My new Rajvi story…in this story Rajat and Purvi are an old aged couple. Their grand daughter suffers from a teenage heartbreak. How the console her and help her regain trust in love is the crux of this story…
One day, evening
Rajat is driving his car, his wife Purvi is seated next to him. Their teenaged grand-daughter Piyu is busy texting someone seated on the backseat.
Purvi: Rajattt..phir yeh turn miss kar diya aapne…Right, Right, ….she points the direction with her hand.
Rajat: tum mujhe 5 min pehle nahi bata sakti thi…ab toh u turn lena hoga woh bhi aadhe kilometer baad..
Purvi (angry): Kya? Main pichle 10 min se bol rahi hoon..MG road se right lena hai...aapka dhyaan kahan hai?
Rajat (angry): Purvi….ab jhooth toh mat bolo tum…main naa gaaane sun raha hoon naa phone pe baaten kar raha hoon….agar tumne bola hota toh maine suna hota..tumne mujhe kuch bola hi nahi..
Purvi (arguing): Maine kaha thaa..galti aapki hai
Rajat (arguing): No chance..tumhari puraani aadat hai…saara blame mujhpe daal deti ho..
Purvi: aur aapki aadat hai ki aap meri koi baat sunte hi nahi hai…maine kaha tha 10 min pehle..
Rajat: acha..Piyu se poochte hai..woh bhi toh baithi hai iss car me..kyun Piyu?
Purvi (turning): Piyuuu…she shakes her…Piyu looks up
Piyu (irritated): Kya hai daadi..
Purvi: 10 min pehle tere daadaji ko maine kaha tha..right turn lene..kaha tha ki nahi..
Rajat: Purvi..bachi ke saamne toh jhooth mat bolo…nahi bola tha naa Piyu..bolo..
Piyu (texting again): Haan..
Rajat: Kya haan..Piyu…this is not fair…tum kab se daadi ke side me aa gayi?
Piyu (ignoring): Hmm…nahi…
Purvi (snatching the phone): kya kab se isse dekhe jaa rahi hai…main bhi toh dekhoo..she tries to see the screen, but her eyes are weak and she has not worn her glasses..
Piyu (taking phone back, angry): Daadi..its my privacy…aap mera phone nahi dekh sakti..Daadu..tell her please..
Rajat: Purvi…kyun hum dono ko pareshaan kar rahi ho haan…chill…relax..kyun sahi kaha naa Piyu…he raises a hand expecting a clap in return. He doesn't get any, he turns slightly to see behind – Piyu is smiling and reading something.
Rajat looks at Purvi and they both shrug their shoulders. They reach their home. Piyu's parents have gone on a vacation and hence Piyu is staying with her grandparents.
She rushes to her room, without even picking her luggage. Rajat picks her bag and keeps it in Piyu's room. She is sprawled on the bed, messaging again.
Rajat: Piyuuu…nahaa lo…dinner saath me karte hai..Piyu absentmindedly nods her head.
Dinner time
Piyu is eating dinner with Rajat and Purvi. She is regularly on phone…chatting with someone.
Purvi (angry): Piyuuu..khaane pe thoda dhyaan do..saara daal toh table ko khilaa rahi ho.
Purvi points to Rajat the mess that Piyu has created because of her carelessness.
Rajat: Main saaf kar doonga naa…kyun iss bachi ke peeche padhi rehti ho..
Purvi notices that Piyu looks occupied forever. She hardly talks with both Rajat and Purvi. The phone rings, Purvi picks - its her son Raghav and daughter-in-law Priya.
Purvi: Hello beta..tum dono theek se pahunch gaye…how was the journey?
Priya: Maa…sab acha raha…abhi thodi der pehle hotel pahunche..wahan sab kaisa hai? Piyu aap logon ko tang toh nahi kar rahi naa..
Purvi: Nahi…tang toh nahi kar rahi..balki baat hi nahi kar rahi hai..hamesha phone pe hi rehti hai..yeh kisse itna chat karti hai..Priya, tumne usse poochaa..
Priya (awkward): Maa…ab kya poochoon main usse..Piyu ke itne saare friends hai..woh sab log baaten karte rehte hai…hum rok toh nahi sakte naa..
Purvi: rok nahi sakti ho..magar Maa Baap ka farz hai…Piyu choti bachi nahi rahi ab…17 saal hi ho gayi hai..iss umar me bache bahut sensitive hote hai…curious hote hai….kahin koi galat aadat yaa sangat lag gayi toh..
Priya (irritated): Maa…Piyu samajhdaar hai…woh aaj ke generation ki bachi hai…bahut saari baaten usse pata hai…aapke zamaane ki nahi…
Purvi: mere zamaane ki matlab….bache toh har generation me ek jaise hi hote hai..
Raaghav: Maa..Maa..relax….aap zyaada tension mat lijiye…hum abhi dinner karne jaa rahe hai..baadme baat karte hai…Okay…Bye..Love you and papa..Bye…
Purvi (keeping phone down): Rajat..aapne sunaa Priya ne kaise baat ki…aur hamare zamaane ki matlab kya? Kya hum kabhi 16-17 saal ke nahi the?
Rajat (rubbing her shoulders): jaane do naa Purvi…aao…BP ki dawaai le lo..
Night,
Rajat is sleeping and snoring in between. Purvi is awake and breaking her fingers one by one.
Rajat (sleepy): So jaao na Purvi…kyun ungliyon ko chatka rahi ho?
Purvi turns her face away and gets transported to her past…
Flashback (Set in 1980's – 1990's period)
A cricket match is being played in a congested street. A tall, fair and handsome young boy of about 20-22 years is batting. He has worn a red bandana on his head.
He hits a ball and takes a run. He is panting as he rests on the other side. He glances casually up at the balconies. He catches a girl hiding behind a big bedsheet hung for drying. He smiles to himself, pleased that she is giving him more attention nowadays.
A young 17 year old Purvi holds her textbook close to her heart and peeps slowly out again from behind the bedsheet. She smiles shyly hoping he had not caught her seeing him.
PurviM: Purviiii…Purviiii…yahan kya kar rahi hai…neeche itne ladke khel rahe hai..andar jaa…andar baithke padhaai ..she hits on her head.
Purvi moves inside disappointed with the missed chance. She looks back again and can only get a glimpse of his brown shirt as he takes another run..
Cricket match
Boy: bas yaar..main jaa raha hoon..mazaa nahi aa raha.
Boy2: haan haan…ab mazaa kaise aayega..teri 'mehbooba' toh chali gayi naa..maine dekha usse…tumhe ghoore jaa rahi thi..
Boy1 (running fingers through hairs): ab main hoon hi itna handsome…mujhe dekhegi hi naa..gali ki saari ladkiyan RK ki diwaani hai..
Boy2: RK…matlab Rudrapratap Kharbanda? Wahi toh tera naam hai naa..they all laugh
RK (removing his bandana): Nahi…Romance ka raja – Superstar Romesh Kumar…ussi ke jaisa toh dikhta hoon..hai ki nahi? He asks….they all agree and go to the local tea shop.
The boys are sipping tea, suddenly one of them points out Purvi to RK. She has come to buy rice from the nearby grocery shop.
Boy1: who dekh..teri 'mehbooba'..jaa..baat karle..kitne din tak ek doosre ko taadoge…jaa jaaa..
RK: paagal hai kya? Uska bhai yaa baap hoga uske saath toh.
Boy2: Koi nahi hai..akeli hai..jaa naa aaj maun vrat todd hi de..they push him..
Purvi notices the commotion and turns her face away – nervous, excited and scared. She sees from the corner of her eyes, he is coming towards her. Her heart beats like a horse…
RK (to the shopkeeper): kaaka..aapke paas chaaval kitne ka hai?
Shopkeeper: kitne ka hai matlab? Pehli baar chaval kharidne aaya hai kya? Kaunsa chahiye bol..
RK (looking at Purvi): yeh waala…Purvi looks shocked…yeh waala bahut sundar hai…rang bhi gora hai..she gives a shy smile..chooke dekhoo? He asks…he takes his hand closer to Purvi…she steps away from him…for some reason, she has goosebumps in her arms as if he has already touched her!
Shopkeeper: Kya? Tu chaaval lene aaya hai..yaa ladki dekhne aaya hai..bhaag yahan se..
RK: Kya Kaaka….chaaval hi lene aaya hoon…sab kuch dekh parakh ke lena padta hai naa..he glances slyly at Purvi…rang, roop…khushboo..he makes an inhaling sound..bahut achi khushboo hai…naam kya hai? He asks suddenly…
Purvi feels a frog has got stuck in her throat. She looks at him dumbly, trying to first remember what her name is! She has forgotten it now!...he gives a lazy smile..just like superstar Romesh Kumar!..Purvi loves him…yes she does…
RK (romantically): maine poocha…naam kya hai…he leans on the counter…the shopkeeper is counting change to be given back to Purvi..
Shopkeeper: Baasmati…..iss chaval ka naam Basmati hai..
RK: achaaa naam hai..Kaaka yeh Baasmati…looking at purvi he says yahan paas wale garden me milegi kya? Shaam ko? He conveys his message to Purvi in indirect way..
Purvi nods her head immediately as No. She snatches the money from the shopkeeper and runs away with the rice to her house..she runs all the way to her building. Panting for breath, she looks behind if he has followed her…she is upset that he did not!
She makes a face and walks upstairs to her house. her mood is off..her younger sister Preeti calls her..
Preeti: Didiiiii…yeh dekhooo…TV pe Romesh Kumar ka gaana…she squeals..Romesh Kumar is her favorite hero as well!
Purvi forgets about her bad mood and settles in front of the TV. Both sisters sing along and feel shy watching the romantic song.
PurviM: yeh kya…phir TV chalaa diya dono ne…arre kitchen me kitna kaam hai….khaana banana hai..bartan dhone hai…chaukdi maarke baith gayi dono..Romesh Kumar ko dekhne..hmpfff..
The girls move to the kitchen to work. Purvi is washing the utensils, when she gets hit by a small pebble. She leans out of the window to see who did it..she steps back immediately. Its RK ! another pebble falls in the kitchen on a vessel with a CLanggg…
Preeti: Kaun hai..kaun pathar maar raha hai? She bends to look out, she can hear someone running away….arre..lagta hai bhaag gaya..aapne dekha didi?
Purvi (scared): Maine? Kisko? She turns her face away..nahi toh..
Preeti: hmm..yeh zaroor uss doosri colony ke lafange ladke honge…who RK aur uski gang….
Purvi (washing utensils): RK? Kaun RK? Main kisi RK ko nahi jaanti..
Preeti: haan yeh baat bhi sahi hai..aap kaise jaanoge? Aap toh bass college se ghar..ghar se college..waise yeh RK ek number ka lafanga hai…meri class me who Sharmila hai naa..uski didi ko chedha tha usne…
Purvi (doubt): Tujhe kisne bataya…tune dekha usse chedhte huye?
Preeti: Nahi ..maine toh nahi dekha..woh toh Sharmila uss din class me bataa rahi thi..hamare school ke baahar khada rehta hai..apni cycle pe..kitni ladkiyan marti hai uspe…bilkul Romesh Kumar dikhta hai…hai naa?
Purvi smiles inwardly. This was the main reason she was attracted to him in the first place. He looked like Romesh Kumar – her favorite hero..
RK and his friends used to study in the same college as Purvi. She didn't know which class he was in..for he was forever in the canteen. He was very popular for his good looks. He had sang in the college program and that's where Purvi had fallen for him – Love at first sight!
So what happens next - Do RK and Purvi meet and talk? or does their love story face a problem? Keep reading and reviewing..
