Tum Meri Zindagi Ho-- A Rikara OS

A gloomy morning like all others after shivay had walked out with Anika leaving behind the family. But what was more painful was the sight of his drained chirraiya who was always busy with the house chores. Sometimes she would be busy taking care of daadi; consoling her... sometimes she would stand by Rudy and hear him lament on how he wasn't able to stop his Bhaiya and bhabhi. Sometimes she would be his shoulder to keep his head on and cry on how useless he has proven himself to be.

A gloomy house; a house that was always filled with laughter was now gloomy and divided unlike how it was always united at least for the world it was united. But now it is divided into two parts... but how a can a line divide hearts; divide the love? This is what my chirraiya always asks me when we go to bed at night and like always I have no answers to her questions. She always takes care of my choti maa and chote papa saying that hearts can't be divided and it's their duty to look after them after bade bhaiya and bhaujai have left. Can I be proud of her anymore? Well yes! Because she is everything I have never been and will never be in this lifetime.

Every morning I go off to work, no not to my studio rather I go to the office and work how shivay used to.. I come to Office leaving me little birdie home because I know she will handle everything and everyone. But this morning was not like the usual mornings I have experienced so far. An uneasiness has crept into my heart; a fear to lose something dear. I can't exactly put it into words but I am worried; worried for m chirraiya because even though she takes care of everyone not everyone behaves the same with her!

Ignorance is what she gets in return for all she does...

With all the uneasiness in my heart; I wasn't able to focus on what I was there in the office for so I pack my bags to leave for Home...dread takes over me when I reach home; the scene in front of me leaves my body shaking...

I hear the man I despise the most shouting on the tiny woman I love the most in this world.

I see the woman who I was ready to give my life standing like a mute spectator.

I see heads hung down in shame...

Kya ho raha hai yahan?? I ask while making my way to the front (what is happening here?)

Poocho apni Biwi se ki kya kartoot kari hai isne... tej roads in anger shooting from his eyes ( ask your wife what she has done)

Aisa kya kar diya hai gauri ne ki aap aise chilla rahe hain? Yeh tak bhool gye hain ki wo aapko bahu hai... om asks him in equal aggression ( what has she done that you are speaking to her in this tone? What has she done to make you forget that the woman who you are speaking to is your daughter inlaw)

Nhn hai wo Meri bahu! Koi rishta nhn hai humara aur na tumhara koi rishta hai iss aurat se ab tej makes his point clear ( she isn't my DIL. Neither are we related to her nor is she you wife anymore)

Kehna kya chahte hain aap? Matlab kya hai aapka? Wo Meri biwi hai aur rahegi om tells fisting his hands ( what do you want to say? What do you mean by she isn't my wife? She is my wife and she will always be my wife)

Bahut jaldi samjh aa jayega tej tells him and moves to welcome the panditji. (You will understand everything very soon)

Panditji kyun aaye hain yahan?? Om asks and looks at everyone in answer.. ( why is the priest here)

Jajmaan! Zinda logon ka sharadh nhn kiya jaa sakta hai.. paap ka kaam hai yeh aur hume paap ka bhogi nhn banna hai. Hume maaf kijiye hum nhn karwa sakte yeh panditji tells tej!! ( gentleman! You can't do the final rites for a person who is alive. It is a sin to do so and I am not willing to be a part of this sin. Please forgive me but I can't do this )

Sharadh?? Yeh Kya ho raha hai yahan Mr.oberoi? Om asks him confused and shocked ( final rites?? What is happening here Mr. Oberoi?)

Ignoring om, tej says nhn karwa sakte toh Main Khud kar doonga!! And walks off to take a pic of gauri.. placing a garland over the picture he starts reciting raam naam satya hai and walks around the fire holding an earthen pot filled with water...

Om is shocked seeing his father perform the final rites of his wife..

Gauri stumbles seeing her FIL doing her Final rites

Mr. Oberoi yeh Kya pagalpan hai?? Peeche hatiye om says and goes towards tej only to be pulled back by his mother ( Mr. Oberoi what is this madness? Move back)

Haan tej peeche hat jaa! Puttar yeh sahi nhn hai... daadi the elder most member of the house speaks trying to digest the fact in tears ( yes tej! Please move back. This isn't right my child)

Not paying any heed to any requests tej continues the procession..

Mom, aap toh gauri ko apni Beti maaanti thi na fer kyun aap chup chap khaadi hain?? A shocked om asks his mother ( mom why are you quiet?? You used to consider and love gauri as your own daughter)

Haan maanti thi! Aur aage bhi maanti agar usne tej ke khilaaf jaake line nhn cross ki hoti toh...jhanvi tells him ( yes I did! And I would have continued to had she not crossed the line against tej)

Mom please chodiye mujhe! Ek line cross karne ke liye Mr.oberoi meri gauri ka sharadh nhn kar sakte...om whines like a kid ( Mom please leave me! Mr.oberoi can't perform the final rites of my gauri just because she crossed the line)

Tej!! Tujhe meri kasam hai puttar ruk ja...daadi says loudly ( tej! I bound you to my promise; just stop)

Om forcefully jerks jhanvi's hand that was holding him and goes towards tej...Taking the eathern pot he throws it across the hall shocking everyone...

Never has anybody seen the calm om in this anger; The anger of his wife's last rites being performed has opened his third eye...

Kisne haq diya aapko?? Kisne diya yeh haq boliye?? Om asks his father cluching his collar ( Who gave you this right? Who gave you this right?? Tell me??)

Yeh kya tameez hai om. Mat bhoolo ki main tumahra baap hoon! Tej tells him scared seeing his son's anger ( what is this manners?? Don't forget that I am your father)

Kaash! Kaash! Main bhool sakta apni zindagi ka yeh ghatiya sach ki aap jaisa aadmi mera baap hai...nhn baap nhn sperm donor hai..om rebukes him ( I wish! I wish! I could forget in my life that a low man like you is my father; oops not a father--- a sperm donor)

Om! Jhanvi shouts...

Chillayi mat Mrs.oberoi...om shoots back at her ( Don't shout Mrs.oberoi)

Main maa hoon tumhari! Aur tej tumahra baap...jhanvi tells him shocked ( I'm your mother and tej is your father)

Aap meri maa thi! Magar jab aapne iss aadmi ke saath milkar mujhe meri gauri se alag karne ka faisla liya toh khud he aapne humare rishte ko aag laga di...ab nhn hai aap meri maa. Aur yeh aadmi; jisne aaj tak koi baap hone ka farz nhn nibhaaya kaise hogya yeh mera baap...Koi sperm dene se baap nhn ban jaata! Main nhn maanta ki yeh mera baap hai... om tells her angrily ( you were my mother! But the moment you decided to support this man and separate gauri and me; you burnt our relation... You aren't my mother anymore. And this man! He has never ever till now taken up any responsibility of being a father so how is he a father? Nobody becomes a father by just donating a sperm. I don't consider this man as my father)

Omkaraji! Gauri speaks hearing all the commotion...

Om signals rudra to handle gauri while he works on his father...

Mr.oberoi! btaayie kaise himmat hui aapki meri biwi; meri gauri ka sharadh karne ki?? Asks a murderous om ( Mr. Oberoi tell me how di you dare to do final rites of my wife; my gauri)

Wo biwi nhn hai tumhari! Usne tumpe apne aap ko thopa hai...Tej speaks putting gauri down ( She isn't your wife! She has forced herself on you)

Arre! Wo kya thopegi apne aap ko; thopa toh maine hai khudko us beechari ki zindagi main...Usse shaadi karne ka faisla mera thaw o bhi bina uski marzi ke; wo nhn chahti thi mujhse shaadi karna...samjhe aap...speaks om shaking him from his collar ( My my! I have forced myself on her; I was the uninvited guest in her life. She has never forced me for anything. She didn't even want to marry me. I was the one who married her forcefully without her consent...Did you understand?)

Jo bhi ho! Uska sharadh ho chukka hai; ab wo na he tumahri biwi hai aur na iss ghar ki bahu...tej tells him ( whatever? Now her final rites are donr and she is no longer your wife or the DIL of this house)

Nhn hua hai koi sharadh! Poora hone se pehle he ruk gya tha..Aur yeh sharadh kya; duniya ki koi bhi taaqat nhn juda kar sakti gauri ko uske omkaraji se... Om tells him in rage ( the final rites were never completed. It was stopped mid way. And what can these final rites do? Nothing in the world has the power to separate gauri and me)

Seeing fire in his son's eyes, tej is scared...Never has he ever seen such rage in om before not even when he was cheating on jhanvi..

Chodo tej ko om! Kya kar rahe ho tum? Jhanvi tells him ( Leave him om! What are you doing?)

Turning towards gauri she says; dekho kya ho raha hai tumhari wajah se...Pta nhn kya jaadoo kar diya hai tumne mere bache par.. Kaise itni batmeezi se baat kar raha hai mera beta apne baap se...jhanvi accuses her ( Look! What have you done? I don't know what magic have you done on om; look at how is he talking to his father without any manners )

Gauri ko kuch bhi kehne ki zaroorat nhn hai Mrs.oberoi! uski koi galti nhn hai.. Wo bechaari toh sabka bhala he chhati thi. Din raat wo sabke bhale ke baare main sochti thi magar afsos iss ghar me kisiko bhala samjh nhn aata hai...samjh aata hai toh sirf dhoka...om tells her ( you don't have to accuse gauri Mrs.oberoi. She isn't at fault. That poor soul wanted the betterment of everyone; day and night she used to think about the welfare of this family; but you know what?? This family doesn't deserve welfare and neither can you people understand it. All you know and understand is deceivement)

Aur aap mujhe btaayie kaise aur kab badal gyi aap itna? Kaise bhool gyi ki yeh wahi gauri hai jisne apni jaaan ki parwah kiye bina aapki jaan bachaayi thi? Kaise bhool gyi aap Mrs.oberoi om asks her shouting...( And you tell me how and when did you change so much? How did you forget that this is the same gauri who had risked her life to save yours. How did you forget that)

Tumne uski zindagi bachaayi usse shaadi karke aur usne meri jaan bachaayi; hissab barabar hogya om..jhanvi tells him ( You had saved her life in return she saved mine; it's equal now)

Wah wah! Mrs.oberoi Wah! Hisaab barabaar nhn hua hai kyunki aap bhool gyi hain ki usne aapki jaan ek baar nhn balki kitni baar bachaayi hai; swetlana ko ghar se bahar usne nikaala ; buamaa ka sach wo saamne leke aayi; yahan tak ki agar main aapke saamne zinda khada hoon to wo bhi gauri ki wajah se...agar wo Mr.oberoi ke khilaaf jaakar life support maintain nhn karti toh aaj omkara hota he nhn duniya main... (wow! Wow! Mrs. oberoi unbelievable! It's not equal yet because you have forgotten that she had risked her life so many times for you; she was the one to expose and throw out swetlana; buamaa. She was the one who went against Mr. Oberoi to keep me on life support when I was in coma.. I; Omkara am standing alive infront of you only because of gauri...)

kya hissaab barabar karengi ab aap mrs.oberoi... Aap he choti par jaayengi...He adds ( you can't ever try to equate the two sided Mrs. Oberoi! you will be the one falling short)

In disgust he leaves tej's collar when his gaze falls on gauri..who is scared; scared because of his anger; never ever has she experienced this face of his...one look at gauri and he softens...her pleading eyes make him leave everything and run upto her to embrace her...

Tej and jhanvi are left speechless by om's outburst..They know that gauri has favored them innumerable times; they know they are wrong but can they ever ask for forgiveness? No

Is their love for their child greater than all the shares of Oberoi empire or greater than their hate against shivay for being the eldest son? Probably no for tej! For jhanvi...she is just torn between her husband who she loves blindly and her son...She chose her hsband hoping for him to accept her back...Will tej change?? Again she knows no.

Gauri! Gauri...om calls her out hugging her

Sharadh kar diya humara unhone...she says in shock ( he did my final rites)

Nhn gauri! rok diya tha...Nhn hua hai tumahra sharadh! Koi nhn kar sakta tumhe mujhse juda...om comforts her and places an assuring kiss on her forehead ( No gauri! I had stopped it. Your shradh didn't happen. Nobody can set us apart gauri)

Nhn! Aapke papaji ne shardh kar diya hai humara...humne khud dekha hai omkaraji! Unhone kaha ki hum aapki biwi nhn hain...she says clutching his shirt ( No!! your father did my final rites. I saw him doing that. He also announced that I am no longer your wife)

Kisike kuch kehne se kuch nhn hota gauri! tum meri biwi Shankar ji ke saamne bani thi; tumahre Shankar ji ne humara rishta joda tha...Unke aashirwaad se humari shaadi hui thi...Aise kaise koi maamuli insaan hume alag kar sakta hai...Tum meri biwi ho; aur humesha tum he meri biwi rahogi...om assures her (Don't believe him! Nothing happens according to him gauri. You became my wife infront of your shankarji; we were tied in a relation infront of your shankarji; With his blessings we were married. So how can a normal person try to get us distanced? You are my wife and you will forever be my wife)

Omkaraji! Aap sach keh rahe hai na...gauri asks him crying ( omkaraji are you saying the truth?)

Haan gauri! main bilkul sach keh raha hoon...Tumhare aane ke baad he maine jeena seekha hai; tumse milne se pehle toh sirf meri saansein chal rahi thi. Tumahre aane ke baad he main khushiyon ko jaana hai warna usse pehle toh meri zindagi gam main doobi hui thi. Meri zindagi main tumse pehle sirf andhera tha; tum meri zindagi main roshni laayi ho.. Ek naya nazariya; jeene ki wajah di hai tumne mujhe! Meri zindagi di hai tumne mujhe. Kaise main tumse jhooth kahun gauri? om explains her what she means to him ( Yes gauri! I am saying the truth; the absolute raw truth. Gauri I have learnt living only after you came into my life; before you I was just mechanically breathing. I have become well versed with happiness and joy only after you came into my life; before you my life was drowning in sorrow. My life had darkness before you came; with you came the light in my life. You have given me a new direction; a reason to live. You have given me my life gauri. How can I lie to you?)

Omkaraji!...Magar gauri begins to say! ( omkaraji but)

Koi agar magar nhn gauri! duniya kuch bhi kahe yeh mere liye maayine nhn rakhta...mayine rakhta hai toh yeh ki tum kya sochti ho; kya mehsoos karti ho...Agar tumhe lagta hai ki humari shaadi iss sharadh ke kaaran khatam hogyi hai toh tum galat ho; agar tumhe lagta hai ki ab tum meri biwi nhn ho tum galat ho...Humari shaadi rahegi jab tak humari saansein chalengi. Meri aakhri saans tak sirf tum he meri biwi rahogi...

Omkara sees a twinkle in gauri's eyes hearing him and he exactly knows what he needs to do to make his wife happy again...

Holding her wrist; he drags her towards the inhouse temple...Taking a pinch of red color he puts it on gauri's forehead feeling which gauri closes her eyes; living in the moment----a moment she has always wanted; a moment filled with love and content...Tears flow through her eyes...omkara bending down kissed her tears and says...

Yeh aansun bhale he tumhari aankhon se nikle hain! Magar chubhte yeh mujhe hain...aur wo bhi yahan he points towards his heart!

Gauri aaj tak main sirf doosron ke liye jeeta aaya hoon; bachpan se leke ab tak koi khushi nhn mili hai mujhe aur sach kahun toh mujhe nhn lagta ki yahan khade kisi bhi insaan ko iss cheez se koi farq padta hai...Jab meri maa ko he meri khushi se koi matlab nhn hai toh main aur kisi se kya umeed karun bhala...Par gauri fer tum aayi meri zindagi main ek hawa ke jhonke ki tarah. Tumne humari pehli mulaqaat main mujhse kaha tha ki lagta hai aapki zindagi main kisine aapko dhoka diya hai! Mujhe laga tha ki aakhir kaar mujhe koi mil gya jo mujhe samjhta hai...humari shaadi hogyi aur tum mujhe samjhne lagi; meri zindagi suljha di tumne...Jaise tum mujhe bina mere kuch kahe samjh leti ho waise aaj tak kisi ne nhn kiya hai mere liye gauri! main ab apne liye jeena chahta hoon; Humare liye jeena chahta hoon khushi see jeena chahta hoon majboori main nhn! Aur tum meri khushi ho; sirf tum ho meri khushi gauri..om says ( gauri; until now I have been living for others; I haven't been entitled to even the smallest joys of life and frankly speaking I don't think anybody standing here cares about that. When my own mother who gave me birth doesn't care about me what can I expect from others? But gauri amid all this mess; you came in my life like a gush of fresh wind. In our first meet itself you had told me that I have been betrayed in my life. That meeting made me think that finally I have somebody who thinks about me; understands me and we got married and you started understanding me; you simplified my life gauri. You don't need words to understand me gauri and it wouldn't be wrong if I say that you understand me better than my brothers do... Gauri now I want to live; live for myself; for us. I want to live happily and not forced by circumstances...I no longer want to bow down; You are my happiness gauri; only you are the one!)

Hugging omkara tightly she kisses on his heart and says omkaraji hum bhi jeena chahte hain aapke saath; aapke liye; hum dono ke liye...( omkaraji! Even I want to live with you; for you; for us)

Lekin gauri iss ghar main wo mumkin nhn! Main ek aise ghar main nhn reh sakta jahaan meri biwi ki koi izzat nhn! Jahan meri biwi ka koi wajood nhn! Jahaan logon ko khushiyon se zaada social status ki padi ho wahaan hum dono apni zindagi ki choti khushiyan nhn dhoondh sakte gauri...om tells her ( But gauri! all this isn't possible here! I can't in a house where my wife isn't respected; where my wife's existence doesn't matter; where social status matters more than the happiness... Gauri we can never find those small joys of life here)

Yeh tum kya keh rahe ho om...jhanvi speaks ( what are you saying gauri)

Bilkul theek keh raha hai O...rudy tells jhanvi ( O is absolutely right)

Jo aapne aaj O ke saath kiya uske baad o he kya main bhi yahaan rehna pasand nhn karunga! Rudra adds... ( Even I wouldn't want to stay here seeing what you have done to O)

Gauri please om ko samjhao! Yeh sahi nhn hai...wo nhn jaa sakta hume aise chod ke...jhanvi pleads gauri ( gauri please explain om! He can't leave us and go)

Gauri looks towards om with pleading eyes but om remains stern on his decision...

Tum mujhse zindagi main kuch bhi mango main bina soche tumhe de doonga; par kabhi mujhse meri zindgai mat maangna...main tumarhe bina nhn reh paaunga! Om tells gauri

And with those final words spoken; om walks out holding gauri's hand with rudy tailing behind them...

Not a penny he took from the oberoi empire...He vowed to sustain as he did till now but this time with his life by his side! He left those parents and vowed to never look back for his love was insulted; her existence was tarnished...

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