Parallel Lives - Rikara SS - Part 2 updated - Page1 scroll down

So, needless to say that I have lost all hope, hoping against hope, for a decent Rikara scene, with enough time allowed, properly scripted and directed.

Such a waste of talent re: shrenal, again regardless to say their chemistry is undefinable!!!,

And the writers choose to not exploit it in the story and the producers choose to not show it.

So, I thought I will pen down something.

In the absence of Rikara scenes, I have been compensating by reading all the beautiful FFS, SSS, and OSS that you guys deliver.

So, here's one from me. First time writer, so pls be kind😆

Here it goes : Omkara/ Kunal - Part 1

When did it start? This strange feeling? He thought to himself. He just couldn't put his finger to when. He tried hard to, but failed. It was perhaps building up slowly but silently, maybe when he forcefully fed her chocolate on chocolate day in one if their segments? That's when he noticed her baby - size palms, he held her left hand tight.

Or was it when he had to look in her eyes and give a scene? The one where she looked like a million bucks in a white attire, backless choki, jewellery adorning her head, black-kohl lines eyes. He couldn't take her eyes off her, when giving the take and later. She sat next to him in between takes, texting her brother, unfettered, completely ignorant of what he was going through - torture.

And then, it all surfaced when they were practising for humma-humma. Damn, those steps, so intimate, he couldn't keep his heartbeats in control. And on rehearsal day, she wore that black ensemble, water was flowing down her body and he had to pick her up several times in various different poses. Uff. What was happening to hiim? He had to do something, take care of this affliction.

That's when he decided to start calling her duffer. Perhaps if he called her that enough times, he would start believing it and this feeling, whatever it was, will go away...

He was in the middle of this musing, trying to get his mind sorted, when someone said, sir, the shot is ready. He made his way out of the makeup room and onto the set, just stopping short by 2 mins and holding his breath.

She was there, wearing a simple sky blue colour churidar, her hair open, sitting down on the floor, looking a bit intoxicated. He had just returned from holiday and had not been shooting with her for a few days. But this hit him home, how beautiful was she?

He couldn't find words, he walked towards her and sat down, as was the script, she looked at him as if she was dreaming and started talking to the person in her dreams. He said he was there in real. She touched him, that touch ! Those expressions! They will be the death of him one day, he thought.

They carried on with the scene, he tried hard not to look affected, just hoping the scene would finish soon. She told him she had a bhang Laddoo. They stood up. She stumbled and he took her in his arms helping her stay afloat. It felt like heaven. She was in his arms, even if it was scripted and the demand of the scene, he wanted to hold onto her a little longer, he never wanted the song to finish...

Just when he was in his reverie savouring the moment, the director said cut.

She moved and he let her go, she said bye and made her way to the make-up room.

He rushed to his, just to get his raging hormones and stupid heartbeat under control...

Why? He thought. Why?

End of Part 1.

So what do people think? Next part - Gauri / Shrenal.

Waiting for your comments.

Soft champas and chamelis are welcome.

😆

Start of Part 2 : Gauri / Shrenu...

She was speechless. She couldn't fathom what was happening to her. From times immemorial she had been acting in serials, with several co-stars, always friendly, always at her best behaviour. Poised, elegant, intelligent, always with the right answers, unaffected. Then what was happening to her now?

She remembered being nervous , on her first day if shoot for DBO. It was the promo scene. She was in bridal attire, she had to run towards Omkara and fall in his arms. They had met earlier several times, during look test and then later to get acquainted, break the ice etc etc. He was friendly. They had hit it off like wild fire, even given some interesting segments together.

Then why was heart beating like crazy? For the first scene. She couldn't understand, it was perhaps something to do with not wanting to disappoint the crew of DBO. She left it at that, without overthinking much. But she realised with each passing day she was getting more and more conscious around him. The day she wore the white backless dress, and had to fall, and he had to hold her, she felt a current pass through her, something she had not experienced ever before. Later, she told him that she was ticklish, maybe that's why she reacted like that, in case he noticed. He was looking at her strangely, like really looking. She pretended to be unfettered, started texting her brother in order to distract herself but in vain.

Their friendship was blossoming, he had started calling her duffer out if the blue and she retaliated by calling him a jerk. It was also in response to his behaviour often, when he would waste no opportunity to tickle her, and just a simple touch from him could set her off. The only way out was to make fun of him specially after the humma-humma sequence where emotions were at a peak. Although she couldn't stop herself from caring immensely for him.

It was his birthday and several cakes and gifts had arrived from his fans. They were shooting for the infamous inspiration scene where she was clad in a golden brown saree looking stunning. He cut the cake, she fed him. Every time people on set tried to put cake on his face she would warn them not to. Why? Why did the ever-poised person go out if her way to look after him?

And then they shot the scene, the peacock feather roaming her face, his intense look, she couldn't take it anymore. But at the same time, she thanked her stars that it was at least not the dork scene where his fingers unavoidably would brush against her skin. That day she phewed when it was a wrap.

She was feeling down for a few days. Shooting was intense, he was on leave so she had to fill his part of screen space as well. But was it just mental and physical exhaustion or was she missing something? And then the bulb lit. She was missing HIM !!!! He had only been away four days and she felt her world would collapse around her. What was going on? Why was she feeling like this? And then just like that, he returned. Wearing an ochre suit which was her favourite, he came and sat next to her on the ground. She thought it was a dream. Yes it was scripted, but for her it was no less than a dream. To see him, to feel him, to talk to him. She had missed him. Towards the end of the shot, she was in his arms and wanted to never let go, but at the same time, her organs had started betraying her.

As soon as the director said cur, she quickly left his embrace and made her way to her dressing room, conscious that hopefully she didn't give away anything.

Damn it.

Why couldn't it be simpler? Why couldn't he feel the same way about her?

Or did he?

- End of Part 2 -

So, what say people? Shall I continue?

Get yourself out of that dream. Nothing gonna happen on Shrenal front.