Ansooni Dastaan Chapter 2
Recap: Gauri reminisces over past memories shiv and how she know longer shares the same relationship with her husband.. whilst reading her dairy when she is informed that dr Mehta has come to meet her. On having a conversation with the doctor.. the doctor explains that he was visting so that he could drop of shiv's medication and tells gauri that the disability in shiv's arm is improving but needs care…
Later on shiv is introduced a flamboyant character with dark traits. As he enters singhaniya industries asks his secretary for information on ganga virani. Gauri comes home late evening and asks Shankar chaha (house employee) if shiv was back from office and also questioned his medication to which chaha says he has prepared medication like he does on a daily basis and had left it to one side. Shankar chacha leaves whilst gauri prepares to take the medication up to shiv but looking at the time hesitates and waits for a while. In doing so she thinks about a certain moment in the past where shiv looked after her whilst she was ill. Her thoughts are disturbed when she hears the clock strike on the hour and then makes her way to shivs room. On entering she finds shiv sitting in his chair and a girl, call girl making her way out of the washroom and is hurt by what she sees.. and as she goes though her feelings in her mind it becomes clear that that was not the first time she had encountered such a site but was faced with it regularly. Gauri hurtfully ignores the situation and applies shiv's medication and then asks upon if he had eaten and on doing so gets she gets no reply. Gauri tries again this time addressing him as "mr kapoor" to which shiv shouts at her and corrects her telling her it is mr singhaniya. Gauri hurt.. is just about to leave the room when shiv stops her she feels a little hope..thinking he may want to speak to her but she is proved wrong when shiv waves at her a brown envelope ..telling her the girl outside is waiting and for her to pass on the envelope .
Chapter 2 –
Shiv Singhaniya standing in front of the mirror straitening his look. Stood in a black three piece suit a deep blue shirt and tie in his usual strictly formal look. He looked at him self for a second, there was something missing.. it was like looking at a man with no reflection, no human feeling and deep down shiv was aware of this he unconsciously began thinking about his past his change from what he was to what he is today.
There was a clear difference in appearance from what used to be a younger look had now become a much more formal upright dress code for shiv..gelled hair, neat stubble, the same complementary suit three piece and tie… the only change in his dress code was the colour, they were always deep dark colours maybe to portray his feelings inside, the bitter feelings he does so well to hide. Never the less what ever it was shiv singhaniya and his dark traits womanising nature had its influence and that shiv new very well. Shiv snapped out of his thoughts in no time he was no longer one of those people who would think over things dwell on things he had no time for emotions, feelings were something he overlooked.
Shiv: "Shankar! "
Shankar stood waiting outside shiv's room like he would in the morning daily, awaiting for shivs call and on hearing it he entered the room to find shiv in front of the mirror. Shankar chacha helped shiv with the cuff link of his right arm as his left hand was in near enough constant pain although from his behaviour you would never be able to tell but the way he rested his hand within his pocket and at times placed just below his chest gave the hint that there was something wrong .
Shiv: "yey awaz kaisi" (shiv's tone of voice was incredibly authoritative as he looked at chacha with question)
Shankar chacha: "Sahib woh aaj 12th december hai toe.."
Shiv cut in-between chachas words like he didn't want to hear anymore "Tum ab ja sakte ho"With that chacha leaves the room and shiv is left on his own when his phone rings:
Office number calling
Shiv's accepts the call, a female voice answers
Secretary: "Sir aap ko jo information chayeythi woh mil gayi, ganga virani ke bare mein"
Meanwhile downstairs in Signhaniya mansion the lounge had be taken over by the sent of incense and in the centre of the grand room sat gauri dressed in red next to a panditji, it looked as if there had been a puja gone on there and the panditji was part way through a conversation with gauri.
Panditji: Panch salono se is ghar mein yey puja kar ta araha hoon magar meine kabhi tumare pati ko tumare saath bethde nahi dekha. panditji noticed a deep sadness on gauri's face..
Tume pareshan nahi hona chahyey beta, kyun ke hamare dhukh kabhi na khabhi toe mitjate hai. Sab kuch bhagvan par chordena chaiyey.
Gauri: Janti hoon panditji, aur meri umeed aaj bhi nahi tuti, magar. gauri pauses as footsteps are heard from the distance and having diverted her attention towards the staircase gauri sees shiv making his way down and pauses her conversation getting up from her seated position on the floor..the panditji also gets the hint and prepares to leave.
Panditji: "Atcha beta mein jaa raha hoon."
"Ji panditji namaste" gauri folds her hands as a gesture and panditji leaves.
seeing shiv approach her gauri picks up arti thal the panditji had left and takes it towards him silently, but shiv avoiding her walks past without looking in her direction when gauri stops him part way and he stops with his back to her.
Suniyey..aaj ke din please,shiv contenuties to overlook gauri
Shiv: driver gadi nikalo
Ji sir, shiv walks out leaving gauri and the driver
Gauri: Ramshigh, dekhna ke sighnaniya shaab apna kyhal rakhe
Driver: Ji mam. With that the driver also leaves and gauri is left with yet again a neglected upset feeling.
Flashback:
Shiv's room, gauri enters to find shiv waiting ..smiling mischievously. Gauri knowing her husbands intentions well keeps her distance as she offers him the aarti whilst shiv stands with a constant smile.
Shiv takes the arti and gauri puts the plate on the side table and moves to shiv stratiging shivs tie which is a little out of place.
Gauri: kya mein aapse kuch pooch sakti hoon?
Shiv: Yes why not kaho gauri
Gauri: Pura parivar subhe puja ke samay neeche hall mein hota hai aur..
Shiv: Aur puja khatam hone ke baad mein yaha hamare room mein kyun aajata hoon?? Yehi naa
Yoon hi tume satane ka maan karta hai, shiv smiles and gauri looks irritated.
Gauri beta (someone shouts from downstairs ) and gauri turns to leave…when shiv catches her wrist stopping her.
Shiv: Saatch baat kahon toe sirf aur sirf romance kar ne ka bhahana hai, kya paata is bahane se meri wife kuch meherbaan hojaye… shiv smiles misivously keeping his grip on gauri's hand.
Gauri: Janedeejiye muje, dadi bularahi hai, please
Shiv: "Nahi pehle meri good morning..kiss" shiv mischievously lowers him self closer to gauri ..
Gauri: "Ok apne ankehn band kejeyey"
Shiv does just that and waits in anticipation for a while, on opening his eyes he finds himlef alone and the thought makes the smile on his face even more expressive.
Flashback ends
Gauri realises her surroundings and with that thought from the past brushes it away in silence
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In the centre of the Mumbai hustle Nisha Bannerjee, makes her way onto a crowed local bus. Pushing through huddles of masi's who were intent on hijacking the bus, Nisha squeeze's past and manages to rush to a spare seat.
Aw thank you bhagvan, bachalieya, aaj toe late hone hein wali thi. An old lady sitting next to nisha overheard and smiled and noticing the lady's presence nisha smiled back.
Old woman: Jaldi mein ho
"Ha Aaj mere interview hai, aur agar muje yey bus nahi milti toe late hojati." Nisha was sat in a pale pink curidar suite carrying a black portfolio file. The old lady just sat staring smiling at nisha.. there was a certain innocence about her that made you smile, her look was very simple, neatly loose hair, light make up..an average Indian girl with average dreams going for just an average job interview, well that's how she would described it anyway.
Nisha walked into a small a retail saari shop where the pan who looked like the owner was sitting behind the counter counting his money.
Hello, mera naam nisha bannerji hai mein, yaha clerk ki nokri ke leighyey ayee hoon, mera aaj interview tha.
Shop owner: sorry yaha koi job nahi hai.
Nisha is disappointed a sadness takes over her face as she walks out. Ab mein kya karoon baba ko kya kahoongi, woh toe samajte the ke muje aaj nokri mil jayegi, mein kya kahoongi une?? Nisha walks to the bus stop drowned in her worries she feels lost and unsure of what to do. Nisha enters her house. Bannerji house hold, only two of them lived there her and her dad, it wasn't like there old house this was much smaller but still as homely. Nisha walked up to her dad quietly who was sitting reading newspaper…
Nisha: baba, kaise hai aap, davay leigh
Pehele tum muje baton, tume job mili
Nisha was silent and her silence portrayed the fact that she hadn't been successful
A worry filled rishab and he dropped his newspaper and drifted off into deep thought a worry was visible on his face. Nisha kneeled down from where she was standing so she would see her dad more clearly and smiled.
Aap kyun itni fikar kar te hai baba, sab kuch theek ho jayega
Tumare bare mein soch raha tha, ke mein apna vada pura nahi kar paya, kaha tha ke mein tume who sab kuch vapas dilaoonga jo hamare paas phele tha magar aisa kar nahi pays. Mere bussniess ke vaje se aaj tume aise jeena pad raha hai,
Rishab banerjee was once a rich business man, wrong business dissections which lead him to bankruptcy and now deptb, he was in depth to none other than singhaniya industries, the very firm that once his best friend mehen kapoor was in head of.
Nisha: Dekhye aap itna maat sochyey mein hoon naa sab kuch theek ho jayega, I promise. Rishab wasn't convinced and neither was nisha they were both putting on pretentious hope and nothing else.
Rishab: Nisha tum janti ho naa agar muje kuch hogaya toe,
Nisha: Nahi baba aap ko kuch nahi hoga, nisha was trying her very best..her farther was dieying slowly dieing of cancer and she couldn't do anything about it. Both nisha and rishab are looking at each other very well knowing each others hidden grief but not portraying it. Rishab was being strong for his daughter and nisha for her dad. Both were interrupted from the moment when there is a knock at the door, both look towards the door. Stood at the door is a man with a parcel a courier.
Nisha walks over to the door takes the brown enveloped letter from the man and signs for it.
The letter looked rather official with ink stamped cover.
Headed:
Mr Rishab Bannerjee
Nisha: Baba yey aap ke leiyey hai
Rishab: Beta tum kholo
Both rishab and nisha expression mount to worry, nisha rips open the envelope takes out a letter unfolds and then reads.
Mr rishab bannerjee,
Final warning having not paid your last two surgery fees we reuse to carry out any further treatment until you pay your outstanding bill. Your health being in critical condition we advise you pay the fees immediately, in not doing so we take no responsibility any acurancies ' in regards to you health.
Please take this seriously, if you have any queries please to do hesitate to contact me
Dr HG sinha.
Rishab watched while nisha read the letter, he knew what was written within It..the doctor had warned him many times but he could never bring him self to tell his daughter. Tears roll down nisha's face as she reads the letter, a real devastated expression had taken shape on her face a fear. Nisha runs towards her dad and hugs him tightly..sobbing her words were faded.
Nisha:"Aap ko apna ilaaj karvana padega baba , mein aap ko kuch nahi hone dungi"
Rishab: "Tum fikar mat karon beta, muje kuch nahi hoga." Silent tears ran down rishab's face as he heard nisha cry he felt guity..nisha had so much to deal with he was her dad he was meant to make everthing better but nothing was as it should be.
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In Singhainya mansion gauri Is as usual alone in the house, shankar chacha and a few staff are around as per usual, gauri sat in the lounge wa reading a book, by the looks of it a romantic novel when the phone rings which she picks up and hearing the voice on the other end a huge smile forms on her face and an instant sparkle was added to her expression.
Gauri: Anupam dada! Kaise hai aap, abhi aap ki gitab pad rahi thi
Anupam: as fantastic as usual.. Theek hoon, muje kya hoga, tum kaisee ho gauri,
Gauri:Theek hoon mein, aap bataye aap ki book launch kaisi rahi
Anupam: Good sab kuch ache se khatam ho gaya, vaise gauri, us din jo baat meine tumhe ki us ke baare mein tumne socha
Gauri: Aap jante dada ke mere jaavab hamesha naa hein hoga, une chor kar kahin nahi jaaungi
Anupam: Mein nahi janta ke tum yey sab kaise kar sakti ho gauri, magar panch salon se mein tume ek baat keh jaa raha hoon.. kabhi nahi sunti…mein jantaa hoon ke tum khush nahi ho magar phir bhi…
Gauri: Aap yey sab chodiyey aap yey bataye ke aap ki nayee gitab likhi , mein pahad na chahti hoon.
Anupam: Tum subject kyun change kar rahi ho..dekho, tume asie jeete ab nahi dekh sakta, tume pata hai ke muj pein kya gusarti hai..jab mein sochta hoon ke shiv tumare saath … tum mere saath rehne aajao.
Gauri: Nahi dada aap jante hai ke mein kabhi une chod kar nahi jaaongi, woh pati hai mere
Anupam: I know pyaar karti ho use magar ek had hoti hai gauri aur usne…anupam stops part way, he knows how shiv treats..her and is disgusted by the thought he was hesitant to put his feelings into words, after all she was his wife.
Yey sahi nahi hai tum uske leyeiye apne patni hone ka fars nibhati raho aur woh…woh . Look Woh tumare laayak nahi hai, woh bilkul.. hearing anupams tone of voice tensing up even more gauri tries to interrupt
Gauri: aap… Dada aap kuch nahi kahege…
Anupam: What do you mean kuch nahi kahooga
Gauri: Mein nahi chahtee ke mere vajese aap ki dosti mein koi problem ho
Anupam: atcha ok fine kuch nahi kahoonga magar, tum janti ho naa ke jabhi tume meri saroorat padegi toe mein hoon. There was a pause and it sounded like gauri had been able to carm apupam of his worries but..
Anpupam: Gauri tum samaj nahi rahi ho woh shiv nahi raha jise ham jante the..woh har pal dard pochata rahe tume..aur mein behta rahoon. There a second short silence, anpumans words were hartfelt and always had been. He care for her not like a sister inlaw- his friends wife but as a sister.
Gauri: Kya baat hai dada aap hein toe kehte hai naa ke pyaar se badkar aur kuch nahi hota, pyaar har masle ka hal hota hai…abhi abhi pada hai mene aapki gitab mein..gauri looked at the book in front of her, pyaar ka ehsaas by anupam bhatachariya and a smile took shape on her face..muje vishwas hai ke mera pyaar muje vaapas milega, woh khoya hua ehsaas phir ekh baar jeeoogi mein.
Anupam: o God, I wish ke tumne mere novel kabhi padi nahi hoti, mein soch ta hoon ke likhna hein band kardu.. lagta hai ke mere pyaar ka logic kuch galat hein hai..its bad advise.
Gauri laughs a little, and anupman is pleased to here her response even if she wasn't taking him seriously at least he was making her laugh…
Anupam: atcha chodo, mein india mein nahi sahi magar phone pein toe baat kar sakti ho naa aur tum muje ek baar kaho ke tum us ghar mein nahi rehna chahti mein tume lene aajaaonga.. vaise I could do with the company..
Gauri: Company?? Meri company itni bhi achi nahi hai.. kyun ipshitta kaha hai..???
Anupam: As usual mere salary baat rahi hai..
Aupam's comment puts a confused smile on gauri's face: Kya???
In some shopping mall somewhere, anpuam was looking rathe bored in a wemons retail shop whilst the lady with him, ippshita was happily shopping away..not at all looking bothered about the price tags.
Anupam: I mean shopping,
shopping kar rahi hai, lo use phone deta hoon
Ipshita: hi gauri kaisi ho???
Gauri: theek hoon
Ipshita: Aur shiv?
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"Shiv"
"shiv kapoor, mera matlab…. shiv singhaniya se mil sakta hoon"
Receptionist at Singhainya Industries head office: Ek minuet, agar sir free hoge toe shayad aap mil payege aap ka naam ?
"Ji ..Rishab bannerjee"
Rishab was stood looking rather helpless, upset. He was determined to make things better all he wanted was for his daughter to be happy that was it. Wanting to put a smile on her face, give her back all she once had. The worry on rishab's face was clearly visible he looked lost and his concern was mainly nisha. Nisha sat in the waiting area around the reception desk, she also carried the distressing feeling of things going wrong. Helpless, she couldn't in anyway help her dad, she watched people around her..unware of why her dad had bought her here she sat quietly waiting for alok..trying to figure a way In which she could solve her farthers distress and save him..he was the only person she had..she couldn't loose him at any cost. With all these thoughts going through her head tears begin to form but realising her soundings she wipes them away and composes herself.
In shivs office a certain lady is sat at shiv's desk in a rather profrehnal looking outfit and aprroch to go with it. There was no dout she was pretty and looked proud of It to, fair skinned, perfect looks the arrogant type, she sat at shiv's desk, playing diamond paper weight..the room was silent just the sound of the noise made by the spinning of paperweight scraping against the desk. Shiv stood with his back facing the woman staring out of the window.
……….there was nothing but silence
Woman: The truth is ke ganga virani ne shaadhi kar leiye hai, us ki ab family hai
Shiv: "Enough!!!!!! you can leave"
Woman: "What about my….."
Shiv: Woh tume mil jayega now get out
Woman: "Aur,joe mein janti hoon aap aur ganga virani ke"
Shiv turned turning around gave the woman viosue look, dark strained look.. a look which could have forced many into fear and anxiety but this woman seem rather poised.
Woman: Agar press ko pata chal gaya..what sort of man you are mr singhaniya, I mean to say kal rat hamare beech jo hua , aapki patni aur yey ganga virani
Kya kar logi?, pacing him self shiv made his way towards the woman, the sound of his footsteps against the floor took over and for a second or two the look on his face made the woman shudder. Stopping he had approached her leaving no distance between, the lady began to dout the situation his closeness could soften her intentions and forcibly change them into something else….
As he stared into the womans eyes the expression on his face was indescribable, enough for any woman to give into, deep dark devilish yet attractive. there was an intensisty in his look which made the woman nervous. He moved closer to her taking his hand out of his trouser pocket slowly ran his finger down her cheek giving the impression of having altera motives.
Shiv: "tum jaisee cheap aurat aisi hein hoti hai, I know your type.
Tumare saath kuch vakt kya gusarliya you think your important…..jab apni so called patni ko itni importance nahi di toe tum kya cheese ho.
Tume jitney paise chahiyey utne tumare, now get out."
There was a knock at the door and a second later, shiv's receptionist opens the door an inch not to make any sudden entrances which would be a cause for shivs anger. Hearing the door open shiv and the lady still with her close situation with shiv look towards the door.
Receptionist: Sorry to interrupt sir ..the receptionist felt uncomfortable being faced with the situation and it was visible from the hesitancy and fumberling behaviour " aap se koi milne aya hai.. a mr rishab bannerjee"
Shiv: "Show the lady out, arrange for her a blank check..give her what she wants"
Receptionist: Ji sir, mam please aap
The woman is forced out of the room.
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Shiv: so mr bannerji aap ko aaj meri yaad kaisi ayi, please take a seat. Shiv sat at his desk comfatabling leaning back in his chair the shiv singhaniya look of pure authority played on his face whilst hand gesturing rishab to take a seat.
With a little hisistancey Rishab took his seat.
Rishab: "aap toe jante hai ke aap ke company ke saath mere karz aur…. Rishab hesitated
aap ke dad mere bohot ajche dost the aur mehen ne hein muje woh loan diya tha ek dost ke naate
aaj meri halat aisi hai ke mien aap ka karz nahi chukka sakta, agar aap please hamare dosti ke khatir mere karz maaf….."
shiv: "so aap chahte hai, ke mein aapke dept ke baare mein bhool jaaon"
Rishab: ..ji
Shiv: "woh loan mere dad ne aap ko diya tha, magar aaj mein is empire ka owner hoon singhaniya enterprises aur mere leiye bussniess sab kuch hai..riste dosti yey sab kuch maine nahi rakhta mere lehiyey. aap dad ke dost the I have noting to do with that."
Shiv gets up from his seat in thought and starts pacing the room slowly in a circular motion whist carrying on his conversation.
"Aaj aap meri company ko laankho karodo owe karte hai mr bannerjee ..aur mein bhool jaaon."
Rishab: "Magar beta mein, meri beti aur mein khud…" shiv interrupted
"Aap ko cancer hai mr bannerji", shiv stops his movement on those words and there is noting but silence being beside a window shiv pulls on the blind strings to pull up the metal blind maybe this was a way of avoiding all the emotions that rishab would let out ignoring them. Looking out of the window shiv has a clear view of the goings on in his office, he looks around a spots a certain girl sitting in the waiting area outside, his eyes had fallen on nisha an his sight turned into that of a man with desire..nisha looked attractive and shiv didn't fail to notice it..he staired at her longingly observing her endlessly with the sort of expression which turns shivs singhaniya's liking into wanting into obsession. His endlessly evolving thoughts are interrupted by rishab and even then he stands staring at the view.
Rishab: Magar aapko Kaise pata ke …
Shiv: Mein aapne rivals, associates, partners sab par nazar rakta hoon mr bannerji..with that he pulls the blind shut and and turns to face rishab who is sitting looking rather helpless and confused.
aur aap toe meri family ke close ristadaar the. Moving towards his desk from his standing posture infront of the window shiv takes a seat at his desk chair.
Shiv: Theek hai, magar uske badle mein muje kuch chaeiyey…I wil overlook all your debts
Rishab for a moment feels his worldwind of worries relax when shiv agrees to help but a rather worried look which increases when he hears that shiv wants something in return.
Shiv: "Its business mr bannerjee, kuch free nahi hota"
Rishab: Mein kuch nahi de sakta tume beta, mein srif yey umeed ke saath aya tha ke mere dost ke bete hone ke naate tum meri madat karonge.aaj kuch nahi hai mere pass, sirf ek chota sa ghar joe kirayey par..
Shiv: That's not true mr bannerji aap ki beti, if I'm not mistaken yey bahar aap ki hein beti hai naa
Rishab felt a certain anxiety within when shiv mentioned his daughter and a bewildered look took shape on his existing distort expression.
Shiv: "yehi chahta hoon mein."
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