Purvi is sitting dejected in the cowshed reliving all the harsh words spoken by the family today. She is mot hurt by the accusation by her best friend – Rajat.

Purvi: Rajat…kya tum bhi mera vishwaas nahi karte..kya tumhe bhi lagta hai ki maine jeejaji ke saath…Cheee..

Rajat and his family are discussing how best to solve the situation.

Neelam: Bapu..aap itna kya soch rahe hai…yeh mere suhaag ki izzat ka sawaal hai..kahin sach me us daayan ne kisi ko kuch bhi kaha toh..mera kya hoga..

RajatF: aisa kuch nahi hoga..hum iss baat ko ghar ke bahar jaane hi nahi denge…

RajatM: haan..kal se iska ghar se bahar jaana bandh kar doongi…yehi theekh rahega..

Rajat (mind): nahi…mujhe kuch aur karna hoga..kahin yeh plan ulta na pad jaaye..

Rajat: yeh baat toh theekh hai..magar..

RajatF: Magar kya?

Rajat: Baapu aap toh jaante hai..shaadi ke pehle Swaran bhaiyya ne Purvi ka naam unke army list me likhwaaya thaa..unki patni hone ke naate..

RajatM: Haan..toh?

Rajat: Toh maa..ab bharat sarkar ke paas Purvi ka naam aur pata maujood hai..ab Swaran bhaiyya ki maut ko ek saal hone ko aaya hai…toh ab se unke naam pe ek chota sa pension har mahine Purvi ko milega…sarkar ka ek babu aayega dene..

RajatF: toh isse kya hoga?

Rajat: aap log samajh nahi rahe hai..sarkaari babu yahan aane se pehle gaav me puch taach karega…agar gaav ke kisi bhi insaan ne yeh bataya ki Purvi ghar se bahar nahi aati hai….dikhayi nahi deti hai..toh who log yeh pension cancel karenge aur hum par nigraani rakehnge..phir court, jail wagereh ka chakkar shuru ho jaayega..

RajatM: nahi nahi…Swaran ke baapu..yeh sab nahi chahiye hume..main kehti hoon aap Rajat ki baat maan lijiye..waise bhi yeh yahan rahegi tab tak ghar me kuch acha nahi hogaa..yeh chali jaaye yehi behtar hoga…

She manages to convince her husband to agree to Rajat's suggestion. They even talk to Purvi's mama and maami who have already washed off their hands on Purvi. Its as if no one wants to do anything with her now.

RajatM: Dekh..hum Rajat ka sujhaav maan rahe hai..woh 2 din me shaher waapas jaa raha hai..tumhe bhi leke jaayega..woh kisi ashram jaise jagah le jaayega..bas ek binti hai..ab hamare durbhagya se mere bête ka naam tere naam se judd gaya hai..wahan jaake aisa koi kaam mat karna jisse uska naam badnaam ho jaaye..yaad rahe tu ek vidhwaa hai ! vidhwaa !

Purvi listens to all of this with a bowed head. She is crushed from inside.

Murli is taking a walk at night just outside the house. He sees Purvi's still figure seated in the cowshed. He looks around and slowly walks to the window to glance at her face and body. He is fulfilling his lust by staring at her face, when he gets hit by a stone on his head. He is startled and screams.

Everyone rushes out.

Rajat (loudly): kaun hai…Baapu…lagta hai koi chor hai…

His father comes out with a stick and hits the person who is sitting crouched in the corner. The man looks up.

RajatF (shocked): dammadji..aap…yeh kya ho gaya…

Rajat (shocked): Jeejaaji..aap…aap yahan..aapne bhi uss chor ko dekha kya..main Baapu ke kamre me jaa raha tha..toh maine dekha ..ek aadmi gowshaala ke andar jhaank raha tha…Baapu lagta hai koi hamari gaai (cow) churane aaya hoga..

Murli (stammering): haan..woh..maine bhi wohi dekha..toh toh ..main usse pakadne aaya…who ..bhaag gaya shayad..

Neelam: hey devi maa..iss ghar me ab chor bhi aane laga..maa..dekho naa..bunty ke baapu ko zor se lagi…khoon toh nahi beh raha naa..

Rajat (remembering): Arre …gowshaala me toh Pari rehti hai naa…he knocks on the door

Purvi opens the door, her eyes are bowed down, her face is covered.

Rajat: Pari..tum theekh ho..yahan shayad koi chor andar jhaank raha tha..

Purvi: kya? Main..main theekh hoon..

They all make sure she is okay and go back to sleep. Murli is still rubbing his head.

Rajat: Baapu..main kya soch raha hoon..lagta hai chor ko pata hai..gowshaala me sirf Pari rehti hai..woh thehri ek aurat..kahin who log waapas naa aaye..mujhe lagta hai hum me se kisiko aaj raat gowshaala me rehna chahiye..

RajatF (thinking): Tum theekh keh rahe ho…main reh jaata hoon..

Rajat (quickly): Nahi baapu…aap kyun iss umar me yeh sab kar rahe hai..Main aur jeejaji dekh lenge..kyun jeejaji..

Murli (confused): Kya? Main?

Rajat: aap akele kahan hai..main bhi toh hoon..maine aapka naam isliye kaha..ek baar toh chor ne aapko dekh liya naa..lagta hai aapko dekhke darr gaya..aakhir aap itne hatte katte jo hai..koi baat nahi..aap aaram kijiye..main maar khaa loonga agar who log waapas aajaye toh..

Murli (pride hurt): Arre nahi…shayad tu theekh keh raha hai..main main bhi aaj raat tere saath rakhwaali karta hoon..kal toh waise bhi tu shaher chala jaayega..

Rajat: jaisa aap kahe jeejaji…arre…iss sab me Pari kahan rahegi?

RajatF: Usse Swaran ke kamre me rehne dete hai..ek raat kit oh baat hai..kal toh chali jaayegi..hamesha ke liye..

Rajat: (smiling in mind): Theekh hai…main usse kehta hoon..

Rajat goes happily to Purvi and knocks the door.

Rajat: Pari..aaj raat ko tu tere kamre me so jaa..main aur jeejaji gowshaala me rahenge..

Purvi (confused): mere kamre me?

Rajat (smiling): Haan..tere aur bhaiyya ke kamre me..aaj tumhari aakhiri raat hai iss ghar me…aaj ki raat ko aaram se so le..

Her room

Purvi steps in the room she had begun her life. She is instantly reminded of the first night, her conversation with Swaran, every moment they spent together…

Flashback:

Morning after first night:

Swaran is picking up flower petals from the decoration and blowing it on Purvi, calling her name softly.

Purvi: arre..aap itni jaldi uth gaye?

Swaran: main raat bhar soya kahan..tum so gayi..main tumhe dekhta rahaa..

Purvi (shy): chee..kya keh rahe hai aap..

Swaran (hugging and kissing): Kyun..apni patni ko dekhna gunaah hai kya..duniya ki sabse khoobsurat pari jo mere paas hai..zindagi bhar tumhe dekhta rahoonga..

Flashback over

Purvi smiles..she looks around – Swaran is smiling at her from his picture on the wall.

Cowshed

Rajat and Murli are awake guarding the cows. Rajat glances at Murli, he is busy swatting the mosquitoes and looks out for the rats. The room stinks of animal odour.

Rajat (mind): Mujhe maaf karna Pari..main bahut sharmindaa hoon..maine tumse waada kiya tha jab bhaiyya nahi honge main tumhara khayal rakhoonga..magar maine apna waada ache se nahi nibhaaya ..main chala gaya yahan se..apne dukh ko kam karne..tumne kitni mushkile sahi..chup chaap..jab ki tumhari koi galti nahi hai..aaj ki raat bass..kal ka savera tumhari zindagi me naya sooraj layega…ummeed ki nayi kiran ke saath..

Rajat looks at Murli with hatred – Murli is dozing off..

Rajat: Jeejaji…main 10 min me aaya..woh baapu ke pair dabaakar aata hoon…aap akele reh lenge naa..darr toh nahi jayenge?

Murli (trying to look brave): arre haan..aaram se aa..main hoon naa..tu jaa chote..

Rajat rushes out and looks through the window. Murli looks terrified, rats come and go near him, the cow moos and has just laid some fresh urine and cow dung.

Next morning

Purvi takes her luggage in a small bag and prepares to leave. She tries to touch her in-laws feet, they donot respond back. She looks at the house one last time and leaves quietly behind Rajat to the bus stop.

They board the bus, Purvi turns to look back at the place where she was born, raised, met and married her love. She sees Chutki waving at her with a smile. Everything begins to fade away and its now replaced by newer images.

Rajat (smile): Peeche mat dekho Pari…aage nayi zindagi hai..

Purvi (sad): Ateet (past) kabhi chootta nahi hai Rajat..

Rajat: Haan tumne sach kaha..magar aanewaala kal bhi rukta nahi hai…aa hi jaata hai..

They both remain silent in the journey and in some hours reach the new city. Purvi steps down and sees a total different world. There are women and men walking around freely. No one is wearing ghoonghat. She looks around at the buildings, she feels small.

Rajat : Chalo Pari…hame der ho rahi hai..

He takes her to the hostel. Purvi looks at the building and thinks of it as a place just better than the cowshed. She smiles at the irony. She will be locked up in the city now.

She steps inside the courtyard, Rajat talks to the receptionist and they wait outside a warden's office. The peon comes in and asks them to go inside a room.

Rajat: may I come in Sir?

Man:Arre Rajat..aao aao andar aao..tum kabse mujhe Sir bulaane lage..baitho..arre yeh kaun hai..aayiye..aap baithiye..

Rajat: Ab aapke office me toh sir hi bulaoonga naa..office ke bahar aap Abhijit Bhaiyya hai..

Abhijit (laughs): hahaha…

Rajat: Sir, yeh mere bade bhai Captain Swaran Singh ki wife hai..waise mere bachpan ki best friend hai..Pari ko yahan admission dilaane aaya hoon..yeh uske certificates aur Bhaiyya ki army letter hai.. He hands over the documents to Abhijit.

Abhijit: Hmm…..ek kaam karte hai..yeh kaafi thaki huyi lag rahe hai..inhe kamre me bhejte hai…wahan yeh thoda aaram kar sakti hai..hum dono tab tak baaten karte hai..

Abhijit calls his female assistant and asks her to take Purvi away…..

Purvi walks obediently behind into this new world !

whats this new world that Purvi is stepping into? Will this help her?