Flashback: four years back: CID bureau
It's Rajat's first day in CID Mumbai bureau. By afternoon he has met all his colleagues and has started his work already.
Daya: Arre Rajat, tum zara yeh case me thodi help kar doge. Yahan se left me Dr Salunkhe ki lab hai. Wahan se yeh forensic reports dekhke tum pankaj ke saath crime scene pahunch jaana..main abhi nikalta hoon…
Rajat goes with Pankaj to the lab. He meets Dr Salunkhe who is in a great hurry to go somewhere.
Dr Salunkhe: Arre yaar Pankaj, hamesha galat waqt pe aate ho..mujhe jaana hai urgently bahar ab
Pankaj: Par sir…reports..hame bhi crime scene pe jaana hai..
Dr Salunkhe: Haan toh ek kaam karo..woh Tarika ke room me chale de degi…
Dr Salunkhe leaves.
Pankaj: Acha hua chale gaye…mujhe toh inki koi baat samajh nahi aati..magar Dr Tarika bahut achi hai..simple tarike se samjhayengi..
They go inside Tarika's room. They find her bent over a microscope..
Rajat (to Pankaj): Ohh toh yeh hai Dr Tarika..inki kaafi taarif suni hai maine..
Pankaj: Arre nahi..Dr Tarika ke baal curly hai..yeh to Dr Salunkhe ki nayi assistant hai..abhi 6 mahine pehle join kiya hai..
Pankaj: Excuse me miss assistant..zara idhar dekhengi aap? Dr Tarika kahan hai?
The girl doesn't look above from her microscope.
Girl: Tarika ma'm aaj late aayengi..
Pankaj: Ohh no…hame abhi crime scene pe nikalna hai..reports chahiye thi..
Girl: yahi table pe hai..main deti hoon.
The girl gets up, collects the report and turns to give them when she freezes at her spot.
Rajat: Purvi…Purvi tum yahan..mujhe pehchaana…main Rajat…who DN college? Yaad aaya?
Purvi: Hello Rajat…main Dr Salunkhe aur Dr Tarika ki asst hoon..aap yahan?
Pankaj: Yeh hamare naye Sr Inspector hai..aaj inka pehla din hai..
Purvi: Ohh…very good Rajat…ohh...I am sorry… Rajat Sir..Kaise ho aap?
Rajat: Main theekh hoon..tum batao..itne saalon ke baad….waise bahut acha laga tumhe dekhke…phir kabhi baithte hai..saath me okay..
Purvi smiles and then proceeds to explain the report and findings to Pankaj and Rajat. After some time they leave.
Pankaj: Sir aap Purvi ko jaante hai?
Rajat: Haan hum dono ek hi college ke hai…who meri junior thi..bahut mazaakiya, talkative aur intelligent hai who..
Pankaj: Mazaakiya? Aur yeh? Mujhe aaye do mahine huye hai..yeh toh kisise baat bhi nahi karti..pata nahi magar shreya se suna tha..koi tragic story hai..kya hai maine kabhi pucha nahi..
Rajat and Purvi meet often in the first week but they donot get a chance to talk about their personal lives. Rajat notices there is a great shift in her behavior since her college days. She hardly speaks now and keeps to herself most of the time.
Cafeteria
Purvi is sitting alone sipping a coffee. Rajat enters at the same time and sees her sitting all alone. He takes his coffee and goes near Purvi.
Rajat: Purvi..Hi..main baith jaoon yahan
Purvi: Rajat Sir…ah..haan..
Rajat: Kya baat hai Purvi..tum kuch bolti hi nahi..yaad hai college time pe tum kitna bolti thi. Hum seniors se bhi pange leti thi…
Purvi (smiles weakly): who college ke din the Sir…bahut bachpana tha..aap bhi toh kitne badal gaye…aap college me ekdum shaant aur studious the…aur aaj dekho…Sr inspector..
Rajat: Tum achanak college se kahan chali gayi…waise suna tha tumhari shaadi ho gayi? Sach me?
Purvi: Sir, mujhe lab jaana hai..bahut kaam hai..bye…
Rajat looks after she has left. She definitely doesn't want to speak about her life.
Some days later in a kindergarten school
It's the first day of the school and after the kids have gone to the class there is a session for parents. The teachers are calling the names of kids over the mike and the respective parents go to the teacher. The place is crowded with parents.
Announcement: Parents of Rajvi R Kumar and Viraj R Kumar please come to booth number 5
Rajat reaches booth number 5
Rajat: Good morning. I am Rajat Kumar, father of Rajvi.
Teacher: Good morning..Rajvi ki mother nahi aayi?
A young woman rushes to booth number 5 breathlessly and sits on the chair
Woman: Good morning..I am Purvi Kumar, mother of Viraj
Teacher: Ohh..welcome Mr and Mrs Kumar. Waise iss saal hamare poore school me ek hi twins hai..Rajvi aur Viraj
Rajat and Purvi are shocked to see each other. They realize too many things at the same time. They both are married, they have kids and that their kids are in the same class also.
Rajat: Hold on ma'm. Yeh meri wife nahi hai..aur meri Rajvi ka koi twin nahi hai..
Purvi: Haan..Viraj ka bhi koi twin nahi hai…
Teacher: Kya…aap dono husband wife nahi hai? Aur yeh bache twins nahi? Magar aisa kaise..inke names almost same hai, inke birthdates even year same hai….Viraj R Kumar and Rajvi R Kumar, date of birth 14-Sep-2009.
Purvi: Dekhiye aapko confusion hua hai..Inka naam Rajat Kumar hai aur mere..i mean Viraj ke papa ka naam Rajan Kumar hai..
Teacher: Ohhhhhh…we are extremely sorry ma'm, Sorry Sir who itne saare similarities bahut kam dekhne milti hai…magar aapko bhi nahi lagta bahut zyaada coincidence hai..
Rajat: Its okay…haan sach me bahut coincidence hai..
The teacher explains all the classroom procedures and gives them few forms to sign.
They prepare to leave and …
Teacher: Ek min Sir, Ma'm hame bache ke father and mother dono ke signatures chahiye. Please app forms ghar lekar jayiye aur kal complete karke bacho ke haathon bhej dijiye..
Rajat: Sorry ma'm, main single parent hoon. Mera divorce ho chukka hai aur bachi ki custody mere paas hai..
Purvi looks at him in astonishment. Rajat does not look at her.
Teacher: Ohh..I am sorry sir. Ma'm aap?
Purvi: Ahh…who Viraj ke papa is no more…main bhi single parent hoon.
Rajat looks up to Purvi, who meets his eyes but lowers her gaze soon. They both make their way out.
Rajat: Purvi, tum bureau jaa rahi ho? Aao main drop karta hoon.
Purvi: nahi sir..maine chutti li hai aaj..Main yahi rukoongi…aaj Viraj ka pehla din hai school me..
Rajat: Acha hai…main chalta hoon..mujhe ek case ke liye jaana hai
Purvi: Sir..woh…aapki beti ko aap lene nahi aayenge…
Rajat: Nahi..aaj nahi…who school van me ghar chali jayegi….
Purvi: Aur ghar par…kaun..she realizes she is making him uncomfortable so she keeps quiet
Rajat: Ek nanny rakhi hai…sham tak rahegi uske saath..Bye Purvi…
Purvi: Bye Sir…
Flashback over
Purvi is still looking out of the window, she feels a hand on her shoulder. She quickly wipes her tears.
Rajat: Purvi ..tum itni raat ko yahan kya kar rahi ho?
Purvi: Kuch nahi..paani peene aayi thi..meri neend khul gayi toh yahi rukh gayi…
Rajat: Chalo so jaoo..tum thak gayi hogi..aaj din bhar itna kaam jo kiya hai..waise bhi kal Sunday hai…toh aaram se uthna tum..theekh hai..
Purvi and Rajat go to their bedroom. Rajat is holding Purvi in his arms and caressing her hairs slowly, she falls asleep soon. Rajat kisses her and reminisces his past.
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