Is this even possible? Given the way the writers have butchered his character I felt that Virat is beyond redemption. In fact I had typed in a goodbye message and left this forum and show. But then I came across few stories of redemption where the person in question has committed far graver crimes and yet has redeemed himself. So I thought to myself yes, Virat has committed very serious mistakes but he is essentially a good hearted person.
Ghum is a love story. Sai and Virat are meant to end up together. But how can they justify what Virat has done? Answer: They can't justify it but they can redeem the character. Given the current story line I have attempted a redemption story line..... It is slightly long... But Virat's mistake is also huge....So please bear with me....
Story starts from the currently popular..... Coconut Water
SCENE BEGINS
After Sairat Feed each other the Nariyal Paani.... Paakhi Didi enters
Paakhi: Virat, tumne kalse kuch khaya nahi hai, ab to Sai bhi jaag gayi hai, please tum jaake kuch khalo.
(Sai gets upset seeing Paakhi exerting herself on Virat and withdraws herself from the eye communication she was having with Virat . Virat notices her withdrawal and gets exasperated with Paakhi)
Virat: Paakhi, tum please abhi yahan se jao. Mein khana baad mein khaloonga.
Paakhi: Virat tum mujhse aise baath kyon kar rahe ho. Main to bas yahan Sai ki tabiyat ke baare mein poochhne aayi thi. Mujhe nahi pata tha iske badle mein mujhe bezaati milegi.
Virat: (losing his composure) Thank you Sai ki tabiyat poochhne ke liye. Woh pehle se behtar hai. Ab tum please jaogi? Sai tumhe yahan dekhkar emotional ho rahi hai. Doctor ne clearly bola hai ki Sai ko Kush rakhne ki koshish karni chahiye. Isliye tum filaal ke liye yaahan se jao.
Paakhi: Viraaaaat! Tum baar baar meri insult kar rahe ho. Agar Sai mujhe dekhkar emotional ho rahi hai to isme meri kya galti hai. Mein yahan se kyon jaaon?
Virat: Are you serious? Paakhi mujhe is waqt sirf aur sirf Sai ki chinta hai. Agar tumhe lag raha hai ki mein tumhari insult kar raha hoon to phir yasha kyoon rukhi hui ho?
Paakhi: Sai ke accident ke baad Tum iss tarah badal jaoge mujhe pata nahi tha. (Virat feels confused) Mein jaa rahi hoon. (Paakhi stomps and leaves the flowers she got in the nearest Vase and goes out)
Virat turns around to Sai who is visibly upset and averts her eyes.
Virat: Sai tum Paakhi ko bhool jao aur apni tabiyat pe dhyan do. (He is still wondering why she won't talk)
(SCENE CHANGES)
Virat is sitting on a chair when Sai says...
Sai: Aapko kya laga mein humesha chup baiti rahoongi?
Virat: Nahi..... mujhe pata tha tum kabhi na kabhi to bologi.
Virat wakes up with a jerk and realizes it was just a dream. He is now really worried as another day has passed and Sai still has not spoken a word.
Virat - Sai tum jaanti ho mujhe apni zindagi bekar lagne lagi hai. Tum baat jo nahi kar rahi ho. Itni shaanti ki aadat nahi hai na to raas nahi aa rahi hai. (Virat chuckles)
But still no word from Sai. Virat reminisces the past and Sai's constant blabber. He prays 'Bappa please Mujhe meri pehli wali Sai lauta do.'
Doctor comes in.....
Doctor: Good morning Sai! Ab kaisi tabiyat hai tumhari?
No response from Sai. Doctor looks at her chart.
Doctor: Tumhari reports normal lag rahi hai. Tum aaram karo jaldi tik ho jaogi. Zyada stress math lena. Ok?
Doctor leaves and Virat follows him outside...
Virat: Doctor ek minute. Sai do din se kuch bhi bol nahi rahi hai. Kahin accident ke wajah se uski aawaz par koi asar tho nahi pada hai na?
Doctor: Nahi accident ka Sai ki aawaz jane se koyi nata nahi hai. This seems to be psycological. Main ek psychiatrist assign kar chuka hoon. Her name is Dr. Shalini Sawant. She may help us understand Sai's mental state.
Virat: Thanks doctor.
(SCENE CHANGES)
Virat is trying to feed Sai when Dr. Shalini enters
Dr. Shalini: Good Afternoon! Mein Dr. Shalini Sawant hoon.
Virat: Doctor please aayiye na. Yeh Sai Joshi hai aur main uska pati Virat Chavan hoon.
Dr. Shalini: Hello. Kya mein thodi dheer patient se mil sakti hoon?
Virat: Haan of course. Mein bahar wait karta hoon.
Virat leaves closing the door. He observes the doctor checking Sai's reports and then attempting to speak with her. He is unable to hear what is being said but prays to Bappa for Sai's recovery. After a while doctor comes out......
Dr.Shalini: Kya mein aapse kuch dheer baat kar sakti hoon
Virat: Boliye na....
Dr. Shalini: Mujhe Sai ke baare mein kuch batayiye. Aap usse kaise mile? Shaadi kaisi huyi?
Virat speaks about how he met sai and the circumstances under which they got married.
Dr. Shalini: Kya aapki Shaadi shuda zindagi mein sab tik hai ab?
Virat hesitates to answer
Dr. Shalini: Dekhiye aap jitna clearly mujhe sab batayenge utni jaldi mein problem ki jad tak pohunch sakti hoon.
Virat: Doctor main aur Sai shaadi shuda hain par humara rishta shaadi shuda logon ke jaise nahi hai. Sai humesha kehti thi ki doctor bante hi woh ghar chodke chali jaayegi.
Dr.Shalini: hmm... Aur aap?
Virat: Main kya?
Dr.Shalini: Kya aap bhi yehi chahte hain?
Virat: Jaana ya na jaana...... maine uspar chod diya hai. Mein yeh shaadi ko Sai par boj nahi banana chahta.
Dr.Shalini: Aap shayad mera sawal samjhe nahi. Kya aap chahte hai ki woh jaye?
Virat: (after a lot of deliberation) Nahi. Main nahi chahta ki woh jaye.
Dr.Shalini: Kya Sai yeh baat jaanti hai?
Virat: Maine use kabhi bhi Jaane ke liye nahi kaha hai
Dr. Shalini: Aap phir mere sawal ka sidha jawab nahi de rahe hain. Kya aapne Sai ko kabhi bhi bataya hai ki aap chahte hain ki woh hamesha aapke saath rahe?
Virat: Nahi. Mein usse kabhi bata nahi paya. Kosish ki thi. Par usse meri koshish acchi nahi lagi.
Dr. Shalini: Matlab? Kya hua tha. Please aap mujhe sab khulkar batayiye.
Virat narrates the suprise anniversary and Sai's angry reaction.
Dr.Shalini is trying to understand the core issue.....
Dr. Shalini: Mujhe aapke parivar ke baake logon se bhi baat karni padegi.
Virat: Zarror doctor. Main abhi apne bhai Samrat ko phone kar deta hoon. Woh aakar aapko ghar leke jayega. Wahan aap sabse se aaram se baat kar payengi.
Dr. Shalini is skeptical about a house visit but then given the sheer size of the family gives in.
(SCENE CHANGES)
Samrat rushes to meet Virat in the Hospital room....
Samrat: Virat, kya hua Sai tik hai na? Tumne mujhe jaldi aane ko kyo kaha?
Virat: Jeeva maine tho phone pe hi kaha tha ki Sai tik hai. Darahsal Sai ki aawaz na lautne ke wajah se, neurosurgeon ne ek psychiatrist ko assign kiya hai....Dr.Shalini. woh Sai ke ghar walon se milna chahti hai. To kya tu usse ghar le jaakar sabse milayega?
Samrat: Haan Zarror
(SCENE CHANGES)
Samrat and Dr.Shalini enter CN
Kaku and Ninad are pacing in the drawing room. On seeing Samrat they approach him.
Ninad: kya hua Samrat? Virat ne tujhe kyon bulaya tha?
Kaku: Sai tik to hai na?
Samrat: Haan Sai tik hai. Yeh Dr. Shalini Sawant hai. Operation successful hoone ke baad bhi Sai ki aawaz nahi lauti hai. Isliye usse ek psychiatrist ko assign kiya hai.
Kaku and Ninad: Sai tik hai thi ho jayegi na?
Dr. Shalini: Dekhiye Sai ki problem psychological hai. Uss problem ko samajhne ke liye mujhe aap sab se baat karni padegi.
Kaku and Ninad: Sai ko tik karne ke liye jo bhi karna padega hum karenge. Aap baitiye mein sab ghar walon ko bulathi hoon.
(SCENE CHANGES)
Dr. Shalini is speaking individually with family members (criss cross conversation across family members)
Dr.Shalini: Sai kis tarah ki ladki hai
Aayi: Bahut hi bahadur aur dil ki saaf hai meri beti. Mujhe apni sagi aayi manti hai aur sab gharwalon se pyaar karti hai.
Sonali: Dil ki saaf hogi par Bahut ziddi aur adiyal hai. Hamesha apni chalane ki koshish karti hai. Woh kabhi ghar ke logon ki izzat, respect, maan nahi karti. Itni besharam ladki hai.
Shivani Bua: Sai ka adiyalpan hi uska USP hai. Woh kisi ko apna manti hai to uske liye kuch bhi kar sakti hai aur koyi bhi hadh tak jaa sakti hai. Humari Devi ki shaadi karne ke liye woh sab ghar walon aur Virat ke khilaf bhi chali gayi.
Karishma: Sayi bhabhi ne to Devi Taayi ko ghar se hi bhaga diya tha. Sab bahut naraz huey the unse.
Sonali: Aur nahi to ....Virat ne to use Ghar, Home, Chavan Nivas se hi nikhal diya tha. Par baadmein usse maaf karke Ghar bula liya. Par uski akkad itni thi ki usne aane se hi mana kar diya.
Kaku: Haan main uss Jangli Mul (stops herself) Sai ki iss harkat se bahut naraz thi. Par usne mujhe meri beti lautayi. Woh jitni bhi akkadpan dikhaye Dil ki bhut Saaf hai.
Ninad: Usne mere liye apne scholarship ke paise se harmonium diya. Bahut pyaari bacchi hai.
Omkar: Pyaari ka pata nahi. Par ek number ki Jalkukdi hai. Hamesha hamari Bahu Patralekha se Jalti hai. Patralekha sabse acchi aur sanskari bahu hai. Sab ghar walon ki izzat karti hai. Unki baat maanthi hai. Par yeh ladki? Ek dam ziddi aur Jungli hai.
Karishma: Haan Patralekha bhabhi to hai hi sabki khaas..... Virat dada ki bhi. Un dono ke beech shaadi se pehle hi kuch chakkar tha. Par phir Patralekha bhabhi ki shaadi Samrat Dada se ho gayi aur Virat Dada ki Sai bhabhi se. Jab Samrat dada ko sach pata chala woh to MIA ho gaye the. Humein tho laga tha woh hamesha ke liye......Par phir Sai Bhabhi unhe dhoondkar wapas leke aagayi.
Paakhi: Haan tho isme meri kya galti hai hi Samrat mere aur Virat ki aadhi adhuri baath sunkar gayab ho gaya. Sai ka Samrat ko milna aur ghar leke aana sirf ek ittefaq hai. Woh hamesha mahan baanne ki koshish karti hai aur Kuch log usse sar pe bitha ke rakhte hai. Par woh ek bhi mauka nahi chodti meri aur Virat ki insult karne mein. Jabse Virat ne usse shaadi ki hai.....uski zindagi barbad ho gayi hai. Aur woh.....kuch na kuch karke sabka dhyaan apni taraf karwa leti hai.
Mohit enters when Paakhi is spewing Venom about Sai.
Mohit: Aur aap jo baar baar unhe taane maarti hain? Sabke samne aadarsh bahu hone ka dhoong karti hain? Uska kya?
Paakhi: Mohit tum please zaban sambhalkar baat karo. Tum iss tarah meri insult nahi kar sakte.
Mohit: Bhabhi mujhe aapkj insult karne mein koi dilchasbi nahi hai. Par kya karen aapki harkaten hi aisi hai.
Paaki gets mad and leaves.
Mohit: Hello doctor aap Sai Vahini ke bare mein inse na hi pooche to behtar hoga. Woh Virat Dada aur Sai Vahini ko ek saath kabhi nahi dekh sakti. Haan humari Sai Vahini thodi mufat hai, par woh hamesha sabke baaren mein accha sochti hai. Patralekha Vahini ke itne taanon ke baad bhi meri Sai vahini ne unka hamesha accha hi socha hai. Iss gharwalon ne kabhi bhi meri Sai Vahini ko woh izzat nahi di hai jinki woh hakdar hai. Accha hua unhone Ghar chodne ka faisla liya.
Dr.Shalini: Sai ghar chodke ja rahi thi?
Mohit: Haan Virat Dada ki harkatein aur Parivaar ke badon ke taanon ke baad kaun samajhdar insaan yahan rehna chahega.
Dr.Shalini: Par hua kya tha?
Mohit: Main apne theatre ke kaam se bahar tha isliye mujhe thik se sab pata nahi hai. Par itna pata hai ki Virat Dada ne Vahini ko college jaane se rokha. Par jab woh nahi maani tho dada ne unhe kamre mein band kar diya.
Dr.Shalini: Kya? Par jab hospital mein unse baat hui thi mujhe laga woh apni patni se bahut pyar karte hain.
Mohit: Dada ka mujhe kuch samajh nahi aata. Woh kehte hai ki woh Sai Vahini se bahut pyar karte hai. Par phir Vahini ko sabke saame taane marte hai ya kabhi ghar se nikal dete hai ya khana dene se mana karte hai yaa phir unhe kamre mein band kar dete hai. Woh Sai Vahini ki chinta karte hain. Par agar woh sach mein unse pyaar karte to kya unki iss tarah bezaati karte? Woh bhi Patralekha Vahini ke saath milke?
Dr. Shalini: Mujhe pata chala hai ki shaadi ke pehle Patralekha aur Virat ke beech ek rishta tha. Kya woh abb bhi hai?
Mohit: Yeh baat to aapko un donon se poochni chahiye. Mujhe sirf itna pata hai ki Patralekha Vahini Dada aur Sai Vahini ke beech hamesha bolti hai, Sai vahini ko taane marne ka koi mauka nahi chodti.
Dr. Shalini: Aur Virat? Kya woh kuch nahi kehta?
Mohit: (hesitates) Nahi.(After a while) Aap please Sai Vahini ko Jaldi tik kar dijiye. Par unhe iss pinjare mein wapas aane ko mat kahiyega. Iss ghar ke log meri Vahini ke pyaar ko deserve hi nahi karte.
Dr Shalini: Thank you Mohit. Aap please jaate jaate Samrat ko andar bhej dijiye.
Samrat enters and takes a seat.
Dr.Shalini: Maine suna aap apni shaadi ke agle din ghar se bhag gaye the aur apni jhooti mauth ka khabar dekhar hamesha ke liye ghar chod diya tha?
Samrat: Mere apni zindagi mein kuch bhi karne ka Sai ki tabiyat se kya lena dena hai?
Dr.Shalini: Par aaki patni ka aapke Bhai se jo rishta hai woh tho sambandh rakhta hai na Sai se?
Samrat feels awkward.
Dr.Shalini: Dekhiye, aap please mujhse khul kar baat kijiye. Sai ke treatment mein bahut kaam aayega
Samrat: Sai meri choti behen jaisi hai. Usne jo mere liye kiya hai uska main kabhi bhi karz nahi utar sakta. Haan mere Jeeva matlab Virat aur Paakhi ke beech Shaadi se pehle kuch rishta tha. Par Virat ke hisab se ab Paakhi sirf uski dost hai.
Dr.Shalini: Kya aapko iss baat par vishwas nahi?
Samrat: Pata nahi. Kabhi kabhi lagta hai ki Virat Sai se bahut pyaar karta hai. Par phir agle hi pal woh Sai ke saath kuch aisa kardeta hai ki uska pyaar khokla lagta hai. Phir uss din Sai ne Virat aur Patralekha ko.....
Dr.Shalinj: Uss din kya? Please agar baat Sai ki hai to saaf saaf bataiye
Samrat: Mujhe puri baat pata nahi hai. Par kuch din pehle Sai ne Virat aur Patralekha ko ek saath Cafe mein dekha.....ek dusre ka haath pakadthe hue. Virat ne ghar pe sabko yeh bataya ki Paakhi bahut pareshan thi aur ek dost ke naathe usne uka haath pakada hua tha.
Dr.Shalini: Hmmm.....tho Sai ne kuch react kiya?
Samrat: Sai aur Virat ke beech kafi anban ho gayi thi. Uski ek wajah Patralekha thi. Par uss cafe ke baad Sai aur Virat ke beech kya hua yeh to aap unse hi poochiye
Dr.Shalini: Aap Sai se bahut pyaar karte hain. Aapki baton se pata chalta hai ki woh aapke sabse kareeb hi.
Samrat: Haan Sai meri choti behen jaisi hai aur main usse Bahut pyaar karta hoon. Par woh sabse zyaada kareeb devi tayi se hai.
(SCENE CHANGES)
Dr.Shalini: Devi, aap mujhe aapke aur Sai ke baare mein kuch batayiye
Devi: Sai na sabse acchi hai. Kisi ko bhi iss ghar mein mera dukh nahi dikha lekin Sai ne na sirf uss dukh ko samjha par mera aur Pulkit ka phir se shaadi bhi karwayi. Meri gandi aayi ko bhi acchi aayi Sai ne banaya. Par na iss ghar ke sabhi log Sai ko galat hi samjhte hain.....Viru bhi..... isiliye meri Sai ghar chodkar jaana chahti thi. Viru na woh gandhi Patralekha ke saath rehkar ganda ho gaya hai. Meri sai ko bahut pareshan kiya un dono ne. Woh Patralekha to sabse zyaada gandhi hai. Uski hamesha se Viru par gandhi nazar thi. Shaadi ke baad bhi woh Patralekha ne Viru ka peecha nahi choda. Woh meri Sai ko humesha taane marti hai aur Viru bhi use kuch nahi bolta. Pata hai ....maine Viru ko bola bhi tha.....Sai ghar chodkar jaa rahi hai....usse rokhle....par ussne kaha Tayi Sai jaana chahti hai to jaaye. Mujhe lagta tha woh Sai se bahut pyaar karta hai par ab aisa nahi lagta
Dr.Shalini: Thank you Devi
Devi: Aap meri Sai ko tik kardoge na?
Dr.Shalini: Main puri koshish karoongi.
(PART 2 WILL CONTINUE)
Kabhi Neem Neem Kabhi Shahad Shahad
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