VOTE FOR MRS. DHURV CONTEST - TASK #1

Dhruv is about to go and see a girl for marriage, who he has never seen in his whole life. While he is getting ready, his mother, Kavita comes in and looks at him carefully. Dhruv turns around and asks her 'How do I look?' Kavita gives thumbs up, Dhruv smiles and says 'Shall we go then?' Kavita stops him and asks 'Haven't you forgotten something?' Dhruv looks puzzled as she takes out a present from behind 'You can't go empty-handed, give this to my hone wali bahu'. Dhruv replies 'Might be…hone wali bahu. Anyways what's in this?' and Kavita answers 'A perfume bottle…it will make a nice gift'. Dhruv smiles and walks out.

He reaches the house and is welcomed by the girls parents. They ask him to sit down, he smiles and does so. All of a sudden he feels a sharp prick and jumps up in the air screaming 'Ow!!'. The parents get worried and ask what happened, Dhruv who is now embarrassed, replies 'Um..woh' and he looks down at the sofa where a pointed pencil has been placed vertically in between the two sofa cushions. They apologise and look puzzled on to how the pencil got there. They remove it and once again request the uncomfortable Dhruv to sit down. There is an awkward silence until Dhruv glances at a figure in a saree coming towards him but the face is covered with the ghoonghat, he ducks down in order to try and look under the veil. The girl offers him water and just as he takes the glass towards his lips, she asks 'Suniyeh…time kya hua hai?' Dhruv innocently turns his right-arm to check the time and the water spills all over him. He quickly gets up, stunned at what had just happened. The girl lifts her veil up and starts laughing hysterically, Dhruv once again has gone red with shame. She calms down and smiles 'Hi, I'm Vedika', Dhruv frowns at her. Vedika's parents scold her but she continues to laugh, they tell her to take Dhruv to the washroom so he can clean up. Vedika takes him and they enter the room, Dhruv gets plenty of tissue and tries to dry his trousers. As he is doing this he asks 'Do you do this to every guy who comes to see you', Vedika smiles and says 'Yes!'. Dhruv asks why she does this? Vedika gives a straight reply 'because I don't want to get married'. Dhruv stops what he's doing and looks at her giving a smile. She continues to talk 'Tell my parents you don't want to marry me'. Dhruv continues to smile and clean his trousers. After a few minutes they come out and head straight towards the dining table which has been set. Both sit down at their seats. Vedika doesn't hesitate and starts eating the food quickly...totally bindaas. Dhruv gapes at her and Vedika lifts her head up to ask what he's looking at, Dhruv shakes his head and looks down at his plate. He spots something unusual; he has 2 knives but no fork, he sighs and looks at Vedika who is smiling away. He decides not to complain and somehow starts to eat his dinner. Vedika's parents notice that Dhruv is finding it hard to consume the food and realise that he is eating with 2 knives. They look at each other, the mother quietly asks the father why Dhruv hasn't asked for a fork and the father replies 'it must be a Raizada tradition to use 2 knives…let him be'. Dhruv gives an uneasy smile and Vedika continues to smirk. After an hour or so, as Dhruv finishes his last item they all get up. The parents take Dhruv back to the living room while Vedika finishes clearing the table. She secretly listens to their conversation. They all sit down, and her parents ask Dhruv if he agrees to this marriage. Dhruv looks at Vedika who is shaking her head in the corner. He smiles and answers 'If I am going to marry anyone….[long pause] it will be your daughter'. Vedika is shocked but her parents are rejoicing. Dhruv gets up and takes their leave, as he nears the door, Vedika comes up angrily and whispers (so her parents don't hear) 'Why did you say yes? I told you to say no!'. Dhruv grins and says 'I don't care what you say, because if I am going to put sindoor in anyones maang…it will be you. After all I need to take revenge for the embarrassment you caused me today'. He winks at her and walks off leaving Vedika's mouth wide-open.

Entry # 2:

The sun rose slowly on the early morning drenching the skies in a sindoori red. She turned around towards her husband and gently pecked him on his forehead to wake him up. It was time to have chai and get dressed for work. Even though Vedika knew that her in-laws were against her going for work, she knew that Dhruv appreciated her independence and supported her 100%. They got dressed and she wore a beautiful saree with various colors that looked like a water-color painting painted by an imaginative free-paletted artist. Dhruv and Vedika went hand-in-hand to the breakfast table where Kavita and Viren were sitting glaring at Vedika.

Kavita: "Kya museebat hai, is khaandaan ki bahuen kab se naukri karne lagi?"

Dhruv: "Mama, aap ko maine kitni baar kaha hai, is tarah mere aur Vedika ke faisle ko insult mat kijiye. Agar aap is se baaz na aayi tou phir Sundari ko is ghar se nikaal ke kya fayda hua? Jis tarah unhoney apne ko paraya aur paraye ko apna bana diya, aap bhi usi tarah Vedika aur mujhe alienate kar rahi ho."

Vedika (with a sweet smile): "Its Ok Dhruv, mama ko jo kehna ho kehne do. Aakhir unko adhikaar hai hamein daatne ka. Chalo baith ke naashta kar lo. Arrey lagta hai aaj maharaj forks laana bhool gaya...main abhi aati hoon"

After breakfast Dhruv and Vedika leave to go for work in their car. Dhruv is driving.

Dhruv: Ved, ek baat kahoon?

Ved (sharmaa ke): kaho

Dhruv: "Aaj tum itni achhi lag rahi ho. Aur lagta hai ki wohi "Eternity" ka perfume bhi lagaya hai tumne. You are so beautiful. Main tum jaisi biwi ko paake bahut khushnaseeb hoon"

Vedika: "jaao ji...hameshaa aisi romantic baatein karte ho ke kaam pe mera dhyaan hi nahin rehta" (blushes).

Dhruv: "Tum ho hi itni achhi, ki kya kahoon! My constant prayer is that we should never be apart. I am happy that Rudr and Niharika are also so well settled now and Tara with Abhi. Antarikshbhaiya aur Kajalbhabhi bhi khush hain. Bas ab hum dono ek doosre pe focus kar sakte hain aur apne aane wale bache ke liye apna saara pyaar samhaal sakte hain."

Vedika: "tum thik keh rahe ho. Arre mera office aa gaya. Thik hai Dhruv tou main chalti hoon...office pahoonch ke mujhe phone zaroor kar dena."

Dhruv blows her a kiss and drives off. After reaching his office he calls her:

Dhruv: Hi sweetheart...i am here.

Ved (chewing on the end of a pencil): "Achha kiya ki phone kar diya mujhe. Aaj mama ke ghar chalna hai kya shaam ko?"

Dhruv: "Anything for you sweetheart...anything for you"

Ved: "Anything for you too darling...see you later...sooooon"

Entry # 3:

Its five in the morning and I roll over in bed to see, Dhruv sleeping peacfully...He is the man who's Sindoor