Cut to: Nupur - Backstage
Poor Nupur is now really nervous. There's less than a half hour to go for her dance and Mayank has still
not come. After spending a few more minutes fidgeting, she decides to cancel the whole thing.
Nupur(to herself): Mujhe nahi lagta ab Mayank ayega. Akele stage par jaake mazaak banne se behtar hai
ke main jaayu hi nahi. (frowns) Ek mauka mila tha sabko impress karne ka, wo bhi gaya paani me. Yeh
Mayank bhi na...khadoos kahi ka! Ek toh karela, upar se neem chadha!
(She goes out of the room, amidst whispers, and finds Dia and Annie still smiling over their latest triumph)
Nupur: Dia! Wo main..
Dia: Nupur, tum? Dance ke liye ready nahi hui?
Nupur: actually Dia..wo Mayank nahi aaya.
Dia: Kya? Aakhir tumse bhag hi gaya woh! (She cant believe her luck..both the Morena sisters in hot water!)
Nupur: arey ab kya batau Dia. Khaer wo sab chodo. Main dance se withdraw karne aayi thi.
Dia: withdraw? Babes, yeh tumhare Morena ka local celebration nahi hai..Excel college ka talent parade
hai. Yaha sab choreographed hai aur tumhari wajah se sabko problem ho jaayegi.
Nupur: lekin Dia..
Dia: sorry doll. Dance toh tumhe karna hi hoga. Akele ho toh kya hua? Tum kisi se kam thode hi ho.
(Annie and Dia share a secret smile, while Nupur nods in exasperation and goes back to the participants'
room.)
Cut to: Audi Stage
The enthusiastic anchor is all upbeat about the events so far. But the next one promises to be more innocent, much more special.
Anchor: Ex-c-e-l College!! Are you guys enjoying yourself? (The crowd responds with a loud cheer)
Yeah..so am I! Toh ab jo apke saamne aa rahi hai wo hai thodi si sharmili, thodi si nazuk par uski awaz me hai wo baat jo aap ko deewana kar degi! Please welcome on the stage - Gunjan Bhushan!
(The Sanjeevani team gives a wild applause and the rest follow. Uday stares on openmouthed and Benji
snaps his mouth shut. All Dia and team can do is look on with a hunted expression. Dia lashes out at Chacko who ducks to save himself.)
And and guys..hold on! Unke saath aa rahe hai woh jinke bina yeh college me hai no masti, no dosti. Sabke dilo ki dhadkan - Sa-Sam- Yeah you got it right gals! Its none other than Samrat! (The cheering gets louder and louder..and so does Dia's anger..it intensifies as much as an active volcano. Gunjan and Samrat are about to step on the stage when Gunjan faces another round of anxiety.)
Gunjan: Samrat! itne saare log kyun aa gaye?
Samrat: do pyar karne walo ko dekhne!
Gunjan: kya?
Samrat: haan. Tumhari awaz aur mera guitar! Tum kya samjhi? Ab chale?
(He holds her hand and they both come on the stage. Gunjan doesnt really feel scared anymore as she sees her friends in the audience waving at her and Samrat is by her side, making her feel secure and comfortable. It is a very different Gunjan from the one who cried her way out of the audition stage. Gunjan very softly begins to sing a beautiful melody from Zindagii Rocks - "Humko choone paas aaiye"..and Samrat's guitar strumming is just in key..Together they sound and look perfect and the audience is enthralled.
Gunjan: humko chhoone paas aaiye, rag rag bharne paas aaiye,
ek pal ko.. paas aakar.. kuch dil ko behlaakar
ho kuch baatein armaan hai, gam sab de de aisa hai..
hum pe takaluff ho kuch silsila nikle, aap agar paas aaiye
doobe bhanvar mein yun, jaane kahaan nikle, aap agar paas aaiye
itni si.. bas.. mehfil ho
aap iss.. dil mein.. shaamil ho
tham jaaye, raat aadhi.. badh jaaye, baat aadhi..
As her song comes to a close, there is a huge applause from the audience and even request for an
encore..As Gunjan smiles as she never has before, Samrat looks on proud and happy. He comes closer to her, puts an arm around her shoulder and says.."You were brilliant..maine kaha tha na!"
(Dia looks on at all these gestures, is totally dejected and goes out of the auditorium.)
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