KINNA SONA[[Shubman Gill feat. ICT]]

[EP 30] The Journey From 'Gill' To 'Shub'

Shub's mom wanted to watch his interview live.

I turned the back-camera on and went back inside the room where the interview was being recorded, so that aunty and Shahneel could watch him live. Answering a question, Shub spoke of how his mom loves him but also sometimes scolds him and pulls his leg playfully.

In around another fifteen minutes, the interview was over. Shubman walked up to me.

Gill: Bore ho rahi thi tum?

Me: Nope, I got company...! Guess who?

Gill: *guessing* Kaun??

I turned the phone screen towards him so that he could see his mom and sister.

Gill: Mummy! Shahneel!

Mummy: Kya bitching kiya re tune interview mein mere nam pe?

Gill: *laughs* Tum sab sun rahi thi?

Mummy: Haan. Kya kya anab shanab bol diya yaar mere bareme... Ab log sochenge ki kitni akhru mom hai Shubman ki!

Gill: *smiles looking at me* Tum jaisi ek dost ho to dus dushman bhi kam pade.

Mummy: Bacchi ko aise kyu bol raha hai? Do ghanto se baithi hai tere liye na kha ke. Jaldi laut ke kuch kha le dono.

Gill: Haan, abhi laut rahe hai. Aap log kya kar rhe ho?

Mummy: Shahneel abhi aayi bahar se... Tere cousin log bhi ghar mein hi hai... Tere papa cards khelne ka soch rhe hain.

Gill: Hayeee... Main phirse miss kar gaya!

Mummy: Tu ab bas khel pe dhyaan de. Tu jab ghar lautega toh isse sau guna majeh karna hai sab milke. Tu dil chhota na kariyo.

Gill: Nahi, nahi! Hum bhi yahan bohut majeh karte hai. Hai na, Nish? Virat bhaiya aur Hardik bhaiya jahan hain waha hamesha mahol garden garden hi hota hai.

Mummy: Rohit kuch nahi bolta?

Me: *grins* Bolte toh bohut kuch hai, par unka kaun sunta hai?

Gill: *sly smile* Main na Rohit bhai ko bol dunga ke tum ne yeh bola hai unke bareme phir dekhna...

Me: Bol ke dekho! Phir dekhti hu tumhare liye car kaun drive kaun drive karta hai... Aur woh scooty wali aunty ji ki incident maine abhi bataya nahi hai...

Gill: *nervous sweating* Yeh kaunsa tareeqa hota hai??

Me: *hair flip wali flex* Humare Bengal mein aisa hi hota hai.

Gill: *buttering* Love you so much~~ Mujhe pata hai tum waisa bilkul nahi karogi~~ You are the best manager in the world!

Me: *ruffling his hair* Haan, haan, bilkul aise hi bana ke rakhna.

Aunty was laughing and enjoying the whole banter we were having.

Mummy: Bacche! Late ho rha hai! Ab jao bhi.

Gill: Okay, mummy!

Mummy: Aur dono bacche dhyaan rakhna. Har ek kaam tough hota hai, ek dusre ka madad karna. Khana thik se khana, haan bacchon? Aur mil jhool ke rehna acche bacche banke. Thik hai?

We both nodded.

Shahneel: Nishat suno! Shub kabhi bhi agar shopping mein jaaye to mujhe video call karna please! Woh kabhi bhi mere liye kuch dhang ka nahi kharid ke laata hai kisi bhi international tour se. Uska choice bohut hi ganda hai, jo kuch laata hai, woh dekhke meri hasi nikal jati hai.

Gill: Gazab bezzati!

Me: *to Shahneel* Yeh to bohut hi buri baat hai! Di, aap ko jo bhi chahiye uska ek lamba list banake mujhe bhej dena, I'll make sure that you get all of them.

Shahneel: Thank you, Nishat! Tum bohut sweet ho.

Gill: Okay, Mummy! Ab rakhte hain, humko nikal na hain. Love you bye!

Mummy: Bye, puttar! Love you too! Khayal rakhna.

We disconnected the call and started walking towards the car.

Me: Kitna cute hai tumhari family yaar!

Gill: Woh to hain! Mummy hum dono ko aise bol rahi thi ke "acche bacche bann ke rehna" jaise hum nursery mein padte hain. Par i don't know why mujhe sunke bohut maja aaya.

Me: Haan...

Gill: Tumhari family Mumbai mein hi rehte hai na? Unse milaogi nahi?

Me: *nervous, coming up with an excuse* Darasal mere parents kuch din ke liye bahar ghumne gaye hai.

Gill: Theek hai, koi chakkar nahi. Woh jab aayenge to mil lunga!

Me: O-okay...

Gill: Waise tumahari siblings hai ya phir akele ho?

Me: Nahi, meri ek behen hai.

I show him my family photo from my phone's gallery.

Gill: Hayee... Kinna sona! Four member wali family best hoti hai, hai na?

Me: Woh toh hai!

Gill: *staring at the family photo* Hum dono mein kitni similarities hai!

Me: Jaise?

Gill: *scratching the back of his head* Jaise dono hi pagal hai.

I laughed at his innocent confession. But I suddenly remembered that I promised Manager bhaiya to get back to him in an hour, but it's already two!

Me: Shub, suno na! ek baat karni thi tumse...

Gill: *eye contact* Hmm??

Me: Main na ek problem mein hu....

Gill: Bolo na. Aisa koi problem paida hi nahi huya jo tum aur main milke solve na kar sake.

#Thanks for reading!
#Not a native hindi speaker, so forgive mistakes.
#Sorry again for Hinglish, bcz plain English can't bring out the vibe!
#No hatred towards any celebrity.
#Enjoy!!!