Next Morning, Bhanwari opens the door. Mansi and Baljit got up.
Bhanwari- aa gayi akal thikaane??
Baljit- akal toh pehle hi thikaane pe thi behen ji.
Bhanwari- agar apni iss ladki ko mere ghar basaana hai na, toh wahi karna padega jo mai kahoongi.
Baljit- ji bilkul. Yeh waisa hi karegi. Aapki har baat maanegi.
Bhanwari- aise kaise mere hote huye meri devrani apni beti ki shadi itne bade ghar mein kar degi?? Mai usska rishta tudwane ke liye kissi ko bhejne lagi hoon. Mansi ka kaam sirf yeh hai ke agar issey koi bhi jana, koi bhi baat puchhe toh issne sirf haan mein jawaab dena hai.
Baljit agreed, but Mansi didn't.
Mansi- yeh bahut bada paap hai chacha ji. Mere maa ne mujhe hamesha sach ka saath dena sikhaya hai.
Bhanwari- toh jaa fir. Ja ke reh apni maa ke paas. Khabardaar agar meri chaukhat pe paer rakha toh.
Baljit- nahi nahi behen ji. Yeh aapki har baat maanegi.
Mansi- chacha ji mujhse yeh nahi hoga. Woh dono ruhein ek dusre ko sachche dil se pyar karti hain. Unko alag kiya toh bhagwaan maaf nahi karega.
Baljit (crying)- Mansi beta, tu tab 5 saal ki thi jab bhai iss duniya se chale gaye. Maine itne saalon mein kabhi tujhe baap ki kami mehsoos hone di??
Mansi shook her head.
Baljit- tujhe kabhi laga ke mai tera baap nahi hoon??
Mansi shook her head.
Baljit (joining hands)- bas beta. (Mansi, crying, holds Baljit's hands.) Itne saalon ke badle mai tujhse ek hi cheez maangta hoon. Tod lene de behen ji ko rishta. Jaisa jaisa yeh kehti hain, waisa waisa karti ja. Apne baap ki baat maan le beta.
Mansi, crying, hugs Baljit.
Baljit (to Bhanwari)- behen ji, jaise aap kehte ho, yeh waise hi karegi.
Mansi- mai wahi karoongi jo aap kehte ho chacha ji.
Bhanwari- aa ja phir.
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Nain- le amma. Yeh toh koi mushkil kaam hi nahi. Rani mere sagey chacha ki beti hai. Bataya ussne mujhe kayi baar. Naraingarh mein ladke ke parivaar ke kayi ghar hain. Kayi gharon mein toh woh kaam karti hai. Mai keh deti hoon ussey. Dekhna, jab ussne lagaai na aag, tehsildarni toh jhat rishta todegi.
Bhanwari was now happy.
Bhanwari- bas kissi ko pata na chale. Baat tere mere beech hi rahe. Uss se keh dena ke aisi aag lagaaye ke tehsildarni dobara jaanke bhi na idhar.
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Meenakshi- soch samajh ke baat kar Rani. Tujhe Mehul ke gusse ka nahi pata.
Mehul was angrily sitting on the rocking chair.
Rani- mata ji, jiski marzi kasam khilwa lo mujhse. Yeh baat bilkul sach hai. Mere taya ji ki beti unke ghar kaam karti hai. Ussi ne bataya. Ladki ka chaal chalan bahut hi kharaab hai. Kyun apne bete ki zindagi barbaad kar rahe ho??
Mehul angrily gets up and leaves. Meenakshi leaves behind him.
Meenakshi- Mehul.
Mehul- achhe se padtaal kar lo Meenu. Kahin logon ke saamne humara tamasha na ban jaaye.
Meenakshi- woh Ramgarh wali ki beti hai na Mansi. Jo Mishti ki bhabhi hai. Bahut hi achhi ladki hai. Mujhe ek shadi mein mili thi. Woh jhooth nahi bolti. Ek baar mai uss se puchh loon. Agar ussne kaha toh humne rishta tod dena hai.
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Meenakshi and Raghav were sitting with Bhanwari. Mansi was standing near them, lowering her head.
Bhanwari- behen ji, ab kya apne hi muh se apni hi beti ke baare mein bura bolna. Ladki hai nahi kissi ke kehne mein. Mere toh devar ne bhi usske aage haath jod diye.
Meenakshi looked towards Mansi.
Meenakshi- tu bhi kuch bol beta. Ab toh bas baat tere kehne pe hi hai.
Mansi looked towards Bhanwari. Bhanwari glares her.
Mansi (lowering her head)- ji, Mummy ji jo keh rahe hain, woh sach hi hai ji.
Meenakshi was sad to know that.
Bhanwari (to Mansi)- ja meri bachchi, khana banaao. Kuch meetha bana lena, behenji pehli baar ghar aayi hain.
Mansi, with a heavy heart leaves.
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Rajvansh Sadan.
Everyone was sitting in the drawing room. Abir and raghav came there. Mehul asks Abir to sit. Abir did the same.
Mehul- Abir, teri maa ne uss ladki ke baare mein sab pata kar liya. Waakeyi usska chaal chalan theek nahi hai. So hum sab ne yeh fainsla kiya hai ke hum yeh rishta tod deinge.
Abir was shocked would be an understatement.
Abir (regaining his composure)- yeh nahi ho sakta.
Mehul- kyun nahi ho sakta??
Kaushal (Raghav's father)- abhi kaunsa phere huye hain. Roka hi hua hai.
Abir- chacha ji, logon ke liye shadi phere le ke hoti hogi. (To Meenakshi) Mere liye maa, ussi din ho gayi thi jab aap ussey shagun de ke aaye the.
Mehul (to Meenakshi)- dekha?? Dekha kaise bakwaas kar raha hai. Issi liye issey itna padhaaya tha, ke maa baap se zubaan ladaaye??
Meenakshi- dekh beta, humein kaunsa shaunk hai rishta todne ka. Saari duniya uss ladki ke khilaaf bol rahi hai. Aankhon dekhi makkhi kaise nigal lein hum??
Abir- maa, Mishti ke baare mein mujhe duniya se puchhne ki zarurat nahi hai. Mujhe pata hai.
Mehul- kaan khol ke sunn le Abir. Agar tuney uss ladki se shadi karne ke baare mein socha bhi toh mai apne aap ko goli maar loonga. Phir karte rehna apni manmaani.
Kaushal- arrey aap kyun marne ki baatein kar rahe ho bhai??
Abir stood up.
Abir- maa shadi toh mai Mishti se hi karoonga, yeh baat samajh lo aap.
Mehul (angrily)- hum tera ishq dekhein ke apni izzat?? Dafa ho ja yahaan se. Dafa ho ja. I said get lost!!
Kaushal- Raghav, le ke ja issey.
Abir angrily leaves. Raghav went behind him. Kaushal calms down Mehul.
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Abir was silently sitting in his room. Raghav was standing near him.
Rv- bhai, radio chala le.
Abir- hmm.
Raghav turns on the radio, but the signal was not clear.
Rv- Abir ek baat kahoon??
Abir- hmm.
Rv- jitna tu uss ladki ko jaanta hai, takreeban utna hi mai jaanta hoon. Maana ke teri hone wali biwi hai, meri bhabhi hai. Jitna tu uss se mila hai, utna mai bhi mila hoon. Par yaar ab saari duniya keh rahi hai, usski apni bhabhi bhi keh rahi hai. Aur toh aur taya ji bhi yahi ke rahe hain. Sach kahoon toh ab mujhe bhi lagne lag gaya hai ke woh....
Raghav didn't complete his sentence. Abir gave a sad smile.
Rv- par yaar, tujhe aisa kya dikh raha hai jo mujhe nahi dikh raha??
Abir got up, went to raghav and started setting the signal for radio.
Abir- raghav, jo apna dil hai na, woh bhi ek radio hai, uss uparwale ka radio. Aur yeh kabhi galat station nahi pakadta.
Just then, the signal came to the radio. Abir leaves behind raghav in deep thoughts.
Days passed, but Abir didn't talk to anyone.
Precap:- Mishti is heartbroken.
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Abir confronts Mansi.
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