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Posted: 12 years ago
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Here's another update. Hope you guys like it. Please please comment or at least hit 'like'. I am new here in IF and a little bit of encouragement will motivate me to write better. Thanks

PS loving the current track in Madhubala these days. My work is just my imagination, its not competing with it.

Chapter 5

Today Madhu was working on Sareen Gupta's hair trying to give it the desired curl that she wanted.

Miss Sareen, as she liked to be called was sixty years old. She used to play second lead in the movies that were made in the 1970s. She lived around the corner from the parlor in an old dilapidated building called 'Naveen Apartments'. Never having married, she lived alone in her sprawling apartment. She visited the parlor every month to either get a haircut or an updo. Madhu suspected that coming to the parlor was her only outing. She was very chatty and had tons of stories to relate to anyone who was listening. Whenever she came in she always asked for Madhu. She liked the fact that Madhu listened to her intently and did not interrupt her stories and showed respect to her.

"Where were you all these months? Heard you got married to that new boy, that Superstar. What's his name?" She asked

"RK" Harsha chimed in.

"Yes, yes him, so all is well?" Miss Sareen looked hopeful

"So Miss Sareen last time you were here you were telling us the story of the ghost in the studio you worked in" Harsha tried to change the topic.

"I did NOT work there, I acted there, in a movie, there's a difference" Miss Sareen was outraged. These girls had no respect, using the word 'worked' like a commoner when she was an artist no less.

"So yes my story…..this was in 1975 when we were shooting at the Natraj Studios for a very big film. Once during a night shoot one of the doors kept opening and closing on its own. There were rumors that twenty years ago a junior artist named Kanjama had committed suicide. No one knows why……"

Madhu's hand stilled, she motioned Urvashi to take over from her. She stumbled out of the parlor. She needed some fresh air, she could not feel her legs and needed to sit down somewhere.

It was not ALL a lie. RK had mentioned the ghost of Kanjama, maybe there were other truths too. He had said "Biwi I eat at YOUR house everyday" when she invited him for lunch at her mother's immediately after he had scared her with the mention of the ghost. He could not be telling the truth in one sentence and then lying in the other.

Her heart somersaulted with this flicker of hope and then she stopped herself

"You are not worth being RK's and you cannot be of any use to me"

Madhu took a long breath and kept walking. She kept walking for a long time, she did not realize when, but she had reached home. It was dark, she saw the yellow light shining through the open window. It was inviting her to rest her weary, empty self. She was drawn to it like a moth. Her heavy steps made its way to the stairs. She needed her cocoon to engulf her so she could stay warm and comfortable in it until it was time to venture out in the cruel world again.

000

RK was sitting and sipping his coffee. He was sitting in a quaint little coffee shop in front of the Notr Dame in Paris. This is the life, he thought, no one to bother him and ask unnecessary questions. He looked around, it was late afternoon and the place was packed with people. Everyone was engaged in conversation, laughing and talking and enjoying their time with their friends and loved ones. He took a sip of the coffee and went back to observing everyone around him.

It was then that he heard her tinkling laughter, coming through the door. A man was walking towards him and she had her arms around him from behind. He was holding one of her hands close to his heart. He was looking over his shoulder laughing trying to get her to stand beside him so he could hug her. RK was witnessing a game between two lovers.

"Madhu" he whispered and got up from his chair. The man finally pulled the girl in front of him and kissed her. She responded to the kiss and placed her arms around his neck. They broke their kiss and sat on the table in front of him, holding hands lost in their own world.

No, no what was he thinking she wasn't Madhu, the coloring was wrong, she wasn't tall enough and her hair was tied in a ponytail, Madhu never did that and the girl's eyes did not have the same sparkle in them.

He took out the money from the wallet, put it on the table and walked out of the coffee shop.

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Posted: 12 years ago
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wow !!I am first to comment..😊.Love your FF..I have read all parts..Never commented only press LIKE..😊 welcome to forum...The story line is nice & your writing style is also very good..You should write more & continue soon & plzz add me to pm list.😊
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Posted: 12 years ago
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Nice FF.. Pls cont soon, and add me in the pm list.
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Posted: 12 years ago
#14
hmm Madhu is in mumbai, who is this girl?
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Posted: 12 years ago
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nice ff...plz add me to ur pm list...and pm me wen u update next...
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Posted: 12 years ago
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Hope you guys like the update. Please let me know what you think about it

Thanks
Chapter 6

"Madhu please come with me, please please" whined Trishna while checking herself in the mirror for the umpteenth time.

"Trishna, what's gotten into you today, I have to be at the parlor in an hour. You know I can't come with you" Madhu said, picking up her bag and hoping she would be able to catch the 9:20 bus.

"Madhu please call the parlor and tell them you can't come today, they can cut your pay for today. Pleeease" Trishna pouted

"Of course they will" said Madhu rolling her eyes. She didn't know what had gotten into Didu. She was going to audition for a big production company today for the main lead and she was insisting Madhu accompany her.

"Let me call Babitaji and tell her I won't be able to make it. But Didu this is the last time I am going to miss work for you" warned Madhu.

"Thank you my Glycerine" Trishna hugged her as Madhu finally relented.

Trishna was ready for her audition with all her papers, resumes and photographs safely tucked in her bag but she did not why she did not have a confident feeling about it. It was the huge Verma Production to begin with and she had also heard that the reclusive Nakul Verma, the Chairman of the Production House sometimes attended the preliminary auditions himself. She was both nervous and excited at the same time.

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Madhubala entered the beautifully manicured lawns of the studio. It was 40 miles away from the city and was spread over 10 acres of land. It looked more like a resort than a place of work. When she entered the main foyer she was very impressed, there was art work everywhere. It all looked very expensive. The only thing that did not match with sophisticated surroundings was the girl sitting at the reception desk wearing a bright red pant suit. But she was trying her hardest to fit in with an arrogant and frosty look.

Trishna smiled at the girl and asked about the audition. The girl took Trishna's papers from her hand, verified her name on her note book and motioned them to the door on her right, everything without saying a word. They walked in the room and Madhubala got a shock, there were at least five hundred girls there. Madhubala had never seen so many well dressed and good looking people in her life. Something about it made Trishna feel intimidated too because she involuntarily caught Madhu's arms. They silently took their place in an empty couch. There were cookies and tea kept on a table and some of the actors and models were helping themselves to it but Trishna and Madhu were too nervous to eat.

They waited for what seemed hours and then Trishna's name was called out. Trishna whispered to Madhu "can you please come inside with me"

Madhu looked up confused, she did not understand why Trishna was so nervous, she had given dozens of auditions till date. "Are you sure they will allow me to go in'."

Before Madhu could complete her sentence, they called Trishna's name again. Madhu reluctantly followed her.

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Edited by pinks73 - 12 years ago
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Posted: 12 years ago
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Lovely update, am kinda guessing that Madhu might get selected? But who is that in Paris? ..ff going really well. Hope to get a longer update for the next, thx for the pm
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Posted: 12 years ago
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JUST FOUND IT AND READ IN ONE GO
IT IS A WONDERFUL STORY AND VERY WELL WRITTEN
CANT BELIEVE IT IS YOUR FIRST STORY
DONT LOSE HEART WITH THE LESS NO OF LIKES
IT WILL PICK UP

WAITING FOR THE NEXT PART
PLEASE SEND PM
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Posted: 12 years ago
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Hey really nice update but wjy didn't you PM me?... I jus thot to visit forum and got to know that you didn't PM for two continuous updates...thats unfair...anways...please from now on whenever you write anything on Rishbala or if you update this FF then please PM me...
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Posted: 12 years ago
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awessome start...plz pm me if possible

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