Anuj Reaction: Buddy. I understand Your frustration; Mai bhi same phase se nikal raha hoon. Par mai apne liye kuch nahi kar sakta toh tumhrae liye kya karoon.

Toshu: ohhhh! AAp bhi. same problem.
Good morning shweeties
Seeing Anupama, giving instructions to her kids and baapuji before bidaii, a script clicked in my mind. Especially to Toshu ( 11 baje so jaana).
Anu: Tosh11 baje tak so jaana. Kinju baby, agar yeh na soye toh mujhe batana, mai isse daat lagaaongi.
Kinju : Ji mummy!! Aap bilkul chinta na kare. Main dhyan rakhoongi.
( bhai yeh toh chamchi hai , pata nahi kis planet se aayi hai. If some body else was in her place, she would have said, “ agar bete ka sone -uthne ka time decide karna that toh bada hinahi hone dene chahiye tha aur ab galti se bada ho gaya hai toh, shaadi nahi karni chahiye thi iski)
A day after Bidaai of Anu
Toshu and kinju are in their bedroom. It's about 11 pm.
Toshu: Kinju,paas aao na. aaj bahut mann kar raha hai. Kitne din ho gaye, shaadi ke chakkar mei, humne theek se baat bhi nahi ki .
Kinju: Toshu, its already 11 p. mummy ne kya kaha tha.
Toshu: Aree!! Kiss de do na plz; waise bhi 3 months mei aisa hai toh 1-2 month baad toh kuch bhi nahi hoga.. aur phir baby aa jaayega toh bilkul time nahi milega. Plzzz na. bahut bahut bahut mann lag raha hai. Plzz. Samjha karo na.
Kinju: Maimummy ko ph kar rahi hoon, tum aise nahi maanoge.
Kapadia’s bedroom
Mr. Kapadiais in full mood.. (thinking, kabse sookha pada hai. Aaj toh kuch bhi ho jaaye, ab koi maryada nahi, koi lihazz nahi.) trying to make pitch ready.
Achyutam keshvam …….. Anu’s phone bell rings.
Anu: Ekacchmin.
Anuj: Koi nahi Anu, tum ph lelo
Anu: Hallo, kinju kya hua, tu theek hai na, kuch problem………
Kinju:Mummy, sab theek hai, Aap pareshan mat ho. Yeh toshu so nahi raha hai
Anu: kyun,11 toh baj gaye hai kab ke.
Kinju: kabse mai bhi yehi keh rahi hoon, par meri toh sunta hi nahi hai
Anu: Accha, haan yeh aise nahi maanega. Jab tak isse mai daat nahi lagaoongi, yehi nahi maanega. Pehle bhi aise hi pareshan karta tha aise sone mei. mai aati hoon
Anu to Anuj: woh …….
Anuj: Anumaine sab sun liya hai. I understand, tum pehle Maa ho, meri patni baad mei hon. Chalo mai tumhare saath chalta hoon.
Anu: surri,surri, surri…… mujhe pata hai , mere tame par aapka poora poora haq hai. Par kya karoo. Ek aurat ko hi hamesha kyun batna padta hai. Kabhi bacho , pati ke beech, kabhi sasural maayke ke beech…
Anuj (in mind, jaa meri maa chali jaa, jaayegi tabhi toh aayegi.. yehi 1/2 hr kharab kardiya. Pata nahi kahan kahan bati hui haiyeh Aurat, kab tak yehi gaana sunanti rahegi . Aansoo se geela karti rahegi saara din, mere yahan sookha pada hai, pata nahi kabh nazar aayega. )
Anuj: chalo,mai chor deta hoon.
Anu: Nahi ,mei chali jaaongi; paas mei hi toh hai
Anuj: (accha hai chali jaayegi, nahi toh wahan moocho waali mausi ko bina matlab smile deni padti )Accha driver chor dega tumhe
Anu in shah house
Anu:Toshu, kitni baar kahan hai, time se sojaa, samajh mei hi nahi aata tujhe, time se soyega nahin, toh uthega kaise.
Toshu: (He has not understood what to say or give an excuse)
khatmal (bedbugs), haaaan bed par khatmal ho gaye hai.( he said suddenly whatever came to his mind at that time)
Anu: Aree kitni baar kaha hai, bedroom mei kuch mat khaya karo, blah blah………… bhasan on khatmal and carelessness.
Toshu : (hey bhagwan, khan phas gaya mai, ek toh yeh mummy , khud romance kar rahi hai;par mere romance par saara paani daal diya aur yey kinjal, mujhe toh lagta hai, yeh biwi nahi doosri mommy banti jaa rahi hai.. ab khatmal par lecture sunna padega)
Anu :Ab toh woh kya kehte hai pa…. pa…. jo karvate hai
Toshu: pest control
Anu: haan wahi paste control. Ab who toh kal hi ho paayega. Yahan sona toh muskil hai . Abhi ke liye tum dono mere yahan chalo.
Toshu: mummy, par suno toh
Kinju: mummy. Mummy…….
Anu:chup chap mere saath chalo ghar.
In Kapadia house
Anuj is in kitchen ( chalo jab tak Anu nahi aati tab tak mai subah ke Breakfast ki Preparation kar leta hoon. Anu par aur bhi impression pad jaayega).
Ding Dong, the bell of Kapadia’s house rings
It was Anu with Toshu and Kinju.
Anu to Anuj: Wahan khatmal hoo gaye the toh mai inhe yahan le aayi.
Anuj: Bilkul theek kiya tumne
Anu: Kal paste control kara dijiyega
Anuj: Haan,kal subah hote hi khud sabse acche pest control waale bhayia ko uske ghar se lekar aaonga
Anu: Mai kinjal andar so jaate hai, nayi jagah hai toh kahi darr na jaaye.
Anuj: haan, yeh theek rahega
Anuj: Mai toshu doosre room mei so jaate hai
Anu: Aap kitne aache hai, isliye toh mai aapk samman karti hoon
Anuj smiled. (thinking- pehle maryada, lihaaz peecha nahi chor rahe the, ab samman.. itna bada bhasan suna diya maine bina matlab samman par, yeh bhi bata deta ki pati patni ke beech samman ke alawa bhi kuchhota hai. hey Bhagwan kahan phas gaya mai. Mujhe hi shauk tha mahan banne ka; Kuch nahi ho sakta Anuj tera kuch nahi ho sakta, meri life mei yeh baccho, walli kiss reh gayi hai, isse accha tha mai US mei tha; padosan se bhi mast kiss mil jaati thi. Acche bhale swarg ke maje mil rahe the, koi tension bhi nahi thi ) kaun sa din tha jis din mai India aaya tha.
P S: My kids also make excuses while sleeping- Kal test hai, assignment complete Karna hai….. etc etc. but now, I simply say to them, I will start the Anupama serial. By God, within 5 min, they clear all the mess and are in bed. Maa hoon na, karna padta hai.
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