Next morning

Anmol wakes up to the soft voice of an old woman.

PurviM: Utho Rajuu…dekho subah ho gayi…escool nahi jaana kya?

Anmol wakes up and looks around. His eyes search for Sachin. He knows he met him yesterday and he got him to this chawl.

Anmol: papa…papa kahan hai? Papa kahan gaye?

PurviM: tere baba toh 10 saal pehle mar gaye….

Anmol: nahi..kal main Papa se milaa tha..he gets up from the bed and runs out.

PurviM: arre ruk toh…kahan jaa raha hai…

Sachin hears Purvi's mother's voice and comes out. Anmol sees him and with a great relief just hugs him tightly.

Anmol: papa…kahan chale gaye aap?

Sachin: main tumhara papa nahi hoon..acha hua tum uth gaye…kuch khaa lo..phir main tumhe police station le jaata hoon..wahan shayad tumhe tumhare Maa-Papa mil jaaye..

Anmol(refusing): aap hi mere papa ho…maan lo naa….main aapke liye Mumbai aaya…mujhe ek baar dekho naa…main bilkul aap jaisa dikhta hoon..

PurviM: Rajuuuuu…arre Sachin beta..yeh yahan hai…chal..ghar chal…escool ke liye der ho rahi hai…

Anmol is dragged by Sachin's mother to her house. He is forcibly given bath and Purvi's mother dresses him in Raju's school uniform. She is combing his hairs when Purvi enters her house..

Purvi: maa…yeh kya kar rahi ho?

PurviM: kahan thi tu? Dekh maine Raju ko tayyar kar diya hai…jaa isse escool chodd aa…jaa..

Sachin comes inside the house and looks at Purvi. She doesn't know what to say. Anmol walks to Purvi and holds her hand.

Anmol: Chalo..didi…late ho raha hai.

Purvi glares at him, he gives her a sweet smile in return. Purvi holds his hand and walks out of the house, followed by Sachin. They reach an empty road.

Purvi (leaving his hand): Yeh kya kar raha hai tu? Bandh kar teri acting..

Anmol: acting? Main kahan acting kar raha hoon didi…main toh Raju hoon naa…

Sachin: Bahut ho gaya haan…Purvi…yeh ladka bahut chaalu hai….mujhe Papa bulata hai…aur aaj subah achanak se Raju ban gaya..kya chahte ho tum?

Anmol (crying): Mujhe maaf kar do….mere Maa Papa kaun hai main nahi jaanta..mujhe unn logon ne pakadd ke rakha tha…mujhse bahut kaam karate the…mujhe maarte the…main kal kaise bhi bhaag gaya…aur Mall me chup raha thaa…phir uss uncle ne poocha mere Maa Papa kahan hai..toh maine jhooth bol diya…aap ko dikhaa diyaa…who log mujhe dekh lete isliye main bahar bhaaga….please mujhe police ke paas mat le jaoo…who log mujhe maarenge..main yahin rehta hoon naa please….Didi…please..

He tugs onto Purvi crying fake tears. She is moved and hugs Anmol..

Purvi: mat rooo…main jaanti hoon..kaise satate hai chote bacho ko…tu mere ghar me reh le…mera chota bhai banke..

Sachin: Pagal ho gayi ho? Kisi bhi bache ko apna bhai bana rahi ho…arre kya pata iske Maa Papa kitna pareshan ho rahe honge..meri baat maan..abhi ke abhi police station le chalte hai..

Anmol gets scared and hugs Purvi tight. He has realized that he can emotionally manipulate Purvi and her mother. He needs to be near Sachin and hopes with time he will probably love him back. He knows he has to avoid the police for as long as possible. His grandfather would be searching heaven and hell for him!

Purvi: Darro mat…main hoon naa.. Sachin…rehne de naa isse..waise bhi raju ke baad ghar ekdum khaali ho gaya hai..Maa ko bhi acha lag raha hai..

Sachin: Purviiii….yeh tum acha nahi kar rahi ho..apne hi Maa ko dhoka de rahi ho…

Purvi: Nahi Sachin..main dhoka nahi de rahi…meri Maa ne apni life me sirf dukhich dekhe hai..dekho naa…ek raju hi thaa jisse maa ko kuch ummeed tha…tumhari tarah gentleman banane ka sapna tha..warna tujhe pata hai..main kya hoon…she wipes her tears…she folds her hands…main haath jodti..kuch din hi sahi..chalne de yeh sab..

Sachin gives up and agrees reluctantly.

Sachin: iska kya karogi tum magar…school ki uniform toh pehna diye..ab kya sach me school bhejogi…musibat ho jayegi..

Purvi: isse main apne saath rakhti hoon…chalega mere saath..main Mak Donaa me kaam karti hoon..

Sachin (laughs): Mc Donalds! Kitni baar kaha hai..

Purvi: haan haan woichhh..Mak Donaa..

Sachin gets a phone call from Bandya. The Seth has summoned them both. He is worried, how to explain the loss to him.

Anmol's hostel

A distraught Arjun and Lakshmi (Anmol's grandparents) reach the hostel. They all are shocked to know – Anmol is missing.

Lakshmi (crying): Kahan hai mera Anmollll….

Arjun (shocked): Principal sir….i just don't believe this…yeh kaise ho sakta hai…Anmol…kahan jaa sakta hai..

Principal: Dekhiye Mr Sharma..Police chaan been kar rahi hai…we donot know anything. Anmol ke friends ka kehna hai who raat ko sabke saath dorm me soya tha..subah uthkar dekha toh who nahi hai…

Inspector: Principal sir..we have searched the whole premises.. aas paas ke gaav me bhi poocha hai…koi khabar nahi hai…Mr sharma kya aapko koi bhi ransom call aaya hai?

Arjun (eyes open wide): Ransom?

Inspector: Hame shaq hai..maybe Anmol has been kidnapped….aur uske kidnappers shayad aapko ransom ke demand kare..

Arjun sits on the chair with a thud. His forehead is filled with sweat.

Bandya and Sachin

Sachin: Bandya….Seth gusse me hai kya?

Bandya: hoyenga hi naa..nuskaan jo kiya tere uss 'bete' ke wajah se..waise hai kidhar who kameena..

Sachin: ghar par hi hai..tu uski chodd..yeh bata..uss bag me thaa kya?

Bandya: safed powder….

Sachin: Matlab?

Bandya(making action): Nasheela jahan…jannat ka raasta…kabhi maarela hai kya?

Sachin (shock): Drugs?

Bandya: Haan… …bahut risky tha…apan jidhar gaye the naa delivery ke liye..woh area usman seth ka hai..tune naam sunaa hoga..

Sachin (remembering Purvi had mentioned him): Haan..chaali me suna hai..lekin who toh yahan nahi rehte naa..

Bandya: toh kya hua..uske panter (gang) rehti hai naa..kavve saale…har jagah pahunch jaate hai Kaav Kaav karne…

The Seth comes in. Bandya gets up to greet him and nudges Sachin to do so.

Bandya (trying to explain): Seth…Seth..woh galti se misake ho gaya…apan ko pata nahi kahan se ek chirkut aaya aur..bag leke bhaaga…bol naa..tu kya aise hi khada hai…he hits Sachin on his shoulder to talk..

Sachin: Haan…hum theekh time pe pahunch gaye the..magar pata nahi ek ladke ne bag cheen liya aur…

The seth removes a gun and points it to Sachin's head. He looks into the Seth's eyes fearlessly.

Seth: mera nuksaan kaun bharegaa..

Sachin: Galti meri hai..toh main hi bharoonga..

Seth: Idea bhi hai kitne ka nuksaan hua hai?

Sachin: Nahi..

Seth: ehh bandya…isko idea nahi hai..magar iski daring toh dekh..bolta hai bhar degaa..acha laga..bahut himmat hai tere me…bahut aage jayegaa…

Sachin: Kitna nuksaan hua?

Seth (laughing): Basss…ek kaali bag kaa…tu chahe toh aaj shaam ko hi market se kharid ke dede..

Bandya and Sachin look on at him with a shock.

Seth: Usman seth ka poora fielding tha…uske panter ne apne ko nakli bag bechaa…uss me sirf 2-3 packet asli maal ka thaa..yeh sab apne ko daana daalne ka waaste kiya..

Bandya: kuch samjha nahi seth…

Seth (looking at Sachin): tu samjhaa kya?

Sachin (understanding): Matlab uss mall me Police thi?

Seth: Kya bola maine Bandya..yeh aage tak jaayega…sirf Police nahi…CID…Usman seth ne khabri ke kaano me iss deal ki baat daal di thi…CID se SR inspector Abhijit aur uske thode chirkut wahin chupe the…jaise hi deal hoti, tum dono andar chale jaate..phir kya mera gala pakad lete…aur hamara game khatam…magar tune akaal ka kaam kiyaa…bhaag gaya Mall se..bach gaya..warna drugs ke case me phir se andar jaata..bahut lucky hai re tu..

Sachin and Bandya leave the place. Sachin is travelling in bus thinking about the Seth's words.

Seth: bahut lucky hai re tu..

Flashback

Sachin and Kaajal had just got married. Sachin's parents welcome Kaajal in their house.

At Night

Sachin: tum khush ho naa…hamari shaadi ho gayi..

Kaajal (tears): main bahut khush hoon..ab hume koi alag nahi kar sakta…she wipes her tears.

Sachin: Kaajal..hume tumhare Maa-Papa ko sab bataana hoga…

Kaajal: issi baat ka darr lag raha hai..papa kya kahenge…kahin mujhe tumse door kar diya toh?

Sachin: tum Kaajal Sharma nahi..ab tum Kaajal Mhatre ho…Sachin Mhatre ki Baikoo (wife)…. Aur meri baikoo ko koi mujhse cheen nahi sakta…

Kaajal smiles and hugs him. The next day Kaajal and Sachin go to meet Arjun.

Kaajal: Papa…she hugs him…kaise hai aap? Yeh…yeh Sachin hai..

Sachin: Namaste uncle..

Arjun (angry): Kaajal…yeh yahan kya kar raha hai….Get out..meri beti ki zindagi se nikal jaoo…tum uske laayak nahi ho..

Kaajal: papa…aap Sachin ki insult kar rahe hai…aur mujhe yeh bardaash nahi…

Arjun: shut up…bardash nahi…hai kaun yeh..tumare papa ke saamne..kya aukaad hai iski?

Kaajal (holding his hands): papa…Sachin mere pati hai..hum dono ne kal mandir me shaadi kar li. She shows her mangalsutra.

Arjun(slaps Kaajal): Yeh kya kiya tumne….abhi ke abhi utaar pheko isse…he pulls her mangalsutra. Sachin holds Arjun's hands.

Sachin: Sir..main manta hoon main haisiyat me aapse kam hoon..magar yeh badtameezi main khade khade nahi dekh sakta..Bhagwaan ko saakshi maankar maine yeh mangalsutra Kaajal ko pehnaaya hai…usse waada kiya hai har haal me raksha karoonga..chahe khatra aapse hi kyun na ho..

Arjun observes the fire in Sachin's eyes. He leaves the mangalsutra.

Arjun: haisiyat! Haisiyat….tum ho kya cheez…tum hoge yahan ke promising cricketer magar tumhara career mere haath me hai..main chahoon toh tumhe banaa sakta hoon..yaa bigaad bhi sakta hoon..isliye samajhdaari dikhaao…yeh shaadi waadi bhool jaoo…

Sachin: Mujhe meri kismat pe aur talent pe poora bharosa hai…aap ko jo karna hai who kijiye…filhaal hum dono aapka aashirwaad lene aaye the.. They both bend to seek his blessings.. Arjun turns his body away!

Kaajal walks out with tears in her eyes. A week later….

Sachin has come home tired after his job search. Kaajal serves him water.

Kaajal: Kuch baat bani?

Sachin: tum fikar mat karo..ho jaayega…mere club me matches 2 hafte me shuru ho jaayenge..iss baar dekhna tumhare wajah se Ranji team me select ho jaaonga..

Kaajal: Meri wajah se?

Sachin: kehte hai…shaadi ke baad har mard ka luck change ho jaata hai..lady luck jo aati hai uske life me..aur meri lady luck toh tum hi ho..maajhi baaikoo (my wife)..

There is a knock on the door. Sachin's father opens the door. Two-three policeman storm inside.

Police: Sachin Mhatre konn aahe? (who is sachin mhatre here)..

Sachin: mee aahe…kaay zhaala? (I am Sachin..whats the matter)

Police: search warrant…tumhare ghar ki talaashi leni hai..

The policemen start searching his house upside down. The whole family looks on confusedly and neighbours gather outside his house

Sachin: Sir…baat kya hai? Kiss baat ka search warrant hai…

Police: abhi pata chal jaayega..

A young constable comes from Sachin's room. He has a small packet in his hand.

Police: Mr Sachin Mhatre..you are under arrest..

SachinF: Kaay? Kaay saab? (What?)

Police: Chalo..police thane…

A constable handcuffs Sachin. He is shocked and tries to free himself.

Sachin: sir…sir…mereko kyun arrest kar rahe hai..maine kiya kya hai?

Police (showing packet): Drugs supply karta hai naa tu? Tere cricket kit se yeh milaa hai….chala gheuun chalaa yaala (lets take him)..

Sachin cannot believe whats being said and begs and pleads everyone around. He is paraded in front of his neighbours and pulled into a van. He turns and looks up – his mother and wife are standing at the window weeping….

Neighbour: Shaadi ke baad hi dekho kya ho gaya..isska toh luck hi kharab hai…

Sachin looks at Kaajal – his lady luck with tears in his eyes…..

Flashback over

Sachin wipes his tears and gets down at his stop….

Will sachin accept Anmol? How long Can Anmol live with Sachin like this...