Qurbat - A Nuptial Knot

Auditions

Mumbai Headquarters...
Sameeksha was reading the report that Shahveer wrote on their recent case. She was confused by everything. Suddenly Shahveer started laughing. Sameeksha smiled, she was liking his laugh for some reason.

"Shahveer..." She called him, her eyes still fixed on the file. "Yes sweetheart?" He asked looking at her. "Yeh kya likha hai tumne?" She asked. "Ohoo, kya baat hai? Aaj toka nhi mujhe? Mohobaat ho rhi hai kya mujhse?" He asked standing up.

She closed the file and placed it on a table. "Woh kya hai na..." She said getting close to him, "zada waqt door nhi raha jaata tumse" She said placing her hand on his left cheek. He cocked his eyebrows, "esa kya?" He asked excited. "Par fir sochti hu tum layak nhi ho iss sab ke" She said slapping him. "Ouchh!!!" Shahveer rubbed his cheek.

"Ab seedhe seedhe btao kya bakwaas likhi hai yaha!" She ordered. He started going through the file. "Bakwaas kya thi isme!? Ladke ko shoot kia gaya hai" He replied. "Par waha aag lagi thi" Sameeksha said. "Haan to pehle shoot kia fir aag lagai. Ladka ladki dono aag ki wajah se mare" He explained.

Sameeksha nodded.

Bandana came. "Sameeksha, facial reconstruction karna hai uss ladke aur ladki ka" Bandana said, "ladki ki body jitni bachi hai woh aa geyi hai aur ladke ka skeleton...unse hi sab measurements lene honge, kar legi?" She asked. Sameeksha nodded.

Bandana was about to leave when Shahveer spoke, "arey hamse bhi do baate kar lijie" He said, Bandana turned. "Mujhe kisine book kar lia hai. Yeh free hai, iske saath flirt kro" Bandana said and left.

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Jai Hind College...
Aarushi was a bit nervous as she was going to work with Sumedh. The smile was not leaving her lips.

She reached the Drama Hall. There were a couple of people in each corner, discussing something. After scanning each group, she finally found Sumedh. She was looking at him when his green eyes fell on her. She looked away.

Sumedh came running to Aarushi. "Hi! Thanks for coming!!" He said. Aarushi smiled. "Come" He said, "hame play ke lie female lead ki casting karni hai. Auditions ke lie jo ladkia aai hai unko ek dialogue bolna hai aur uss hisaab se ham haan ya naah bolenge" He explained as they walked towards the stage.

"Dialogue kya hai?" She asked. Sumedh smiled looking at her. She finally said something. He gave her a paper, she read the dialogue and smiled.

"C'mon guys!!! Let's start! Who's first?" Sumedh shouted. Everyone sat silently and the first girl came on stage. "Okay, start when you're ready" Sumedh said.

The girl nodded and started, "A...A...Aadat to...n...nhi..." The girl was not saying it clearly. "Next" Sumedh said. The girl looked at him helplessly. "Ek aur chance dete hai na" Aarushi said.

"Aarushi...agar ham inhe mauke dete rahe to yahi raat ho jaeghi" Sumedh said. Aarushi smiled and nodded.

The next girl came. She said the dialogue really quickly. Nobody understood what she said. "Next" Sumedh said.

An hour passed and the auditions were still going on. "Next" Sumedh sighed. The next girl came. Even she wasn't good enough. Sumedh gave Aarushi a tired look, he didn't even have the energy to call the next girl.
"Next please" Aarushi said. "Break lele?" She asked. He nodded. Aarushi saw that on the stage there was her friend. Sumedh went somewhere.

Aarushi went on the stage. "Tum select kese hogi? Acting ki A to aati nhi hai tumhe" Aarushi said. "Arey select kisko hona hai? Mujhe to bas uss hot se senior ko dekhna tha" She said lost in her own world. "Chal tu tips to de" She said. Aarushi sighed and nodded.