PART TWO
"So how are things going Shinde ?" Ashok, director of StarBharat queried.
Shinde's heart missed a beat. "Sorry Sir.. Could not find anything on internet to substantiate Arjun being Kunti's only child. I have tried various searches on Google for last few hours, but all results obstinately stick to five brothers."
"Sir, I really tried hard. I think Google is all hype, a worthless company. I plan to call my nephew in USA and ask him to sell all his shares in Google." Shinde, all too eager to show his loyalty and solidarity.
Ashok brushed aside Shinde. "Shinde, never mind. How about Arjun marrying Hidimba ?" Ashok was excited.
"No.. No.. Sir.. Please.."Shinde bleated as if he was asked to french kiss one of Krish3 aliens posessing foot long tongue. "Sir.. Arjun has already married so many girls, I dont think he will mind not marrying this one. And what about Ghatotkach who is Bheem's son ? Are we planning to make another Draupadi out of Hidimba ?"
This unassailable logic brought down Ashok's excitement but it was not fully quenched.
"Shinde, you are right. We are not here to change history. We are sticklers for truth. So forget marriage but you will agree that Hidimba and Arjun were in love but he sacrified his love for his elder, beloved brother."
"Did he ? Sir, this looks like a straight lift from Saagar, Sangam. I am sure that we will not be able to find anything to support it."
"But, you wont find anything which refutes this story either ". Ashok had a glint in his eyes. He had unerring law point. "Think logically Shinde. Hidimb is dead and thanks to YOU.. Bheem has killed him." Ashok cast unapproving glance at Shinde and Shinde again mumbled apologies.
"So Hidimb is dead and she is consumed with revenge and she sees innocent, handsome Arjun. It is but natural and logical to fall in love at first sight and Arjun to reciprocate. Is it not ?" Ashok pressed Shinde.
Shinde was not at all convinced. "Will I be asked to direct this scene ? My career is more dead than Hidimb's lifeless body, after this serial. Who in right mind would employ asst director of StarBharat ?"
He remebered the scene.. Subhadra teasing Arjun when he goes to her palace and saris are strewn all over the floor deliberately. Subhadra playfully reminds Arjun not to trample clothes and Arjun jumps around sportingly to comply.Shinde directed that scene and was proud of it.
" I might be asked to direct similar scene between Arjun and Hidimba. Arjun enters Hidimba's cave stenched with human blood and covered with mutilated body parts on the floor. Hidimba teases Arjun to tread carefully avoiding legs, hands... " Shinde sweated profusely to imagine Ramsay horror scene.
Ashok unaware of Shinde's plight continued. "And Bheem also falls in love with her. When Arjun knows about it .. you know the rest. We will loudly play Gaandivadhaari Arjun.." all through out Bheem's marriage with Hidimba, his honeymoon and birth of Ghatotkach to impress upon viewers Arjun's great sacrifice."
Shinde gulped. Playing Gaandivdhaari tune during Ghatotkach birth was bound to give some highly immoral, objectionable signals.
Outwardly he said.."Sir, but Hidimba is a hideous, ugly, vicious vampire with two protruding fangs dripped with blood and hair infested with lizards and roaches. So sacrificing her for Bheem is not going to exactly make Karna out of Arjun. Arjun never asked Ulupi, Chitrangada to marry Bheem, did he?"
"Shinde.. Don't you follow DKDM ? Have you not seen slender,delicate, beautiful Tratika who looks like a ramp walk model from FTV ? Our Hidmba will be a former college beauty queen."
"But Sir, I still feel it may be best to show that Hidimba falls in love with Bheem rather than Arjun."
"Shinde.. you are not in your elements. If Hidimba sees Bheem and Arjun together, whom will she choose ? Forget Hidimba.. Whom will YOU marry?"
" Sir ??"
"If you were Hidimba.. Bheem or Arjun? whom will YOU marry ?" Ashok little impatient.
Shaheer and Saurav both were good friends of Shinde but Shinde found it difficult to think of them as marriage prospects for himself.
God fearing Shinde had always steered away from movies like Dostaana, Fire and Mango Souffle. So a choice was as appalling as orthodox Aiyyangar having to choose between fish curry and chicken tikka for God's offering.
"If I were Hidimba.. huh.. I dont know about that but if I were Eklavya, I certainly would have filled your potty, doggy mouth with arrows for asking this stupid question." The thought pleased Shinde.
"No this is not right.. No one has right to tinker with this great scripture." Shinde was about to speak his mind and his eyes fell on the calendar. He suddenly realised that his salary review was due in few days and he had already cut a sorry figure with Hidimb fiasco.
Shinde sighed, braced himself. "Sir, you are genius. I would marry Arjun. It is obvious that Hidimba was in love with Arjun. Its so logical.
Edited by Cotswolds - 11 years ago
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