episode 19
The shot is taken, perfect, all the while Raj was standing on his toes in case some accident happens'Aliya calls pack up after the shot, she had too much to handle in a single day and had splitting headache. There were night scenes to shoot tonight, so the unit got a break
The unit split up, all wanted to rest, Rajeev thought of checking on Prachi'tabhi Priyanka comes to him.
Priyanka: Thanks for cheering me up, by the way Prachi ka lunch ho gaya? Kuchh khila dete hai usko
Rajeev: haan main bhi wohi soch raha tha'by the way I hope Rachna ne aur kuchh gadbad nehi kiya
Priyanka: na, woh chup chap Prachi ko lekar baithi hui thi, shots ke beech beech mein unpe nazar rakh rahi thi
A wonderful smile spreads on Rajeev's face: sach Priyanka you are doing so much for me, I don't know how to than you'.
Priyanka: (murmuring under her breath) soch lijiye prayaschit hai'
Rajeev: kuchh kaha tumne?
Priyanka: na
After feeding Prachi, Rajeev asked Priyanka for a cup of coffee, dono cafeteria chalte hai.
As they entered the caf' they saw Gazal, she was sitting with cadet Pooja, drinking her coffee, Priyanka and Rajeev could hear their conversation'
Priyanka: yeh kaun hai ? (she hadn't met this namuna!!)
Rajeev: shhhhh'onscreen and onscreen Poojas having a conversation!!
Pooja: aapka character mujhe kitna pasand hai, apka aur mera handset aur simcard dono milte hai, main aapke shooting dekhne aa jayoon?
Ghazal: thanks cadet par meri connection kat chuki hai, I mean, main ab iss film mein nehi hoon,
Pooja: hai rabba, kisne apka connection kata? Uski toh main network jam kar doongi
Ghazal: (laughs sadly) thanks for your concern Pooja par sach mein main yeh film chhod rahi hoon, tum apna khayal rakhna
Pooja: par aapke baki dost aapko jaane nehi denge
Ghazal doesn't say anything but smiles sadly..
Pooja: array woh rahe Rajveer Sir aur Naina, real life mein bhi saath saath, so sweet!!
She comes up to them, 'dekhiye na Pooja film chhodke ja rahi hai'
Ghazal turns to them. She looked evidently depressed'her smile was missing, her confidence seemed to have received a massive blow'Rajeev felt bad seeing the sprightly girl like this
'excuse me' she leaves before anybody could say a word
Pooja stands sad: Pooja kyon ja rahi hai? Aaplog rokiye na
Rajeev: kash hum rok paate
Pooja: yeh galat hai, screen mein jaise dikhate hai aaplogo ka unity waisa bilkul nehi hai!! Kisiko koi parwa hi nehi! Sirf Rajveer Naina ke romance same to same hai!
Both blush hearing this
Priyanka: nehi Pooja, hamare beech kuchh nehi hai, bas hum coffee peene aye hai
Pooja: achha? par aap dono saath saath bada cute lagte ho!
Rajeev: ok cadet Pooja, ab hum coffee peeye? aap join karoge hamare saath?
Pooja: na baba, kabab mein haddi, main chalti hun, byee
They both sit sipping their coffee'Priyanka is lost in deep thought.
Rajeev kept looking at her. She looked so pretty in her black churidar, her freshly washed face looked like a flower in full bloom'.there was an intense honesty in her face'strands of her hair were falling on her face but she was too lost to notice that'Rajeev had an almost uncontrollable urge to put them back behind her ears'..
Suddenly he heard a voice again, 'dekha maine kaha tha na in dono ko pyar hai, dekh kaise dekh rahe hai'' it was Pooja explaining to some other cadet!!
Both come out of their respective trances!
Rajeev: kya soch rahi thi tum?
Priyanka: Prachi ke bare mein...
Rajeev felt like hugging her, this girl thought about Prachi more than even he did, such selflessness....
Priyanka went on': ab jab sab ko pata chal hi gaya hai Prachi ek bare mein toh kyon na hum police help le aur jaldi se uske past ke bare mein pata kar le
Rajeev: that's definitely an easy way, par pata nehi Priyanka mujhe kyon Prachi ko expose karne mein bahut dar lagta hai'shayad bahut logo ko abhi tak uske baare mein pata nehi hai'
Priyanka: ya fir sabko pata hai, perhaps they are waiting for the right moment'
Priyanka shuddered at the thought of it'perhaps it was all because of her'why did she do it, why? Agar Prachi ko kuchh bhi ho jayae toh who apne aap ko kabhi maf nehi kar payegi, she can't let anything happen to her'or to Rajeev either'..she felt tremendously restless
'no I can't let it happen'
Rajeev: what can't u let happen?
Priyanka realized she had spoken out the last words loudly!!
Rajeev spoke to her affectionately: Priynaka tum Prachi ko lekar kuchh zyada hi pareshan ho rahe ho, it's okay
Priyanka: we need to find out the shop owner, abhi
Rajeev: array kya ho gaya hai tumhe, ruko toh
Priyanka: abhi chaliye, jitna late karenge utna hi Prachi ke liye khatra bad jayega shayad'.
She felt too restless'perhaps the enemy is making their plans too'
Rajeev: par aaj evening shoot hai na? Aliya ko kya jawab denge?
Priyanka: Aliya ko kuchh bhi bol dijiye, woh zaroor samajh jayegi, woh shooting shuru kare, we'll be back before evening...
Rajeev: ok whatever you say....
He virtually got dragged by Priyanka'.
He waited in his car while Priyanka came in with a big bag.
Rajeev: baapre itne bade bag mein kya hai?
Piyanka: baad mein pata chalega kya hai
He tried calling Aliya on their way, her phone was switched off, so he left a voice message...
Both reach galaxy jwellers again
Rajeev: iss baar fir se ring ke baare mein pooch taachh ki toh woh salesman zaroor police ko bulaye ga!
Priyanka: aap yehi ruko, main malik ka contact address lekar aati hoon
She was back in 5 mintues
Rajeev: wow! Kaise kiya tumne yeh? Woh tumhe address de diya?
Priyanka: jasoosi ke liye kuchh akal chahiye hota hai, maine thodi hi kahan ki mujhe ring ke liye address chahiye?
Rajeev: toh?
Priyanka: I told him I am from the tax department and there was a problem with this shop's tax filing, maine usse id card aur files bhi dikhaya, toh woh darkar mujhe jhat se owner ka naam, pata sab de diya
Rajeev: par id card aur files kahan se mila?
Priyanka: array id card toh mera apna id card hai, dur se dikhaya aur file mein toh mere role ke dialogues hai!!
Rajeev: tum bhi na?!!! agar woh dekhna chahta toh?
Priyanka: kuchh nehi dekhta, tax department ke naam se hi itna dar gaya bechara, acting achhi honi chahiye my dear
She beamed at her own success and Rajeev felt so good seeing her happy!
Rajeev: Achha mila address, ab chale? Finally we are moving beyond galaxy jwellers, kab se yehi chakkar kaat raha hoon'(looks at Priyanka admiringly) it's all because of you'tum na hoti toh'.
Priyanka: bas bas, mujhe bhi Prachi ki fikar hai
'Shantiniketan,' 120 MG Road, Nowgaon
Rajeev: baapre 'shatiniketan, huh? Virani pariwar na nikal aye!
Priyanka: hahaha aap sach mein Ekta gang se bahut darte hai
Rajeev: aur nehi toh kya, jo log 200 saal tak zinda rehte hai, marke bhi wapas aa jaate hai, woh log bahut dangerous hote hai!
Priyanka: ruko, jaane se pehle thoda make up kar lete hai
Rajeev: make up? Make up kahan se ayega?
Priyanka: tumhe kya lagta hai iss bag mein kya hai??
Rajeev: Pri you are brilliant!
Priyanka: Pri??
Rajeev: oh sorry excitement mein keh gaya, fir se nehi bolunga
Priyanka: (smiles) u can call me Pri, ab chale
They dressed up in cotton saree and kurta, Rajeev had an extra beard on his face, and Priyanka had put glasses. They both walk in, it was a large mansion, clearly indicative of the wealth the owner possessed. However, it was quieter than a normal house, covered with large garden and huge trees, the house had an eerie sense to it.
Priyanka felt a little uncomfortable..it was beginning to get dark and the house didn't seem too welcoming'she unmindfully grabs Rajeev's hand, without even realizing'
Rajeev looks at her with shock, but the expression on her face showed fear clearly written, he pressed her hand back, in re-assurance'
Somebody was reporting:
'Dono Patel ji ke ghar pahooch gaye'
'Let them move in, iss baar koi galti nehi chahiye, un logo ko jitna jaldi ho sake secret ke paas pahuchne do'
'par unhe sab kuchh pata chal gaya toh?'
'yehi toh chahiye, kaam woh karenge, fal hum khayenge...bas in dono ka combo todna padega, dono saath mein bahuth dangerous hai'
'toh fir kya aaj raat hi? Priyanka ko hathau?'
'Nehi we need Priyanka, Rajeev is our target again, I don't want them together, aur iss baar mujhe koi galti nehi chahiye, Rajeen target matlab Rajeev target'
They are stopped at the door by the watchman: kya chahiye?
Rajeev: woh hume Patel ji se milna hai
Watchman: aap kaun?
Priyanka: Mr. and Mrs.Trivedi
Rajeev looks at Priyanka, stunned'Mr and Mrs Trivedi?!!! As the watchman let them in Priyanka whispered her plan to Rajeev'.
Everybody was waiting at the sets for the famous couple. Aliya looked glum, Vikas was pacing up and down, their cell phones were switched off'
Arjun: mujhe ab dar lagne lag raha hai, kahan gaye dono? Kafi raat ho chuki hai, shooting bhi tha...
Kunal: Rajeev ji hai na Priyanka ke saath, tum log fiqar mat karo'
And at that very moment both step in'everybody surround them with questions'
Aliya: bas bas enough, shooting shuru kare?
The shots are being taken, simple night scenes, the ragging scene of seniors, Raj Naina night time conversations, Huda spying on Rajveer'
Priyanka's scene over, she sits down a little away from the sets'Plenty of lights are fixed to lighten up the place, Priyanka looks at them'kash there was some light to disperse this mystery, situations were becoming darker and darker, wish there was some light to brighten up things'.suddenly she sees the light right above Rajeev sliding dangerously! With steady movement, the light slides down towards Rajeev's head, a loose wire dangerously hanging from it'she calls out his name but he's too far away, the sets are too noisy'.with no time to waste with an instant leap Priyanka jumps over to the main switch box near her'.plenty of switches, plenty of handles, a mess of wires inside''..with all her force she pulls down the one handle that seemed right'a bright spark in the switch box and the whole set is engulped on darkness at one go!!! A loud crash is heard before Priyanka faints again from the mild electric shock that the main switch board sent out to her'.
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