the trio and makes his entry. Rathod notices this and takes the register from Arjun to make his entry and he too notices the same and raises his eyebrows. He makes his entry too and both of them proceed to the court without saying a word to each other.
They reach the court and see Riya and Shree in the court with Riya making Shree dance here and there and Chhotu sitting in a corner enjoying Shree's poor state.
Chhotu sees the duo and and gets a little nervous, though he was expecting them anytime.
They go near Chhotu.
Chhotu: good morning sir... wo kal aap keh rahey they na... ki ye Shree Aalsi hai... ghar mein pada pada video games khelta rehta hai... isliye mai isko aaj yaha le aaya... socha thoda haath pair hilayega to active rahega... (smiles)
Rathod smiles and nods his head. Arjun ignores this and sits in a corner lost in his thoughts.
Rathod: wo to theek hai Chhotu... par kya tumhe lagta hai ki Shree basket ball khel raha hai? kyunki mujhe to dikh raha hai ki wo sirf idhar se udhar naach raha hai... kyunki Riya usey nacha rahi hai (sarcastically)... chalo uski thodi help ki jaye...
Rathod starts giving instructions to Shree with some good moves. And in 10 mins, Shree catches up in the game snatching the ball from Riya. She looks at Rathod angrily when she is not abke to snatch the ball back from Shree.
Rathod (smiles at Riya): sorry Riya, Tum achchha khel leti ho... Par Shree thoda weak hai... isliye usey sikha raha tha... Come on Shree
Riya is running around Shree. Arjun notices this and comes forward and he starts commanding Riya countering the moves that Rathod is telling Shree.
For 15 mins, Rathod tells a move to Shree and Arjun tells the counter move of the same to Riya and when Arjun tells a move to Riya, Rathod tells a counter move to it to Shree. So virtually its, Arjun and Rathod playing the game like a videogame with Riya and Shree as the puppet characters. They are just successively snatching ball from each other. No one is able to hold the ball for longer, let alone basket it.
Finally, Riya and Shree realize that they are not playing the natural game. Their moves are being controlled by Rathod and Arjun. They are exhausted and tired of this and stop the game and look at Rathod and Rawte with a straight face.
Rathod: kya hua? ruk kyun gaye tum dono? i mean... bahut achchha khel rahey they tum dono... hai na Rawte?
Arjun (suddenly realizing that he indirectly got involved): haan... bahut achchha khela... dono ne...
Riya and Shree blankly staring at them. Rathod and Rawte look at each other. Both are embarrassed to realize that indirectly they were playing the game. They go and sit at the opposite ends of the court.
Shree, Chhotu and Riya notice this change and plan to change their mood again. Chhotu and Shree go to Rathod and Riya goes to Arjun.
Shree: Sir, aap to champion hain... kya technique hai aapki... mujhe bahut mazaa aa raha tha... par wo kya hai na aadat nahi hai... isliye thak gaye hum dono isliye ruk gaye...aap mere basket ball coach banenge?
Rathod smiles.
Rathod: Nahi Shree... bahut saal ho gaye khele huye... ab nahi...
Shree: aise kyun keh rahey hain sir... abhi jo moves aap bata rahey they... mujhe to laga ki mai khud ek champion ban gaya hoon... sir please mujhe sikhaiye na... please...
Rathod: achchha theek hai...
-x-x-x-x-(at the same time, at the other end of the court)
Riya: Arjun sir, mujhe pata nahi tha ki aap basket ball champion hain... mai school mein thi tab thoda bahut khelti thi... fir baad mein touch mein nahi rahi... par aaj bahut mazaa aaya... is game ke liye soya hua passion fir se jaag utha...
Arjun gives a faint smile
Riya: sir, maine professionally nahi seekha tha... par ab seekhna chahti hoon... kya aap mere coach banenge?
Arjun: Nahi...(without looking at her)
Riya: sir please...(makes a puppy face)
Arjun looks at Riya and their eyes lock for a few moments. He is melted by her puppy eyes and passion for the game.
Arjun(smiles): theek hai...
Riya is touched to see a smile on Arjun's face.
All of them get up to go to the court to continue the game, But Rathod's phone rings. He receives the call.
Rathod: Hello! ACP Rathod ... kya... theek hai... hum abhi pahunchtey hain...
Rathod turns to everyone.
Rathod: Gorai beach pe ek laash mili hai... wo laash ek high profile businessman k bhai ki hai... humein waha pahunchna hoga... quick...
Shree, Riya and Chhotu are a little disappointed that their Sunday and their efforts to get Arjun and Sameer to involve in the game are spoiled but they know that duty comes first. Also they were happy that the game at least kicked off.
Everyone gets into action. They spread out and begin with their tasks. Riya and Shree start gathering information about the victim and his family background, Chhotu activates his informers network, and Rathod and Rawte go to the crime location.
They are working on the case.
5:00 PM
Riya's phone beeps. SMS from her sister.
"operation successful. will be taking 8:00 PM flight, will reach at 10 PM"
Riya replies.
"OK, will plan to pick u up"
She again gets involved in the case.
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So how was it? 😊 I hope you all enjoyed the flashback. To help you understand better about Sam's fear of his teacher, here is the poor little scared Sameer and his ever angry teacher:
Sorry ... couldn't get a better pic of her 😉
Please excuse the spelling mistakes 😊
I know I might have disappointed a few who were expecting a direct match between Arjun - Sam 😉
But itne dino ka jhagda hai... ek din mein to khatam nahi hoga na... aur dono taraf se poori koshish honi chahiye... but ek - ek step dono ne liya hai... ab agey bhi jo hoga achchha hi hoga...
Pre-cap - Annu comes to Mumbai ... (can't reveal more 😉 )
Regards,
Bhavna
Cricket
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