Mishal Raheja as Dutta Patil
Fettered Affection ~Chapter 10
"Vaulting Ambition"..Shakespeare
News spread like wild fire that Dutta was moving out of the area.. there were those old bodies who knew him since he was an excuse of a scrawny, gaunt boy, flicking his long fingers at marbles with his short stodgy shadow of a companion Baji!.Then there were those who supported his mother, after her son had done the unlawful deed that transported him behind bars..and then there were those too , whom he had supported out of sticky situations with local paisa wasool hench men.. It was known that he loved to flex his muscles for the needy.. his mother and sister knew, that he was the local Bhao, and beta of all the local women.. beau? not much was heard about on that account.
As the family stepped out of their humble abode for good, many nearly fell upon him in particular, and adorned him with yellow garlands.. Baji looked lovingly at the people. While Dutta appeared over whelmed, and at a loss of words at the unexpected emotional send of ah! he mused, the unbridled expression of the humbly and lowly. He raised his palms above his head.. till he felt Bhel Kaka, suddenly cling to his chest.."dekh Dutta tu ja tu raha hai, pun humien maat bhool jana.. teri zaroorat pare ge humien jab lafra hoi, tu tha tu humari zindagi aram se guzar rehe the, ab tu chala tu Baghwan jane kya hoga..? he cried. Dutta raised his arms and held the elderly chaiwala by the shoulders,"kuch nehi hoga Kaka, ghar ka address de ke jaya ga main, jab marzi ah sakte ho tum log, jab bhi zarorrat pare ge" he consoled, as he looked at Baji who nodded to confirm he had noted what his Bhao wanted. Locals pressed against Baji and Dutta in the crowd to note the address of Patil Navis. Mother and daughter, found it incredible that one ex-con could ensue so much love and admiration.. Still AS thought , they might love her sons, she had no objections to that, but there was no way she regretted leaving this place ,why would she? the squalor and the dearth.. Dutta towered above all, yet in the crowd his roving eye, caught sight of her... Kali gori.. his eyes fixed on her face, her fringe swept back and pinned back from her forehead.. their eyes met and she moved purposefully towards him as the crowd parted a little when it noticed his narrow eyes focussed on her.. she came and stood beside him, as AS, reached out for her hand and held it. Amidst the buzz, Dutta looked down at her sideways.. he suddenly looked up and raised his palms, "ye ap ke Nakusha, is ke pas bhi mere ghar ka pata hai,. ise bhi ab apne problems bata sakte hain, mujhe sab khabir ye, aache se phooncha de ge.."he explained and he turned to her again and her green eyes , stared at his..and she thought well amused, chalo ji she has just been appointed as a liaison officer between him and his old home town.. He whispered on top of her head,"thujhe koi aitraz tu nehi Naku?do you mind hummh? he asked ceremoniously. She looked away from his face straight at the people, and mumbled, "noo my pleasure entirely Saab, my job is to serve the wider community.."she whispered, and Dutta moved his lips, "ok then that's sorted". Baji amidst the jostles, widened his eyes,"aree tum dono kya apni chit chat kar rehe ho "he warned, "come Bhao let's move", he suggested ,as both men raised their joined palms above their heads ready to board their brand new four by four wheeler.. Naku noted it at once, Now if asked about it, he would most probably say "yes boss presented it".. so she just watched when the women of his household embraced her and she gazed in sadness as the men shut the doors of the vehicle securely.. he walked towards her, silently and looked into her green upturned eyes, there was despair, a plea in them and he could not break away from her gaze, he twitched his jaw as he moved his face away from her face eventually , but not for long, for he looked at her yet again ,tenderly and lowered his eyes and blinked slowly.."ok so long then.. Naku, look don't make it harder for me.. ummh isn't this enough for you to know that I have no regrets in moving from here".. he was about to move but lingered and then finally continued,"dekh koi bhi problem ho , mujhe faroon phone kar dena, ummh this much I say that if I can, I will surely come to your aid.. ok? now go about your business and let me do mine"..he said distantly and turned and walked off to the driver's seat.. Naku heard his door slammed shut. Baji before he got in, walked towards her too and felt her shoulder, "ok Naku ,me to off, but don't you forget, that you may be out of sight ,but not out of mind, I'll keep in touch, you just remember that Baji, is like your brother too like Seth ji, so never fear.. I'll keep an eye on this area.. chal main jalta hai.."he walked away from her ,in a split second she saw him pile into the big car and with a vroom ..the vehicle moved away.. Naku covered her face.. with her hands. Dutta couldn't but help look through his elongated rear mirror and caught her frame, her face covered by her tiny fair hands. He pulled his lips to one side and looked again in his rear mirror..stupid girl.. makes a mountain out of a molehill , he revved and sped off..
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They entered the new precinct, both mother and daughter were excited as they checked out the rest of the affluent looking houses in the area. It was noticeable this smooth ride, as opposed to a pot hole ridden one. Roops held her mother's arm in the back seat, as she looked around, full of exuberance, "Aye , so cute na? Bhao! hum kab ghar phoonch ge ,"she asked impatiently, Dutta smiled and Baji moaned," honestly Bhao, this girl is always in a hurry, we need to get her enrolled in a new school where there is a strict discipline regime, where they teach speedos! like her the virtue of patience!" Roops thumped the back of his shoulder, "oyeee shut up Bajirao! you need discipline yourself, all the time running after item girls and what not!"she hissed. Dutta growled,"chup karo tum dono, jab dekho shoru ho jata ho, aur Baji you are older you should have more sense," he warned, Baji cackled "see Roops! Bhao knows that you are the one with less sense!"he yelled. Dutta shook is head and AS, intervened,"ab tum dono itna shoor maat macaho, hum ab chawal mein nehi rehien ge, bare ghar mein rehene ke parhe lekhe logon ke theran ek dossera se pish aao,"and Roops poked her finger in Baji's back,"haan Baji ab tu mujhe Roops ji pukara kar".. Baji helplessly looked sideways at Dutta,"Bhao, dekh aise.. umh". Dutta looked at his baby sister from the rear mirror and gave a quick shake of his head,"Roops... she stopped only to behold the black wrought iron gates of the house which read the name Patil Niwas in gold letters on a black wooden block.
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The black four by four faced the closed double high gates which were immediately opened by brawny men dressed in black, clothes. Baji, got out of the car and yelled loudly,"aree kholo re! thumare naye malik, ah gaye hain..!"he ordered ,and with further delay they greeted the new owners with folded hands and opened the gates ..
The family looked aghast at the side view of the building an impressive solid white edifice, defined with windows and arches, columns complete with a classic dome shape at the top which added a touch of traditional serenity to the residence. Dutta drove up the slight gradient that led to the entrance of the house.. his house, their house! Dutta looked at it from the wind screen ,yes it was to his liking. A fortress, a sanctuary for his restless soul, with the hope that here he would find healing.. If it was a cure he was on the lookout for, then just by feasting on the outside it was happening within him. Judging by the happiness from the rest of his family too, his mission to give them material satisfaction and confidence had like wise seemed fulfilled. So on a happy note he stepped out of his car and the rest of the family alighted and stood in the entrance..
AS, being the matriarchal figure stopped short the family from actually stepping into the house. For the first time she desperately felt the need for a divine intervention and good omen by her patron deities ..alarmingly she mentioned her concern,"dekh Dutta bagher Bappa aur arti ka hum is ghar mein dakhal nehin hoon ge , kuch thek nehi lagata.."AS, ap us ke chinta maat karien hum ne intazam kar diya hai.."said a voice, Dutta turned behind him it was one of his body guards.. his wife stood behind him with a puja ki thalli.."Bhao, ye meri baiko kare ge ap ke arti,"said Kaley, and he headed his wife to position herself in the inside entrance of the house to welcome the owners of the house.The woman did the needful, moved the thalli with devotion and Dutta's family received the arti and the blessings of Ganpati, and stepped inside the great white marble hall of the house..The long passage on both sides and above was framed by, bronze gold intricately carved wood, that embellished the entrance area and welcomed visitors into the grand spacious, high ceilinged interior. Dutta lead the way his shoes squeaked on the white marble tiled floor, bordered with neat broad black parallel lines, that further pronounced the entry into the main lounge. Roops and AS paused near the entrance as they noted with interest, that against the wall stood a carved table that held a huge vase of fresh flowers. Directly above the flower arrangement was a huge square golden metal carved wall mounting. Both mother and daughter looked up in awe, and Dutta, chivvied them, "ah jayen ab ap log undar! chalien pura ghar hai dekhno ko, aram se dekna sab kuch ,pun phele undar to chalien" and he and Baji led the way into the impressive lounge area. Hard to miss was the back wall which held the gigantic old gold mural of Lord Buddha.The sitting area boasted of inviting settees, one a longer then usual white leather settee, backed with gold, silver and red back cushions. Complimenting the white sofa further more were red velvet sofas one of which was a roman style backless lounger with chunky rolled up sides.. a broad brown mahogany coffee table with broad squares fitted together on the top base, with curved legs stood in the middle of the centre.. above a red square piece of plain carpet. AS and Roops, sat on the white settee and Dutta sat on the roman lounger his legs apart and back leaned his arms resting on his knees.. He looked across to the entrance hall and Baji was already giving orders to two body guards to stand, one on side of each the wooden carved frame. With a smile Dutta looked to his sister, "so what do you think chotti? like it ?"Like it ? Bhao I love it! she exclaimed as she rushed to her brothers side and plonked herself beside him and put her sided arms across his wide shoulders,"Bhao you are the best, ohhh look at the winding stair case I wonder where it leads to? can't believe it.. it has so many interesting features, in this house.. Baji sat on a turquoise blue lounger settee in an outdoor small area, underneath a double pyramid shaped wooden roof.. a huge blue peacock mural marked this cosy surrounded by greenery area complete with shrubs ,plants and other potted plants.."haan Roops ye wala area bhi check kar, it's very cool and green here.."he called out.. Roops looked at the winding stairway wall with small square niches, tastefully constructed for the purpose of lighting tea lights and divas during festivals. AS , gazed at the dining area marked by a huge golden sun shaped metal mural on the facing wall, underneath which sat grandly, the huge twelve seater mahogany dining table with matching conventional style chairs.. her eye travelled towards the kitchen, and she suggested, "chaal Roops kitchen dekhien.. and they both went to explore the most important part of the house,the kitchen. Dutta called behind them, "kitchen ka sab saman hai , ap ka fridge bhi loaded hai, tu chinta ke zarorrat nehi.. ummh Roops get me a glass of water.. "he called. Once the larder scrutiny was over, Roops made a beeline for the stairs that led to the first floor but AS, summoned them all "nehin Roops, phela ja ke dekthe hain yehen ka puja ghar.. she walked as she looked around and then finally found it in an appointed place in the foyer, delighted she exclaimed, "jagdammba! and alarmed Dutta ,Baji and Roops went around the corner only to behold a magnificent, enormous pearl white Bappa's seated idol, garlanded with fresh flowers, wearing a bold gold crown on its head, that was studded with a bright bold ruby in the centre, and precious pearls around it.Bappa 's larger than life presence, regally guarded the house with great magnitude and almost demanded attention. Behind it, there was a floral pattern burnished gold metal backdrop, which through its gaps allowed the rays of natural light drench the back of the revered God.. thus giving it an ethereal dignity..AS, Lit the divas around the god and they all prayed in thanksgiving in their own personal unannounced manner.. AS, with a grateful heart, clasped hands ,and closed eyes in supplication, offered thanks for the smooth transition, between the two houses, then and now.She begged, Bappa's favour for the longevity and welfare of all her children..Roops with a twinkle in her eyes and a smile that danced on her lips , offered her thanks to their domestic deity and asked for her brothers good health and fortune, for she knew that he was the reason for the arrival of this sudden ,much deserved happiness in their lives.. Dutta turned his head towards Baji who looked very serious, but in any case returned Dutta's side ward glance at him, and in true Baji style he instructed his Bhao to shut his eyes with a forceful shut eye and a tight fold of his hands! and Dutta clenched his fist, rolled his eyes and looked the other way..salla Bhagwan ke samna bhi nautanki kerne se baaz nehi ata!.Kaley's wife , brought the arti thal again and AS ,offered it yet again to her family and then, took it around the various sections of the hall blowing the incense with a wave of her palm...
The rest of them began to disperse.. and Roops headed towards the staircase with an excited, yell, "can't wait to check my room" she announced and Baji took Dutta by the arm and led him towards an area of mutual interest, "now what have we here ! humare bar! Bhao kya chakas!fully loaded beauty , can't wait to start on, tasting, binging what ever! ek ghunoot?"Dutta glared at him,"heeeye! its not going to run away this bar!, AS ko tu apne kamre mein jane de, besides abhi nehi it's too early! ordered Dutta but Baji, stood before the Bar and scratched his head from one side, "but ise dor dor se dekna mein tu koi harj nehi.. haina Bhao?. Dutta smiled at his mate and both stood arms folded across their chests , filled with admiration .. in front of this hot spot of their life..
The curved bar front, with lit up cobalt blue outer panels sides and lime green inner panel , brought a smile from the two. Baji's smile even stretched further as he surveyed the wall mounted white five up and five down painted shelves bursting with the finest variety of liquor from various parts of the world , green, white, black ,clear bottles with white labels stuck up front on them..Baji almost swooned "haila!" as he sank on the sturdy wooden bar stools.. he rested his elbows on the serving top and looked side ways to his Bhao," areee apne tu nikal pare Bhao! deva shapat! ab tu ayashi he ayashi!" Dutta growled at him, "chup kar! ab tu kam he kam hai Baji , bas yehe sooch, jitne jaldi good time aata hai utne he jaldi chala bhi ja sakte hai! is ilye chukana reh!",warned Dutta..A disconcerted Baji looked visibly crest fallen.. ye salla Bhao bhi.. yehra hai ekdum.. itna walaati darroo aur ye dry day mana pe tulle hai. Dutta stood up and turned his neck and pierced Baji with a dirty look.."chaal uth ab apne kamre ja ke check kerian.. and he looked across from the bar to his right and saw a separate set of mahogany plank steps that led to a small balcony.. slowly he mounted the stairs.. his heart pounded against his rib cage at the very thought that only a few hours ago his feet scoured the metal stairs of the hell hole .. he reached the landing of the balcony, with another wall mounted display unit with glass decorations.. and a wide wooden desk with carved edges.. complete with a matching desk chair, and an easy high backed lounger chair marked this area interesting.. from here he could keep an eye on the entrance and the first floor.. yet maintain his privacy.. and then there was a set of closed opaque doors..
His heart missed a beat, he almost knew for sure that this secluded and self-contained in itself from the rest of the huge house, had to be his quarters.. his domain from now on.
His hands pressed on the glass door and he was greeted by his room..his private chamber !his den!.his eyes and head shifted to take in the main features. He was greeted by the turquoise two seater comfy wooden framed settee, with square lime green cushions. At an angle stood the matching single seater, with it's lime green covering and a turquoise cushion. A boxed slim line coffee table on a simple brown and beige rug, marked the centre..Near the door to the right stood a potted palm plant. The rest of the floor was laminated beech wood.The wide french doors to the right of the door had dark wooden plantation blinds.. through which the outside light only just peeped in sealing his privacy.. Behind the settee stood a mahogany side board under a huge display of leafy foliage, crawling, and extended branches running across leafy motifs giving an artistic impression of nature... The main door held floor length alternate toned lime and turquoise curtains adding to the colour scheme of his room.. Dutta finally entered and walked further into the room.His roving eyes noted with interest..the sleeping section.. not a damned charpai! but a huge modern slim line wooden framed larger than normal double bed.. with attached beside table spaces on both sides complete with modern lime green glass cylindrical base table lamps with turquoise empire shaped lamp shades. His eyes travelled above his bed.The wall was covered with partitioned ochre symmetrical squares each of which contained a circular Grecian carved floral motif.This mural was flanked by mahogany French shutter corner panels giving his sleeping area a neat and compact outlook.To the right of his beside stood his huge dresser, again a Mahogany frame of square panels, each inlaid with a variety of colourful floral patterns.. and his wardrobe, a flash of emerald green, lime green, turquoise, blue, ferns branches leaves and flowery motifs against a white background.. He smiled at the sight of fresh invigorating foliage...
It was coming, after he had surveyed the room he would eventually snoop around in the wardrobe.. he opened it and to his amazement , he found, pathianis with matching waist coats.. in dull, lack lustre colours, grey, slate blue, brown, aand black..Dutta ran his palm to shift the meticulously hung outfits and found out a uniformity of design amongst all of them..he pulled his mouth to one side and pulled out the black one.. he laid it on the bed and walked over to the dresser and looked up at himself in the mirror and undid his light blue boxed checked shirt, slowly pulled out his arms out of the sleeves one by one.. and moved his fingers to peel off the white tee shirt over his head..bare chested he looked at himself..tere bure din gayea Dutta ab apna naya roop dhare le.. he gathered his old clothes bundled them up , opened his wardrobe and shoved them back at the left hand corner.. he headed towards the bathroom and muttered..."insaan ko apne aukat yaad rekhne chaiye...
A stark naked Dutta checked out the fully tiled bathroom.. what a treat.. wall bracket with shampoo, shower gel, bath scrunchy, back brush.. all here.. he felt his stubble and fumbled around in the bathroom drawer for a razor.. and was pleased to find an electric groomer.. He plugged it and trimmed, and contoured his stubble especially around his mouth.. he left some dark stubble around his square defined jaw but shaved close on his indented chin , but left the dark speck of hair in the dip of his chin.. he splashed his face, with the gushing flow of water and then straightened his taut body and stood flat on his well formed muscular legs that twitched slightly as he turned on the jet of the shower and ruthlessly the rivers of water ran havoc with his bare frame and his body twitched as he raised his arms and pushed back his drenched hair from his forehead.. as the water hissed away.. he thought never had he experienced such watery ecstasy before , he closed his eyes as he compared this free flow of water to the scarcity of the commodity from where he came from..he closed his eyes tightly to block the memories of the tap's drip pop over an empty metal pot of water..
how locals stood awaiting the arrival of a constant flow to fulfil their day to day needs of cooking and sanitation.. he closed his eyes and yanked his head to one side as the water cleansed him inside out... but there was a part of him that still needed cleansing and purification.. amongst the crowd of faces , her fine featured image played hide and seek with him, here and then not.. where? where? he groaned as he felt the mat of wet hairs on his chest, his jaw twitched, as he rotated his neck yet again and raised his drenched arm to turn of the tap.
The burgundy towel hugged his body and dried him as best as it could and he checked out his clothes and gradually, taking his time he began to reform his image.. first the trousers one leg shoved in at a time.. then the pull of black socks on his slender feet.Then the jerky yank of his black square toe ankle boots. In full command Dutta Patil stood up on his long legs and pressed his soles in new shoes!.Comfortable.. no more worn out college boy trainers! but premium kid leather boots. With narrowed eyes that brimmed with brash attitude he inclined, reached out for his black shirt and shoved his head through the neck opening and pushed his arms in the long sleeves, which he soon, folded up neatly close to his elbows.. He grabbed his black waist coat and fitted it loosely over his shirt, and pulled up his collars as he completely ensured all his neck buttons were open to flaunt his hairy chest, which continued from across his chest right up to the dip in his neck.. Finally he sauntered unhurried towards his dresser, brushed his side parted hair in place and lightly groomed his stubble ..Surely he needed adornment, final touches to confirm his new look.. he lowered his eyes and, dressed in a black Pathiani, deep in thought his long fingers reached for the gold ear clips that he slid one on the top and bottom end of his left ear cartilage and then slipped on his Armani gold chain bracelet watch ..he turned to view himself in his dresser.."behold Dutta Bhau.. he proclaimed..
Baji barged in, his jaw dropped in part awe, part admiration for the new Don on the block! "areee Bhao! Dutta Bhao! chakasss! kya ree meri saans rok gayea! reee!he yelled.. Dutta gave his friend a slanted smile.."aur meri sansain bhi rok gaye thujhe dekh ker.. tera maroon batik print ka kurta! neeche tere regular jeans and kali shoes.. not trainers! ekdum circus ka cartoon dekhata hai reee tu Baji", Baji folded his arm and scratched his head,"woh main joker he thek hai! pun rehe ga main tera right hand Bhao!"he said his eyes welled up and he moved and embraced Dutta, totally by surprise and unannounced, one arm around Dutta's back and one lovingly around Dutta's wide shoulders.. Dutta doubled his chin and went"oyee thujhe kiya hoya.. peeche haat! mera kapre na kharib kar! it's my new look in my suit new look!" Baji let go and then checked every corner of his Bhao's room and slumped casually on the settee , and Dutta was about to sit in the single settee.. when his phone rang.. he checked his phone.."Kali gori! ...
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Dutta remained on his feet and answered, "haan bole Naku? ummh abhi tu I have just touched base",he said curtly,"pun ap ne tu bola tha ,you'll phone me when you got there"she complained, "listen you.. bola tu hai abhi main settle ho raha tha, sun main kuch miles shift hoya hoon koi abroad nehi,!he said irritated... he heard noises in the back ground,"niklo abhi , niklo!" sounded like a man.."hello hello!Naku ye shor kaisa hai?.. ye awaz kis ke hai? kaun hai bataaa! Naku! he yelled..Baji sprang to his feet as he watched , Dutta, repeat his questions,"Nakusha are you there? what is going on?!, "he roared and he heard,"jata ho ke tumhe main"! sounded this male voice! "Saab!woh! sobbed Naku, Dutta bellowed,"tu rok main! main! aya Naku!!!. Naku shouted,"Saaab ! Saab!", but Dutta had already switched off his phone! chaal Baji! lets go I smell trouble!
Within seconds the two men speeded down the long first floor corridor, Dutta, ascended the steps briskly, Baji hot on his heels yelled Kaley! jeep nikal!!.. Dutta , thumped himself behind the wheel. pressed the clutch and rammed the accelerator and vroomed the jeep in sixth gear all the way.. till he reached the forked off road to the left ,he indicated left, his right hand gripped the gear stick, his knuckles paled he lowered the gears blasted the horns of his jeep.. till he forced his way and announced his arrival and screecheddd to a halt behind a truck. He jumped out and so did Baji as brass utensils, plastic basins, buckets cardboard boxes were chucked and hurled out on the road in full public veiw.. Dutta jumped on the bonnet of his black jeep and stood up, spread his legs a little to maintain his equilibrium and yelled his lungs out! "band karo ye sab! and then fired a question "kya ho raha hai ye sab!? Naku came running out of the house and clung to Baji trembling..Dutta yelled with his palm raised up still perched on the bonnet of the jeep," koi mujhe bataya ga!!he roared as he looked down at a distraught Babi, and visibly shaken Ganpat.. Seth ji came running to Dutta's jeep and clambered on to the jeep, stood next to Dutta and yelled across, "ah ab samna, mera Bhao tera kebab roll buniya ga! the child shouted waving his arms wildly up in the air , Dutta raised his arm and rested it on Sethji's shoulder..
Slowly from the inside of the house, came a uniformed police officer.. with beady sly eyes, a long nose and a villainous tash..."areee ab tu kaun hai? tain tain phiss! ..Dutta twitched his jaw and heaved and bellowed "main Dutta Bhao! yane ke tera baap! ab tu bol chooze ke tau kaun hai shakal se tu polis kum aur choor zayeeda dekhta hai! "ayeee Dutta Bhao main inspector Morey hai! replied the police officer.. stroking his gun, tucked in his holster, and he gave the sign with his stick for his men to carry out throwing out Babi's stuff.." unka maal khaien nehi jaye ga! Dutta roared and inclined his torso propped his knees and jumped off his jeep in front of Morey giving him the stone cold eye! Morey.. pulled his lips to one side and warned pointing to his vardi.."dekta nehi ke main kya bala hoon ", "Dehta hai! replied a straight faced Dutta, "ke tu edur film ka scene shoot kar raha hai, pun kya haina thule! film ke hero apun hai aur tu salla villain! aur ab tu maare ga! growled Dutta, with his palms poised to grab Morey's collar,"dekh Dutta! haat maat lagana! police wala par haat uthane pe thujhe under kar doon ga,"Dutta cranked his head and raised his right knee and rammed his right leg straight into Morey's belly .. loud cheers! and whistles sounded from the spectators as Morey lost his balance and landed on his hind ..right in the circle of onlookers.. Dutta walked over and with arched eyebrows and flashy eyes inclined over him, "haat nehi salla tu laat tu laga he sakta hoon"and he pulled up the cop to his feet and barked in his face.. menancingly, "ab bol salle kanoon ke rekhwala! un ka saman kyon baher phenka ja raha hai..!bol! and he yanked his free hand into a tight fist ready to smash it on Morey's jaw.."Naku came running to Dutta and held his fisted arm ,"Saab chooru ise , police wala hai, "Dutta sided his head and gave her a cold look " peeche haat , ja aur stand next to Baji"..and he turned to Morey , pulling his collar harder,"bol! nehi tu in logon ke samna he thujhe nanga kar ke tera..thanna phone kar ke police search party bulwaia ga, he warned!..Morey, shielded his face and explained, "dekho Dutta Bhao ye mera karia dar hain ,unka do mahni se rent due hai.. dena ka nam he nehi leta.. aaga se ye Ganapat, darro peena ke liye tu paisa hai is ke pas , pun mujhe dena ke liye nehi!.."Dutta let go of his collar and pushed him away, "tu ye makaan tera hai!? woh kaise? zaroor teri upar ke kamiye hoge ,police ke naukari main to salle tu ye makaan khara ker nehi sakta!" asked a perplexed Dutta. Ganpat came forward and confirmed it that this building did belong to Morey and he has let it out to many people part of this crowd.. and that he comes demanding for rent and once people give them their hard earned money that they had collected he would refuse to give them a receipt and keep asking for rent again and again and in case of their refusal, he orders the house wives to cook non veg meals for him and forces himself to be an unwelcome guest in their house.."Bhao humre saath bhi aisa he kiya us ne.. Naku se khana pikwata tha..." BAS! Dutta shouted but turned to glare at Naku... almost ready to rip.. her..ye kuch hota hai uske saath pata nehi kab se and the woman never told me.. he griped angrily.. Babi came up and confronted Morey with her hands on her waist, and reported to Dutta before all and many of their well wishers nodded.."aur ye he nehi Dutta Bhao, is ke gande nazar mohalla ke har chorri pe hai..ata jata har lardki ko cher char karta hai,".. she looked across to her daughter and turned to Bhao,"humari Naku ke peeche para hoya hai ,Bhao!, bolta hai lagaan kar do apne lardka ka mera saath , warna utha ke le jaye ga!..Dutta stood still and his nostrils flared up silently.. Baji came forward and yelled,"areee kaki aisa kaisa utha ke le jaya ga Naku ko? koi halwa samjhe rekha hai kya!. he yelled at Moray.. Dutta raised his palm at Baji, and commanded.. "tamesha nehi Baji! uske paisa uske mau par maar.. and let's go.. he turned to leave.. while all watched disappointed ..including Baji.. Dutta stopped and revolved his black shoes and called to Baji standing behind him with the rest of crowd.. and completed his sentence "Naku ke family ko saath le kar Baji..." there was a loud cheer and clapping amidst the crowd.. as they hailed Dutta's decision.. Naku was dumfounded her hands on her mouth! she was about to walk to Dutta, but he was already..in full mode dragging Morey to his police jeep and he shoved him into the drivers seat! placed his right hand on the roof of the jeep and shoved his neck into Moreys terrified face.."ab daffaa ho ja yahan se! aur yaad rehe edhur ke baache baache ke pas mera pata hai! dobarra kisi ki maa ye bahan ko chaira! ye rent ke raseed na de tu tera.. naraag mein tabadla kara doon ga! spewed Dutta on his face and pushed him across halfway the passenger seat! moved back and straightened up with a threatening finger pointing towards Moray, "waise teri uppar ke kamai ke report tera bada shahib ko de doon.. ya choor doon thujhe abhi ke liye? bare aye landlord teri tu!main isi waqat! ummhhh" he bit his lip and roared, as he violently with great velocity kicked ,Moray's jeep door shut with his right leg! .. Moray sat dazed.. his nose running.. with fright.
Dutta returned to where the truck was parked and saw Baji in control of the situation..Baji carried out exactly what Dutta wanted.. ordered the locals around to gather Ganpats household goods and re-arrrange them back in the house. Dutta walked steadily up towards Babi and as he passed by, Naku she opened her mouth , and he raised his palm in her face and with firmed clearness said."thujhe kuch bolne ke zarorrat nehi, I give the orders from now on" and his cold eyes forced Naku to remain silent. Babi and Ganapat stood before him with folded hands , "woh Bhao ap ke saath , hum aap ke ghar?.. kuch ajeeb lagta hai".. they said embarrassed.. Dutta, folded his arms and looked across to them.."yehe ajeeb nehi laga ap ko aagar woh Kutte police wala ap ke beti ko uthe ke le jaya.. us saama ka intezar hai kya ap ko?.. bas is liye maine ye sooch liya ap logon ka ab yahan rehena khatre se khali nehi" he said finally.. but Babi mentioned anxiously..maagar Bhao humra saman?"he bowed his head and blinked his eyes,"aacha kaki.. la lo saman sirf kapre aur kuch nehi!"and he moved his neck to look at Naku, making it clear to her with a hard pressed glare, she nodded and skivvied off into the house and eventually... came out ,clutching between both her palms the small murti of Ganpati Bappa .. Dutta looked at Baji and then ordered,"chaal Kaley ko phone kar bare garre le ke aya fatafat!" and Baji replied spot on,"woh I have done it already, it must be on it's way..Dutta, glared at Naku who stood amongst the locals with her parents and brother and then purposefully made way towards his jeep, leaving behind the claps and daus of the basti locals.. he stretched his left leg inwards his jeep followed by his other pathiani clad right leg. once settled in his driving seat, he checked his rear mirror...ummh haannn... she was coming his way.. he turned his head towards her, as she hesitated while she stood near the passenger seat twisting the end of her chunni.."woh Saab main chaloon ap ke saath?.. he looked at her over his stretched arm , that gripped the steering ..and slowly shifted his eyes to the wind screen and uttered in his guttural voice ,"get in! want to have words with you!".She got up into the passenger seat next to him and he waited silently, and then turned his face towards her,"beith tu gaye hai tu! ab seat belt teri main laga ke doon!"he muttered disdainfully.. she blushed and with a nervous giggle as she secured the belt.. and he started the jeep and slowly put it into gear and moved gradually. On lookers waved and clapped.. he bit his lip and wondered what the hell brought about the cheering.. he thought this whole situation was just incredible.. all this kali gori ke fault.. he griped.. he moved away from the area, and crossed Kaley's car and he stopped and instructed,"woh jao pheeche Baji hai udher sab bata de ga"... and zoomed ahead on to the high way.. once there.. he growled.."what the hell was going on there Nakusha? frankly aaj I am mighty disappointed in you! woh kya bole teri Aye that... ummmh choza wanted to marry you! salla utha kale jayea ga!??? Naku! he stopped and yelled "how come you never told me this bloody rent sham! hain tell me why!?? he yelled as he let go of the steering while driving and slammed his palms on it? "some answers please! not green wide eyed looks! he barked.. cowed down she, calmed him down,"look, Saab you have enough of your own problems, besides I"...he revved and speeded.."ohhh shut up! zayeeda maat bol.. you bloody call yourself educated?! hummm? what rubbish! tu rehab officer hai.. apne life ko joke bana diya hai tune !"and he turned to look at her and she burst into tears,! "now that you don't have answers ,you bloody start your water works... shall I tell you what you should have done when he first made a filthy pass at you! shall I? ...you should have reported him to the police!.. Naku you are a professional yourself pun tune tu ?"he yelled cruelly at her and he heard her sniffle.. and he backed off a bit,"look Naku , he continued "because you didn't stop him in time".. she looked up and replied, "Saab it was not that simple , he could have harmed , my brother , mera Aye Babba ko.."Dutta cranked his head ,"yes the mighty one thrives on the fear of the weak".. he mused and looked at her tenderly sideways.."chaal ab koi chinta nehi tum sab ab mera ghar mein raho ge.."he confirmed.. and she smiled feebly but still embarrassed... this was unreal... to be continued Hamlet53~ 3.5.13
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This update is a fond recollection and tribute to memorable scenes shot in particular settings..those rooms and sections of Patil Navis which continue to evoke the same pleasure in us today as they did a few years ago. Of course needless to say that without the characters, both major and minor, the settings would be grossly devalued. Have to say , by far this was a tough update to write due to the descriptive writing...
Precap ~ "ye phoochna tha you settled ok in your dream house Dutta?"
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