Vakratunda mahaakaaya sooryakoti samaprabhaa
Nirvighnam kuru medeva sarva karyeshu sarvadaa
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Narrator: Yeh kahani hai ek Gujrati Joint family ki jo iss Mumbai sheher mein ek hi chad ke neeche rehtein hain. Yeh hai Mehta parivaar. Is ghar mein vo sabh hota hai jo aap sabke ghar mein hote honge jaise ke saas bahu ki jung, bhai aur behen ki mastiyan, ek devar aapne bhabi ko tang karna aur thodi si galat femiyan jo ek hi chutki mein solve ho jatein hain aur phirse parivaar mein khushiyan aajatein hain. Mehta parivaar mein sabse bade hai Lalit Mehta jo ek worldwide business tycoon hai. Aur yeh hai Lalit Mehta ki dharam patni Maya Mehta
. Waise aaj Mr.aur Mrs. Mehta ke liye ek khaas din hai. Lekin…kya yeh khaas din unke bacchon ko yaad hai? Ayie dekhte hain…
Maya Mehta: (doing the Pooja around the Tulsi plant; background music)
OM Bhuh Bhuvah Svah
Tat Savitur Varenium
Bhargo Devasya Dheemahi
Dhi Yo Nah Prachodayat
OM Bhuh Bhuvah Svah
Tat Savitur Varenium
Bhargo Devasya Dheemahi
Dhi Yo Nah Prachodayat
(takes the Aarti thali in the house to everyone) Suraj beta, Aarti bahu, yeh lo aarti utaro.
Narrator: Yeh hai Suraj aur Aarti Mehta, Lalit aur Maya ke sabse bada beta aur Aarti is ghar ki badi bahu. Suraj aapne life aur family bussiness ko kaafi seriously leta hai.Lekin kabhi kabhi bechara aapne biwi ke wajah se kaafi embarassing situations mein phas jata hai..aur haan..kabhi kabhi aise bhi situations mein phas jata hai..jaha usko sirf ek hi side ka saath dena parta hai..parivaar ka saath ya phir Aarti ka saath. Waise Aarti iss joint family mein abhi takh adjust nahi kar payi hai. Uski zindagi mein ek hi problem hai..aur vo hai yeh..Mehta parivaar.
Suraj: Thanks Ma, waise Ma, aaj breakfast ke liye mere paas time nahi hai toh please you guys have breakfast without me theek hai?
Maya: Kyun? Time nahi hai matlab?
Suraj: Vo ma actually humare company ne Austrilia ke ek badi company ke saath ek deal fix ki hai jo aaj finalize honewala hai..toh..mujhe office meeting se pehele pohauch jana chahiye aur waha sabh samhal na hai isiliye.
Maya: Paar...khali pet jana acchi baat nahi hai beta.
Aarti: Uffoo Ma! Aap bhi na...haar choti si baat ko ek bohaut bada issue banadeti hai. Arre ek din nashta nahi kiya to kuch nahi hoga! Aap please...aapne kaam se matlab rakkhiye aur humein aapne haal pe chod dijiye theek hai..now go!
Suraj: AARTI!
Maya: Nahi nahi beta...main..main samajh sakti hoon ke..
Suraj: Maa...Aarti ki taraf se main aap se maafi mangta hoon.
Maya: Arre beta..chod na in saabh baton ko. Waise...tujhe aak ka din to yaad hai na? Bohaut hi khaas din hai!
Suraj: Haan Ma! Aaj bohaut hi khaas din hai...aaj finally vo din ahi gaya jiska mujhe bohaut dino se intezaar tha...finally Austrilian company ke saath deal final hone wala hai! Yehi to khaas bat hai aaj! Right Ma?
Maya: (gets a little sad)Haan...vo to hai...lekin..ek..ek aur..
Aarti: Ma, Suraj ko der ho raha hai..aap please yaha se jaiye...warna aapke wajah se yeh aaj pakka der ho jayega aur vo deal bhi hath se chala jayega!
Maya: (sadly smiles at them) Deal ke liye...all the best beta...mera aashirwad tere saath hai.
Lalit goes to see what his second son and and his wife was doing.
Lalit: Arre Raj beta...Kaya bahu...aap log kya kar rahein hain?
Narrator: Yeh hai Lalit aur Maya ke dusra beta Raj Mehta aur yeh hai Kaya Mehta, Raj ki biwi. Kaya Aarti ki tarha is parivaar mein bohaut hi uncomfortable hai. Logo ko rishey jodne mein khushi milte hain..lekin humari Kaya bahu ko rishtey todne mein kaafi maaza aati hai. Aur Raj..bahi Raj bohaut hi seedha saadha ladka hai..aapne bado ki izzat karta hai...aur Lalit ka khoob dekhbal karta hai....lekin shayad aaj Raj ko bhi yaad nahi ke aaj kya hai!
Kaya: Kuch nahi papa...sirf..vo main...Raj...hum kuch bhi to nahi kar rahein hai!
Raj: Kyun Papa? Koi kam tha?
Lalit: Arre nahi bete...sirf yeh janna tha ke aaj sham ko tum dono kahin jarahein ho?
Raj: Nahi papa...kyun? Kya baat hai?
Lalit: Bhai..sham ko ghar mein maine ek bohaut bada party throw ki hai..aur main chahta hoon ke tum dono bhi party mein shamil ho.
Raj: Kyun Papa? Aaj...aaj koi khaas din hai kya?
Lalit: Tu...tu aaj ka din bhool gaya??
Kaya: Oh come on papa! Hum log aaj kaal bohaut hi busy rehte hain...aur kaab kya hai...it's just too much for us to remember! Aap hi bata dijye na ke aaj exactly kya hai jiske liye aap itni badi party di hai?
Lalit: Ku..kuch nahi beti...baas...aaj sham tum dono party mein ajana...saabh waha pata chal jayega.
Lalit goes to his bedroom and sees Maya sitting on the chair and looking out the window. He opens the drawer and takes out a gif wrapped box and takes it to her.
Lalit: (giving the gift wrapped box to Maya)Happy 30th Wedding Anniversary Maya!
Maya: (has a surprised smile on her face) Yeh...yeh kya?? Aapne phir is baar? Iski...Iski...kya zaroorat thi?
Lalit: Maya...Maya...Maya...duniya mein bohaut cheeze badal gaye lekin ek cheez abhi bhi nahi badle!
Maya: Accha? Aur vo kya?
Lalit: Tumhara sawal poochna! Sawaal bohaut poochti ho tum!
Maya: Aab aap mera mazak ura rahe hai?
Lalit: Arre..pehele aapna gift to dekho!
Maya: (opens the wrapper and sees a saree in the box)Kitni pyaari saree hai...thank you very much. Waise...aap ke liye bhi kuch hai!
Lalit: Accha? kaha hai?
Maya: Vo wardrobe mein dekhiye!
Lalit: (opens the wardrobe and sees a Shervani) Kya baat hai..saree ka rang iske saath ekdum match karta hai!
All of a sudden loud voices yell out HAPPY WEDDING ANNIVERSARY!
Narrator: Yeh lo..agaya teeno..yeh hai Kiran Mehta..Lalit aur Maya ke beti..aur yeh hai Ajay Mehta..is ghar ka chota beta...aur haan yeh hai Resham Mehta..ghar ki sabse choti beti. Sirf yeh teeno hi is ghar mein hamesha hasi aur khusiyan le ate hain...aur aaje ke din ke bade mein yeh teeno bohaut pehele se planning kar rakkhe hain.
Kiran: Mom..saree ke saath saath..aapko yeh matching chudiyan aur yeh necklace bhi aaj raat ki party mein peheni padegi.
Ajay: Aur dad...yeh lijiye...meri taraf se aap ke liye yeh hand watch..jo is shirvani ke saath ekdum match karta hai!
Resham: And guys...aaj main mom aur dad ke liye..raat ki party mein perform karne wali hoon....vo bhi to all the hits of the one and only....Poo!
Maya: Poo??
Resham: Matlab ke Kareena Kapoor!! Mom aap Karan Johar ki film Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham dekhi thi na?
Maya: Haan..
Resham: To phir aap kaise bhool gayi ke waha Kareena ka nickname Poo thi!
Maya: Arre baba..galti hogayi...sorry!
Resham: Anyways...mujhe bohaut sari tayarian karni hai...performaces ke liye outfits try karni hai..hair..make-up...nails....OH GOD...i have lots to do...guy..hum aap sab se sham ko milte hai..till then..take care! (leaves)
Ajay's cell phone rings and the caller wants to talk to Maya and Lalit.
Maya: Haan..kaun?
Priya: Happy Anniversary Aunty!
Narrator: Yeh hai Priya Kapoor lekin, bohaut hi jald Priya Kapoor se Priya Mehta banne wali hai..jee haan...bohaut hi jald iski bachpan ki dost Ajay isko propose karne wala hai...
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