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PART 3:
Daadi, Shanti and Nakul too get very emotional...Still they are very happy that atleast she will get the required break. Geet bids Good bye to all and leaves to Hoshiyarpur.
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Back to MAAN:
(Just after his workout session and his encounter with Geet)
He walks out of his Gym and he gets into his room all angry and fuming...and rush to take a shower...DAMN!!! That Ganwar?? How dare she?
He snaps out of his thought...NO...NO WAY...I can permit only my PARI to touch me as she is the one who touched my soul...I will meet her one day and I will never let her go...NEVER.
He is standing under the shower and closing his eyes..he again feels Geet's hug.. He could feel her cheek and her heaving chest leaning on his back and could feel her soft palm making its way to his bare upper body...That incident repeating again and again in his mind...as if she is still standing behind him under this shower and repeating her acts... But his mind asks a very strange question..."why her hands were so soft and so very gentle?" This is the first ever time getting to feel all this... He rubs his upper part of his body regoressly under the shower as its burning him with some unknown desire...NO NOTHING CAN ATTRACT ME TO ANY OTHER WOMAN.
He walks out of his shower wiping his hair...he is a bit calm now as if the shower water has redused the fumes exhaling from his body. He rolls his eyes as he recalls that ever since she has stepped into this home she had maintained the safe distance and in this one year she never crossed his path. There were few times she walked into his room to tell something or the other but each time she did that, he shouted at her or insulted her and slowly she stopped stepping into his room. Then what happened today?
He recalls what she told him whilst hugging him... "Aap Aa gaye? Pata hain Main Aap ki Raah Dekh Rahi Thi?". Her tone was filled with innocense and emotions. This was the first ever time she spoke like this...He gets restless now as if she was emotional about something and he didnt even permit her talk? Aakhir kya wajah ho saktha hain? when she did something like this which she never dared to do before, then...there must be some valid reason. Damn..I couldnt find my PARI for the last one year and I showed all my frustations on this Girl? He pushes his hair and again lost in all that had happened in the Gym...
I really over reacted today...I must tell her sorry. Let me try and find out if something really bothering her. He slowly makes his way to her room and stops himself at the door...After stepping out of that room on their so called suhagrat, he never even for once visited here. The door is closed and he brings his right hand forward to knock on it but unable to...he waits and composes for few more seconds and finally knocks on the door but all he gets in return is a complete silence. After knocking the door 2-3 times, he gently opens the door to peep inside but she wasnt there.
Kahin woh Ghar chodke tho nahin challi gayi??? No...No I know she wont leave like that. I have to find her but how?? Just then he realised he doesnt evn know how she looks as he has never even looked at her even once ...He restlessly takes his mobile in his hand to call her...but strangely, he doesnt even have her mobile number...Now he has realised what a fool he has made out of himself... What's her name? Thanks god, he knows her name...GEET...Now, whom should he check on this? What will he tell Daadi now? He cannot even enquire with any of the servants as the news will somehow reach Daadi..and already Daadi is more than upset with him.
He runs around madly checking each and every passage & corridors, Balconies and when he doesnt find her...he peeps into all the rooms one by one ...especially the Gym where he left her behind... he comes down, goes back to the garden area, kitchen..and so on...but he didnt find her. He is running thro whole lot of confusions now.
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Back to Daadi-Shanti
Just after Bidding Good Bye to Geet... Daadi gathers all information about all what happened between Maan and Geet. Shanti is not able to decide whether to tell it or not...Either ways, it leads to problems only and she decides to tell Daadi...
Shanti told her all what happened between them and Daadi holds on her chest and sits down on the sofa next to her.
Shanti: Memsab...
Daadi: Dont worry...I am fine...Unfortunately, I am still alive after hearing all this...
Shanti: Eisa mat boliye...Dhekiye..sab tik ho jaayega.
Daadi takes a long sigh and Shanti is not able to comment anything further..Just then Maan walks down the steps and about to pass thro the entrance and he stops seeing Daadi and Shanti...He could sense some disturbances in them.
Maan takes blessings from Daadi and Shanti leaves them alone and she didnt even utter a single word with Maan nor she adressed his mere presence. It has never happened like this till date. Shantima..that's how even he adressess her as right from his younger days, Nakul kaka and Shanti Ma have bought him up and took care of him especially during the times when he lost his parents and Maan has great respect for both. But today, both Nakul Kaka and Shantima have completely ignored him.
Daadi: Jeethe raho beta and she just takes a long sigh and continues...I am very tired of ...she gulps as she decided not to further argue in matter of Geet as its leading no where. I am going to sleep. Good Night...
Maan could sense she is just trying to avoid him as always whenever he returns back from a long trip, his Daadi would be so curious to know so many things and for this she will stay awake regardless of the time.
Maan: Daadi...wont you sit for sometime and talk to me?
Daadi: There's nothing left to talk beta she takes a long sigh...you must also be tired. you finish your dinner and please go to sleep. Waise bhi kal sunday hain..so...take good rest. No one will bother you.
Daadi is talking too coldly to him...Maan is really not able to take her coldness...and why did she say "No one will bother you?" . Is she referring to Geet? He thinks seriously and never found her to have bothered him... She had really did a good job in keeping herself away from him apart from today...and...he just closes his eyes to feel all what had happened in the Gym... He is scanning the entire ground floor if he could get one glipse of Geet. He is sure that she hasnt left the place and if she would have left, then the security guard would have informed him or Daadi. But still he could sense some kind of a silence now which is further hitting him...He is really tired with this trip and decides to meet Geet next morning.
But there's no peace even at night, even his tiredness has lost in front of his restlessness...he is now all thinking about Geet...her hug..her touch... "PATA HAIN MAIN AAP KI RAH DEKH RAHI THI???" He hers her huskily telling this near his ears...and he wakes up from his shallow sleep again. What's happening to me? On one side, that Pari is playing with my mind for the last one year and now Geet...he is breathing so heavy...He checks the time and its 5:00 AM in the morning. He again does a regourous workout session...he is tensed...confused and restless. He finishes with his shower and again get back to Geet's room
Maan goes again restless as he couldnt find Geet in her room. Eventhough they maintained the safest distance and never came on each other's ways, he would get destracted with her with the sound of her anklets and the clinging of her glass bangles, Her giggles and out of the blue he would have heard her voice...like she talking to Daadi, or Shanti or any other servants but again ...YES...Her voice was really sweet which he never gave a serious consideration till date...but today, he is really feeling as if he is living in a no man's land even though people are moving around him. He is really despirate to meet her for atleast once and apologise for his behaviour for yesterday.
He finally decides to confront Daadima gathering all his wits and he moves towards her room. Today, Daadi decided to spend most of her time in her room as the emptyness outside would eat her alive. Daadi gets alarmed seeing Maan entering her room.. Oflate there has not been much of personal talks between Maan and his Daadi for the obvious reasons known to both but looking at Maan today, she feels some changes in him as if he has too many things to talk and unable to make a start
Maan: Good Morning Daadi
Daadi: Good Morning Beta
Maan: Daadi ..I ..I wanted to confess something...
and he immediately gets into a silent mode dipping his head and his eyes not daring to look at his Daadi...but he has to continue where he just left and take all what it comes from her...
Daadi could really sense some disturbance in him since yesterday evening...is it because of all what happened between him and Geet? Does he really care about the outcome? She is getting curious every sec to know what he wants to say or confess.
Daadi: I am listening beta...please tell me what's in your mind...
Maan: Woh Daadima...I...Geet...woh main...he is not getting right sentances. I had shouted at Geet yesterday as she..she...
he closes his eyes and utter shocked to hear his Daadi completes his sentance.
Daadi: as she hugged you?
Maan just couldnt believe what he heared and his head dipped in embarrasment.
Maan: I..am not finding her anywhere...I wanted to..
Daadi: What you wanted to? haan? Boliye Maan? If anything else left then please continue...but for that you leave to Hoshiyarpur...jaayiye naa maan...aur nikaliye apna bhadas us bechari par...Let her maternal home also witness what their daugher has been going thro in this home..
Maan: Daadima... Kya kaha aap ne? She went back to Hoshiyarpur? How could she just go like this? Without telling me?
Daadi: That's what Geet wanted to meet you and tell you but once again you managed to win over her. You never even allowed her to say what she wanted to say...or express herself.
He couldnt frame exactly what Daadima is trying to say..
Daadi: Haan..she was eagerly waiting for you...to meet you once before bidding Good bye to you and leaving to her maternal home...
Maan is astonished to hear this...he is really rooted to the ground.
Daadi: She couldnt take this pain of separation...you are comming back from your business trip after one long month and at the same moment...she had to immediately leave and the fact of being away from you for another month was really hurting her...that's why the moment she got to see you..she hugged you.
Maan walks back and almost cornered to the wall...
Daadi: In this one year this is the first time she is going to her maternal home...she has her final year exams and she has to attend her cousin Nandni's wedding.
Maan: Exams??
Daadi: Haan...us anpadh Gawar ladki ko BA Final exams dena hain.
Daadi is pricking him with his own words now...Another shocker for him...BA Final? He was thinking she doesnt even have any basic education...What made him assume these things?
Daadi: Geet was so right. You dont know anything about her...NOTHING...Absolutely NOTHING. Aur waise bhi...what will you do knowing about her? Haan? Let me tell you one harsh reality...and you too will very soon realise this... YOU DONT DESERVE GEET!!
Maan: DAAADI.. Daadi's words are litterally hitting him..
Daadi: Now she is away for one month...or may be she wont even come back here.
Maan nods for NO in a way not willing to accept or face her absence here for ever.
Daadi: Maan...this is the time for celebration for you ...you have successfully achieved what you wanted to achieve...
Maan: Please eisa mat kahiye Daadima...Main tho bas...
Daadi: Aap hi ne kaha tha na Geet se... "DOOR RAHO MUJHSE"...Lo Hogayi wo aap se door...Shayad Hamesha keliye.
Maan clenches his fist and hits on the wall..He has been wrong..completely wrong...and he lifelessly moves out of Daadi's room as he is lost...lost himself...How will he ever face Geet now? The fact she is going to stay away from him for one month is killing him...the fear of loosing her for ever is ripping him into pieces..
He drives out rashly...and he reaches a lonely place...comes out of his car and just screems his heart out... and it echoes back to him as if he is screaming at himself. he just sat there for hours...All alone.
He gets back to his manscion...from the entrance of KM, he gets to view the entire place...its not less than a palace but the real charm is missing...There's an absolute pin drop silence as if the soul and true spirit just vanished from this place. He would get a warm welcome with the cling of her bangles and sound of her anklets...as if she ran to some place to hide and get a glimpse of him ...did she really? and he used to find it so irritating..and today he is missing it to hell as if he has been let off. He is really not liking this place without her ...but his false ego is still not permitting to accept it. He walks at a slow pace towards his room just to invite himself into another killing silence...He straightway hits his bed and his heart is beating with harsh restlessness filled with a strange fear...which he had never expereienced before his eyes getting moist...Sleep has become his biggest foe.
He decides to work out so tha he will get tired and may be have a peaceful sleep...when he moves to the Gym to control over himself but there too...the previous day's incidents are repeating itself...As if she is hugging him again "Maan..Aap aagaye??"..."Patha hain main aap ka raah dekrahi thi?" And all what followed is putting him in to shame...He is clenching his fist again and hits on the wall again and again making him bleed but he is least effected as he is more hurt now with the pain that he has been giving Geet... He just leaves from the Gym and he stops on the way when he gets to see Geet's room..and he slowly makes his way towards her room...He steps inside closes the door behind. The room is still filled with her fragrance. He lies down on the bed where she has been sleeping for nearly a year now and he feels as if he's cocooned with the warmth of his wife...YES...HIS WIFE...and he instantly drifted into a peaceful sleep
Next day morning..
His eyes opens gradually as the sun rays tickles his eyes...He remembers being dragged to this room but doesnt remember when he hit the bed and when he drifted into deep sleep... the best sleep that he had ever in his life...Now, he is lazy to get up and remains relaxing himself on the bed as if his heart and soul doest want to leave this place...Just then, the land line telephone starts ringing and no one is picking it up. He gets really frustated as its still not attended...he takes the phone and simultaniusly Shanti managed to attend to it...
Shanti: Hello
Geet: Hello
Maan is still lazily lying on his bed and he simply blinks and a smile touches his lips. As if her voice is giving the best dose of medicine to his restless mind...and he closes his eyes to hear her talk further.. rather this is the first time he is hearing her talk for this long...
Shanti: GEET BETA...
Geet: SHANTIMA...Geet is so excited to hear her voice...Kaisi hain aap?(How are you?)
Shanti: Main hoon beta...Aap boliye...Aap kaise ho? Wahan Ghar main sab tik hain na? (How are you? How are everyone at home?)
Geet: Main...she gulps and continues agian...Main tik hoon aur yahan sab tik hain..(Me and everyone fine here) and She remains quite for a second and continues...woh...Daadi ka number nahin lagraha tha...isliye landline pe phone kiya...Woh tik hain na? (I was not able to reach Dadima on her mobile. Thats why I called on land line. Is she fine?)
Shanti: Woh tik hain beta...aap ko bohuth yaad kar rahi thi...kal tho wo apne kamre se bahar hi nahin aayi kyon ki aap nahin hain na... (She is fine...She was remembering you so much...She didnt even come out of her room yesterday as you were not around) Shanti takes a long sigh...
Geet: Unhon ne waqt pe khana aur dawai liya na? (Did she have her food and medicine on time?)
Shanti: Haan Haan beta..aap us baat ki chinta mat kijiye...main hoon na (Yes she did...you dont worry...I am there na)
Geet: Hmm... Aur boliye baaki sab kaise hain...woh...woh...
Shanti: Woh koun beta? (And who beta?)
Shanti knows very well about Geet...she must be missing her Maan Baba who is stone hearted and doesnt even care about the current consequenses..Least does she knows how despirate Maan is getting to hear "How is Maan?" just once but Geet doesnt even mention his name...rather pretending to avoid him but unable to...at the same time Maan could sence she is not taking his name but curious to enquire about him and unable to.
Geet: Woh..Nakul Kaka kaise hain?
Shanti takes a sigh...and replies...unhen kya hoga...woh tho hadde katte hain
Geet smiles taking a long sigh and continues..
Geet: Shantima...mujhe aap ki haath ka bana hua halwa poori khani hai. (I want to eat halwa-Poori made by you)
She sound so cute...as if she is a 6 years old kid. Again winning a smile on Maan's face but also putting him into shame to have hurt her innocent and caring soul.
Shanti: Arre...kya beta..parson ka din yaad diladethi...main banadethi naa? (You should have reminded me about this day before yesterday )
Geet: Parson ka din...(Day before yesterday)
she remembers all what she went thro that day and shanti could guess her restlessness. Even Maan could get what she means and he is restless too
Shanti: Chllo jo hua so hua...Ab aap jaldi se wapas aayiye..aur jis din aap aayingi na, main aap ka saara manpasand khana banake rakhoongi...bas...jaldi se aajao bitiya..yeh ghar aap ke bina acha nahin lagtha hain.
(What happened is happend...no come back soon...and the day you come back, I will make all your favourites...just come back..this place looks deserted without you)
Geet: hmm..
she doesnt sound confident..
Shanti: Woh..Aap kal kuch bol rahin thi exam ke liye ticket..
Geet laughs at Shanti's innocence...
Geet: Exam Hall Ticket?
Shanti: Haan wohi...aap ne wo leliya?
Geet: Nahi...kal jaake loongi.. (I will collect it tomorrow)
Shanti: Acha padna aur exam ache se likna beta...Daadima aur main aap ke naam pe woh ganesh mandir main pooja rakhenge... (Do study and do your exams well...Daadima and myself will keep special pooja in the Ganesh Temple)
Geet: Ji..Ma...Challo...Mujhe ab chalna chahiye... Main Daadima ko baad main phone karthi hoon. (Ok Ma...I have to take your leave...I will call Daadima later)
Shanti: Apna dhyan rakhna beta (Take care of your self)
Geet: Aap bhi...aur daadi ka bhi.. (You too and also take care of Daadima)
Geet and shanti bid goodbye...hiding their own emotions which is obviously audible to each other as well as Maan and he couldnt believe a tear escapes his eyes too. It really hit him so hard that he is no where in their conversation. Will she ever take his name again?
He moves towards the extended side of the room where the cupboards, study table, book shelf and few other shelves were kept. He sees the table had some rectangular mark of dust..Hmm may be she was using laptop here. The table also had some papers, notes, books, he curiously checks all of them...so, she is a BA economics student. Her notes had neat handwritings and it had some statistics related therories and problems...her writing was so neat...he didnt know why he just hugged that book... and he had called her "chote shehar ki anpadh gawar"...how will he ever make up for all what he has baselessly insulted her...He goes to the other corner where he sees a huge basket with rolls of wools and lots of crotiet and knitting pins ...and a sweing machine...he felt he has seen them somewhere..but where?
"Woh wool aur sweing machine aap ke maa ka hain Maan sir " (That sweing machine and those wools were your mom's) ...Just then he turns towards the owner of the voice...its none other than Shantima...She would so lovingly call him Maan baba and he is extreamly moved by the way she has called him SIR...
Maan: SIR?
Shanti: Haan sir...When geet was taken to your parents room for the first time i guess it was 2nd or third day after she stepped into Khurana Manscion...she saw so many colourful wools, needles and a sewing machine, she litterally started jumping with joy. Me and Daadi were really enjoying watching her getting happy with these tiny miny things...And YOU were not lucky enough to witness all these...
There is a moment of silence...its so true that she was like an innocent kid and he has litterally thrashed her with his harsh words and behaviour
Shanti: Geet loved to stitch, embroidory, crotiet and knitting...just like your mother did. And apart from her studies, Geet would spend more time on these...keeping her mind busy.
Shanti gets to see Geet's notebook which has been holding it protectively and she gently shakes her head and smiles sadly and continues..
Shanti: hmm...She was very good at her studies...the only happiness which truely belonged to her was her exam results...haan..woh kya padi hain? Haan BA ka doosre kaksha ka exam...mujhe yeh sab samaj nahin aatha...anpad hoon na..
Maan: SHANTIMA...
Shanti: haan...tho main kya keh rahi thi...us ke exams ke result aaye the..she wanted to share this with you first and that day when you came back from your office she ran to your room to meet you and tell you in person..and what best appreciation she ever got... "GET OUT"
Maan walks back his eyes turns red fuming at himself and all what happened in on that day plays in front of him. Even though, there were a couple of times when she had stepped into his room to give him coffee or food and he outrightly objected to this saying there are servants to do this job and she need not bother but YES..this was the day he litterally shouted at her for walking in to his room and that's it...she never ever dared after that...
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(A mini flash back...)
A routine evening when he is back to his manscion after a day long work and straight away walked into his room he heard her anklets sound following him and she just walked in...ofcourse he was so very excited to share something but he got triggered with the fact that she walked into his room inspite of clearly telling her the rules which she needs to follow.
Geet: "Maan...woh main aapse batana chahthi thi...Mera.." ..
Maan: STOP IT he could make out she stopped then and there... HOW DARE YOU WALK INTO MY ROOM? How do you manage to conviniently forget what has been decided between us? Haan?
Geet: Woh..main..mera..
MAAN: JUST GET OUT!
He could hear her silently walking backward and once she was out of his room she ran away.
This girl ...I have to keep her in her place...wonder what new story she wanted to tell me...and with this, slowly she will start ruling over my room...and how can I permit that ganwar to do that.
(Flashback ends)
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He again closes his eyes and clinches his fist..he was so proud to be such a perfectionist...but NO...he is wrong...everything is wrong in him. and with what shanti continues, his evilish ego is finally thrown out of him...
Shanti: When a daughter-in-law of this home is treated like this...then what about we illitrate servants who work over here? That saturday evening, opened my eyes to make me understand what is mine and Nakulji's true place here.
Maan: Shantima...eise mat kahiye...
Shanti: Mujhe ma math kahiye sir...Aap sab bohuth bade log hain...aur hum mamooli se naukar...
He kneels down in front of her and tears started to pour out of his eyes.. and Shanti couldnt control her self anymore...She is finding Maan in the same critical condition which Geet went thro all these days especially that saturday evening when she kneeled down, litterally giving up on every single hope...and no way shanti can see her maan baba breaking down like this...
Shanti: MAAN BABA...
She shakes him...and she found his body has started to get warm..she touches his forehead and doubts if its indicating initial stage of fever...and also when she takes his right hand, she sees there's a deep wound and scratches ...probably because of continuously hitting his hand over the wall. Shanti calls out for two servants one she asks to bring breakfast and the other servant to get the first aid kit and she gets back to Maan who has still been sitting down...
Shanti: Maan baba...uttiye...
Maan: Woh...Woh...Geet..I want to see her...I want to ...see her NOW...Geet..Geet...He tells this with a teary eyes...
Shanti: baba...
Maan: Shantima...woh...Geet...
He looks lost...and she continuously pats on his cheeks..and he comes to his senses... she helps him to get up and makes him lie on the bed arranging the pillows. the breakfast and the first aid box reaches the room.
Shantima: yeh..yeh kya haal bana rakha hain Maan baba?
she tries to feed him the breakfast...but he refuses to eat.
Shantima: I know you havent eaten anything in the last 24 hours...now, if you dont follow what I say, then again I will start adressing you as SIR.
Maan quitely takes the breakfast plate and starts eating. But still with every passing second, he is getting more and more restless and despirately wants to meet Geet. Meantime, Shanti gives him a glass of water with some tablet for fever and painkiller and she treats his wound and puts the band and could see he is feeling much better now.
shantima: do din bhi nahin huve hain Geet bitiya ko yahan se nikle hue...aur aap ka yeh haal ho raha hain? Tho is ek saal mein Geet bitiya ka kya haal hua hoga?
All he could do is to shut his burning eyes and feel what all she went thro.
Shantima: Geet bitiya has told me everything about her self to me...under what circumstances her marriage happened and so on. Why she was sharing it with ME? I'm a mear maid here...but just like YOU, even Geet bitiya had always relied on me for any support...moreover, she couldnt openly talk about manythings with Daadima as they share a special bond but still they share a very sensitive relationship too and aaded to this, Daadima's health issues.. She couldnt have an open talk with Daadima on various issues as again it might lead to clashes in the family...whenever she was hurt, felt lonely, degected, she would turn to ME for help or support as Daadima is too very sensitive.
She pauses and Maan looks blankly at her
Shanti: she too had some aims and objectives which she had to compromise. Just imagine, all over night her life changes and she has to live a new life inbetween strangers..including her husband...and do you think that she was prepared to give into this relationship instantly?
Maan is litterally hit hard with this question...ofcourse she too deserved to share her opinion..if not as a husband - wife, as a friend...FRIEND!! he closes his eyes again...
Shanti: She wanted to talk to you..because she felt you are a nice human being ..she began to trust you, respect you the moment you kept your hold on her shoulder when her grandma passed away..but at the same time you gave her a shocking verdict which she strictly followed...kabhi socha bhi hain?...is ek saal main kya beetha uspar? She Always waited to get one glipse of you...hear one positive word from you...and in this one year all she got to hear from you is "GET OUT" "STAY AWAY FROM ME"...
Shanti: she sighs and continues... She was so eagerly waiting since saturday morning for you. She could have actually left without doing so, but she was determined to meet you once before she leaves...Aur us din jo kuch bhi hua, bohuth bura huva...I really wish I could say some lies to console you but me and Daadi have a fear that she would never come back here..she is hurt..deeply hurt.
All he could do is just keep quite...
Shanti: Ab batayiye na maanbaba...why did you behave with her like this? Tell me honestly, are you loving someone else?
Maan's restlessness reaches an advance level now...Yes he did...he is in love with his PARI...or he can term it "HE WAS"... Because for over the last two days he has been thinking of GEET only and his PARI was no way in the Picture and he has no idea when and how this happened... Maan doesnt answer this question raised by Shanti as he himself doesnt have an answer due to the confused state of mind he is going thro currently ...Its not that he forgot Pari or accepting the consequences...HE DIDNT...but he has come face to face with reality of his life when Geet has left his home and he has to live all alone without her. ... today, he has realised, he can never live without GEET even for a day. He has never seen Geet even for once...doesnt even know how she looks ...But YES...This time he is determined to face her...make up to her ...its the most challenging part of his life but he will happilly face it...face his wife...YES...HIS WIFE.
Maan: Shantima...I want to meet Geet..
Shanti: Maan baba...you have to wait for one month...she will come back.
Maan: No..I cannot wait..I want to see her...I want to...meet my Geet...I want to meet my wife..
Shanti: beta...
Maan: I am leaving to Hoshiyarpur...
Shanti is plesantly shocked with what she just heard from her maan baba.
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