A/N: I know it's a bit late but i hope you like this Karwa Chauth special...

Warning: Don't faint reading the precap :p


KARWA CHOUTH SPECIAL


A few days passed...today was a special day...for every married woman of Shastri , Mehta and Modi family...as it was Karwa Chouth...

MEHTA NIVAAS

It was early morning ,the ladies of the family were having 'Sargi'...Savita and Hansa were discussing on earlier times

Savita: Arey Hansa, Ye Daksha kahin dikhai nahi de rahi...uthi nahi kya...vo bhi toh vrat rakhti hai

Hansa: Pata nahi moti ben...main gayi thi usey bulane par vo thi hi nahi kamre mein...

Baa came up with two plates...and gave them to Savita and Hansa..both of them touched her feet

Baa: Maine apni bahuon ko sargi di hai ab tum apni bahuon ko de do hmm...

Savita: Baa Daksha kahan hai?

Baa: Uski sargi ho gayi vo aa jayegi...tum log apni bahuon ko ye sargi...

it was the first Karwa Chouth of Areej,Palak and Keerti...Three of them came forward and took their blessings

Keerti(thinks): What nonsense...subah 4 baje se kaun itna sara khayega...ek toh subah subah 4 baje utho upar se sara din bhookhe pyaase raho...mujhse toh nahi hoga ye sab huh!...


SHASTRI HOUSE

Kuki was talking to Arjun she was a bit upset...

Kuki: Ye kya aaj mera pehla Karwa Chouth hai aur tum aaj jaa rahe ho...

Arjun: Sorry...kaan pakadke sorry jaan...lekin kya karun bahot important meeting hai...mujhe jaana padega

Kuki: Mujhse bhi zyada important?

Arjun: Tumse important koi cheez ho sakti hai kya?

Kuki: Toh fir kyun jaa rahe ho...

Arjun: Raat mein aa jaunga na baba...trust me...please...

"Kuki...beta"

Arjun: Arey maa

Shailja: Kuki...beta ye lo sargi

Kuki: Maa inhe rokiye na...mera pehla karwa chouth hai aur ye jaa rahe hain

Shailaja: Meri toh ye ek bhi baat nahi sunta...khabardaar...khabardaar agar tune meri bahu ko rulaya hai toh...(she said by pulling his ears)...agar tu chaand aane se pehle nahi aaya na...toh ...tera bhi 3-4 din ka karwa chouth rakhwa dungi samjha...

Arjun: Samajh gaya maa...ab jaane toh de..(he touched her feet)...Aap fikar mat keejiye madam...chaand aane se pehle aapka ye chaand aa jayega


KAVIN'S ROOM

Kavin: Agar tum chaaho toh mana kar sakti ho is vrat ke liye...ye vrat vagere hamare contract mein nahi hain

Aisha: Main ye vrat rakhungi...tumhare liye nahi...baki sab ke liye...

Kavin: Haan lekin tum mana kar sakti ho

"Kya mana kar sakti ho?"

Kavin: Maa...aao na

Aisha: Dekho na maa...ye keh rahe hain ki vrat na rakhun...aise kaise na rakhun...

Raano: Oh ho! ab uska man hai toh rakhne de na usey vrat...

Kavin: Par maa pura din bina khaaye piye...ye vrat

Aisha: Koi nayi baat hai kya maa..ap bhi toh rakhte ho...main bhi rakhungi

Raano: Haan uska mann hai toh usey rakhne de...tu ye auraton ke beech mein mat bol...Aisha...ye lo tumhari sargi

Aisha: thank you maa..


MEHTA NIVAAS

All of them were having sargi when they saw Ruhana stepping downsteps...She came up to Savita

Ruhana: Maa meri sargi kahan hai?

Savita: Ruhana beta tum...

Ruhana: Maa...ye vrat sirf pati ki lambi umar ke liye nahi balki...pati ko har janam mein paane ke liye hota hai na...toh main ye vrat kar sakti hun...haina Maa

Savita: Ruhana ye tu kaisi baat kar rahi hai beta

Ruhana: Main har janam mein Daya ko hi apna pati paana chaahti hun maa...please...meri sargi deejiye...

Baa: Nahi Ruhana...ye vrat tum nahi kar sakti...

Ruhana: Thik hai Baa aap mujhe sargi nahi dengi naa...toh main bina sargi ke hi vrat kar lungi...

and she walked back to her room

Baa: Ye kya zid hai...Savita...samjhao usey...vidhva ka vrat karna ashubh hota hai...samjhao usey...

Savita: Haan maa main samjhati hun


KABISHA'S HOUSE

Kabir: Kya?...tum vrat kar rahi ho...tumhara dimaag kharab hai...tum pregnancy mein ye karwa chauth karogi...dekho...main is cheez ke liye bilkul taiyyar nahi hounga...tumhe fast karna hai agle saal se kar lena...lekin is saal bilkul bhi nahi

Nimisha: Kabir ye mera pehla Karwa Chauth hai

Kabir: Dekho Nimisha...main tumhari har zid puri karta hun...lekin ye zid bilkul puri nahi karunga...

Nimisha: Lekin mera mann hai...aur pehla saal hum karwa chauth karenge Kabir please ...

Kabir: Pehle saal karwa chauth karna zaroori hai na...toh thik hai na...main karta hun vrat...pura din khaaye piye bina rehna hai na...thik hai main reh lunga...

Nimisha: Kabir please...mujhe ye vrat karna hai...

Meanwhile someone rang the doorbell

Nimisha: Itni subah subah kaun aaya hoga

She opened the door

Nimisha: Arey maa aap

Kabir(touched her feet): Achha hua maa aap aa gayi...aap hi isey samjhaiye na...faltu ki zid liye baithi hai...keh rahi hai karwa chauth karegi..

Daksha: Mujhe pata tha...yahan yahi behes chal rahi hogi...isiliye aayi hun...apni bahu ke saath sargi khaane...

Nimisha smiled and they sat together

Kabir: Maa ye aap...

Daksha: Tera mann hai na vrat karne ka..toh thik hai..kar le...lekin is baar jaisa main kahun thik vaise hmm..

Kabir: Arey lekin maa ye

Daksha: Tu chup kar gadheda...mujhe sab pata hai...Nimisha...tu is baar hai ne...kadak vrat mat kar...ekdam sada kar...maane jaise...ye dher saari sargi khaa le...aur aur vraton ki tarah falahaar kar le

Nimisha; Lekin maa

Daksha: Bas ...maine teri zid maan li na...tu bhi meri baat maan le hmm...

Nimisha: Thik hai maa...

Daksha: Tum dono ka bhale hi us ghar se naata na ho..par mujhse hai isliye...ye itni saari sargi laayi hun...tere liye...

Nimisha smiled and both of them had the sargi...


SHASTRI HOUSE

The ladies were performing the karwa chauth pooja when, Shailaja noticed something missing

Shailaja: Maa, suhaag ka kajrota nazar nahi aa raha baki sara saman toh hai bas kajrota nahi hai

Daadi: Haan kajrota kahan hai...

Kuki: Daadi lagta hai wo kitchen mein hi reh gaya..main leke aati hun

She got up to take the 'Kajrota'...but while returning back she found her head spinning and was about to fall but Daadi noticed this and she held her

Daadi: Arey Kuki beta...ye kya...baitho baitho...(she made her sit)...lo aadhe din mein hi bikhar gayin na..aa gayi na kamzori...koi zarurat nahi hai vrat karne ki...Aisha beta Kuki ke liye paani leke aao

Kuki; Nahi Aisha main kar lungi

Daadi: Daadi ka kehna nahi maanogi kya...Aisha...jao beta leke aao paani

Aisha got water for her and Daadi made her drink it...

Daadi: Tum chaaho toh falahar karke kar lena Kuki beta...

Shailaja was in deep thoughts...Daadi came up to her

Daadi: Shailaja kya hua beta kya soch rahi ho

Shailaja: Maa vo...apshagun hota hai aise beech mein vrat chhodna...Kuki bete...pooja zaroor kar lena haan

Kuki: Jee maa


It turned out to be night but the moon was still not there in the sky...It was almost 8.30..but the sky was incomplete without the moon...Navya was waiting for Rajat in a park but...her eyes brightened up when she saw him there..

Rajat: Hey kya hua..Chehra itna kyun utra hua hai?

Navya: Bhookh lagi hai

Rajat: Toh aapse kisne kaha tha ye Karwa warva chauth rakhne ke liye

Navya: Rajat...(and she made a crying face)

Rajat: Kya hua jee

Navya: Roz chaand 7 baje nikal aata hai aur aaj 8.30 baj gaye abhi tak nahi aaya

Rajat: Haan lekin aapka chaand toh aa gaya na...aap vrat khol sakti hain..

Navya looked at him and he kissed her forehead but just then a smile came up to her face

Navya: Chaand aa gaya

Rajat: Arey toh deri kis baat ki...kholo apna vrat chalo chalo...paani piyo

She performed every ritual...she used the chhalni to see the moon..but while she was doing so...some glimpses of the past came up before Rajat's eyes

Navya: Chalo ab paani pilao

But she found him to be lost...she waved her hand before his eyes

Navya: Rajat...pani pilao na

Rajat smiled and made her drink the water..later they settled down for dinner


MEHTA NIVAAS

Keerti was in her room she already had the lunch ..she was not fasting as she didn't feel it's importance...

Keerti: Keerti beta kuchh kha le varna chhup ke khaane ko bhi nahi milega...kyunki pata nahi chaand kab aayega

She was about to have a bite of some food...when Akshay entered...she jerked as she saw him

Keerti: Aa..wo..main ..mera matlab hai ki mujhe vo..main

Akshay: Maine tumse kaha mere liye vrat rakho toh fir... It's okay I understand, tumhe aadat nahi hogi bhookhe rehne ki..tum aaram se kha lo main darwaza band kar deta hun...aur upar tum sabke saamne waise hi vrat todna jaise aur sab todengi

Keerti: Main agli baar zaroor...(but before she could say anything Akshay had left)


AT THE TERRACE

The women were waiting for the moon to appear but it wasn't visible..they all were singing

Aaja re aaja re chanda kee jab tak too naa aayega
Sajana ke chere toh dekhne yeh man tarsa jayega

Aaja re aaja re chanda too lakh duwaye payega

They were dancing and singing, everyone was peresent there but not Sachin...Areej was waiting for him to come...but then the moon became visible and this increased their happiness

Aaya re aaya chanda,
Ab har khwayish puri hogi,
Chandani raat mein har sajani apne,
Sajanaa ko dekhegi.

Palak: Aru...Chaand aa gaya..vrat khol le

Areej: Di Sachin nahi aaye na

Palak: Par tu sirf chaand ko dekhke vrat khol sakti hai

Areej: Nahi di main wait karti hun aate hi honge e

Palak: Achha thik hai

The Shastris family was also there, the ladies were performing ritual and Palak looked at Akshay..and she was jealous to see Keerti standing in front of him...she closed her eyes and when she brought the chhalni near Ritwik's face she opened her eyes..but she was a bit jerked as Akshay first appeared before her eyes...

Ritwik: Kya hua

Palak: Kuchh nahi...

Ritwik got a phone call

Ritwik: Just a sec

and he picked it up...

Ritwik: Kya?...ek minute...aawaz thik se nahi aa rahi..hello!

and he got aside...but as he moved aside she felt a jerk from him...the plate was to fall from her hands..but Akshay somehow held it ...

Akshay: Aaram se

Palak smiled

Ritwik came back, Palak was smiling

Ritwik: Arey abhi chehra murjhaya hua tha...abhi achanak se kya ho gaya

Palak: Kuchh nahi

Palak(thinks): Tumhara is pooja ki thali pe haath lagna yehi ishara karti hai Akshay...ki chaahe kuchh bhi ho jaaye tum aur main ek dusre ke liye hi bane hain

Ritwik: Paani

Palak drank it by herself

Ritwik: Main pila raha tha na

Palak: Koi baat nahi mujhe bahot pyaas lagi thi

Here on other side...Aisha continuously looked at Ritwik while doing the rituals...but she couldn't take this anymore and the plate fell from her hand

Ritwik: Arey Aishu...duffer...tune fast kyun kiya jab fast kiya nahi jata...

and he helped her in getting everything...and arrainging it again...


A FEW MINUTES LATER

Ruhana was upstairs with all the pooja stuff..

Savita: Ruhana..beta tumhe samajh kyun nahi aata tum ye..

Ruhana: Maa please...

She performed the rituals...but as she looked the moon with the chhalni...Vineet appeared before her eyes and she was shocked with this

Ruhana: Ye kya badtameezi hai

Vineet: Badtameezi nahi hai..ye mujhe pehle hi kar dena chahiye tha..

He held her hand and took her away from there...to her room...

Ruhana: Chhodo mera haath ye kya badtameezi hai

Vineet: Chupp! Ekdam chupp!...tumhe apni jo reeti...jo riwaaz manna hai maano...lekin kam se kam us sab se dusron ka mood mat kharab mat karo...

Ruhana: Kya matlab hai tumhara

Vineet: Tumhari saas unhe kitna dukh hota hoga tumhe aise pagal bante dekh...apne bete ke naa hote huye vo tumhe ye vrat karte dekh rahi hain...kabhi socha hai...unhe kitna dukh hoga...

Ruhana looked at him

Vineet: Ab aankhein faad faad ke mujhe ghoorna band karo..chupchaap vrat kholo aur ye sab natak band karo

Ruhana didn't react to him

Vineet filled a glass with water and gave it to her

Vineet: Piyo...abhi..

Ruhana sipped the water ...

Vineet: Main khana bhijwa raha hun...yahin khana...


KABISHA'S HOUSE

Nimisha performed all the rituals and Kabir broke her fast...and she smiled..He took a sweet and made her eat it...Nimisha took a bite and then took rest of the sweet in her hand

Nimisha: Lo tum khao

Kabir: Main?

Nimisha: Main jaanti hun na tum aaj...tumne paani bhi nahi piya

Kabir: Nahi aisi toh koi baat nahi hai...main bahar gaya tha na din mein toh achhe se khaya hai maine...

Nimisha: Jhooth...baahar jaake bhi tumne kuchh nahi khaya...jaanti hun main...

Kabir smiled and they had the dinner together... Kabir cupped her face and placed his lips onto hers... she looked into his eyes

Nimisha: Agar tum mil jaao
Zamana Chhod denge hum
Agar tum mil jaao
Zamana chhod denge hum
Tumhe paakar zamane bhar se
Rishta tod denge hum
Agar Tum Mil jaao
Zamana chhod denge hum


MEHTA NIVAAS

Areej was waiting for Sachin ..the clock turned 11.30..he still wasn't there...but after a while he stepped inside...he found Areej waiting for him

Sachin: Aru...I am...I am really sorry Aru..bahot zaroori kaam aa gaya tha main aa nahi paaya...I am sorry

Areej: Sh!...

She held his hand and took him to the terrace..

Areej: Bina tere koi dilkash nazara hum na dekhenge
Bina tere koi dilkash nazara hum na dekhenge
Tumhe na ho pasand usko dubara hum na dekhkenge

(She performed the aarti meanwhile and took the chhalni in her hand to look at moon and then Sachin)

Areej: Teri surat na ho jisme
Wo sheesha tod denge hum
Agar tum mil jaao
Zamana chhod denge hum

He gazed at her and touched her lips with his own...


A Few days passed Diwali was nearing..The Mehta family had arranged Nevaan's mundan and also a small ceremony after that...

Savita: Ruhana bahu...mundan toh ho gaya...ab ek chhoti si rasam hai..bas uske baad aas pados ki saari auratein aayengi isey aashirwad dene thik hai?

Ruhana: Jee maa

Savita: Lo wo log aane shuru ho gayi...

The nearby people joined the ceremony and were showering blessings on Nevaan...but the place was quite when they saw Nimisha enetering the house..Ruhana was not happy to see her there..

Savita: Wahin ruk jaao...yahan kya karne aayi ho

Keerti: Aane deejiye usey moti kaaki ... aao aao sahi mauka dhundhke aai ho tum, bahot khushi hui tumhe yahan dekhke, Moti Kaaki koi insaan itna kaise gir sakta hai ki baar baar apna apmaan karwaane khud chaukhat par aa jaaye

Nimisha: Chaukhat bhi apni aur log bhi apne,apno se apmaan ka dar kaisa, main toh Nevaan ko aashirwaad dene aayi hun

Ruhana: Aashirwaad dene aayi ho ya rishton ki bheekh maangne

Nimisha: Kabir ki gaimaujoodgi mein main Nevaan ke liye saugaat leke aayi hun didi

Ruhana : Ye kya hai?

Nimisha: Shagun didi, Nevan ka mundan hua hai na..usey shagun de rahi hun...ek bhent uski chhoti kaki ki taraf se

Ruhana throws away the gift

Ruhana: Humare pariwar ne ab tak tumhara saath diya toh tumhari himmat itni badh gayi ki tum yahan tak aa pahunchi, wo bhi bina bulaaye..aur toh aur khud ko Nevaan ki kaaki ya Kabir ko Nevaan ke kaka kaise bol rahi ho...Hosh mein toh ho Nimisha...Tumne kya socha ki tum ye aashirwaad ka naatak karogi aur hum pighal jaayenge, Dekha Keerti tum bilkul sahi keh rahi thi kya khoob mauke pe aayi hai ye, aur mauke ka fayda uthana isey achhe se aata hai, Is ghar ne isey galati se apni bahu samajh ke apnaya, aur aaj ye apna haq lene aayi hai, apna hisssa lene aayi hai

Nimisha: Nahi didi ye baat sach nahi hai, aapne bhale hi mujhe aur Kabir ko is ghar ka hissa na maana ho, lekin main jaanti hun ,mera man jaaanta hai didi , humne humesha is ghar ko apna maana hai didi, is saugaat ko mat thukraiye didi phir chaahe uske baad aap humse koi rishta naa rakhein

Ruhana: jab choodi naap ki naa ho toh usey haath mein nahi pehente,ya toh choodi kaatni padti hai ya haath kat jaata hai, Naa toh tum is ghar ki bahu ho, naa hi tumhara ya Kabir ka is ghar se koi rishta, chalo maan liya ki tumhara is ghar se kuchh saal ka rishta tha,kam se kam ab apni aukaat ka khayal rakhke is ghar mein rishton ki bheekh maangne naa aati, bahot bade nautanki ho tum aur tumhara vo pati... aur Nevaan, tum ab Nevaan ki kuchh nahi lagti, isliye apna ye khota sikka yahan mat chalana Nimisha, aur apne pati se bhi keh dena ki agar bheek maangna hai toh muh se maange,jitni keemat maangega hum de denge, yun is tarah se dhonng karne ke liye tumhe na bheje

Nimisha: Didi!...Ab bas! Ab tak maine kuchh nahi kaha kyunki tum sirf mujhe bol rahi thi lekin ab tumhare shabd ab mere pati ke maan ki mariyada ko paar kar chuke hain, aaj tak tum mere liye didi thi lekin ab se koi nahi...aur ye mat bhoolo ki jis Nevaan ki maa hone ka itna guroor tum kar rahi ho, wo dum tod deta agar main na hoti toh...

yaad hai naa Baa,Bhaisahab ke jaane ke baad jab ye paagal ho gayin thi, inhe kisi baat ka hosh nahi tha , yaha tak ki apni aulaad ka hosh nahi tha , inhone apne bete ko apne se alag kar diya tha, ye toh bhool chuki thi ki inka koi beta bhi hai, tab maine...maine Nevaan ko apne seene se lagaya tha,usey apne pyaar se seencha tha, apne haathon se usey paala tha,apni lori se usey sulaya tha, apni muskurahat se usey jagaya tha...

tab mujhe kya pata tha, ki tum sirf apna dimagi santulan hi nahi, balki apna dil bhi kho baithi ho...jiske liye sirf khoon ke rishte maaine rakhte hain aur...aur jiske liye baaki saare rishte khokhle...

arey didi jitne ehsaan tumhare aur is ghar ke Kabir par nahi us se kahi zyada pyaar maine aur Kabir ne Nevaan se kiya hai, maine tumhari aur tumhare bete ki seva ki hai...Haan maanti hun main ki Kabir ka is ghar se khoon ka rishta nahi lekin pyaar aur seva unhone Badi kaki ki,is ghar ki aapke pati se zyada ki hai, rishta khoon ka ho ya na ho , uski pehchaan jazbaat se hoti hai Didi, lekin usko tum nahi pehchaan paaogi didi kyunki tum andhi ho didi, jo tumne guroor ki patti bandhi hai apni aankhon par, tum behri ho..jo pyaar ki sada ko sun nahi sakti..aur bahot jald goongi bhi ho jaogi, kyunki jab tak tum ye sab samjhogi...kuchh bacha nahi hoga kehne ke liye

jise tumne thukraya, usi lakshmi ki saugandh hai mujhe, ab tumhare kehne par bhi tumhare bete ke sar pe mera haath nahi hoga, abse uske sar par meri mamta ki chhaya kabhi nahi hogi...ye ek maa ka vaada hai aapse...


PRECAP

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"Main kabhi sapne mein bhi soch nahi sakta tha ki tum aisi ochhi aur ghatiya harkat karogi...door ho jaao meri nazron se"

Rajat: Navya...door raho mujhse...mat karo mujhe itna pyaar...main iske laayak nahi...

"Hey jalaram bappa..ye kya ho gaya hamari Kuki ke saath"

Kabir: Nimisha...Nimisha...kya ho gaya tumhe...nahi...

"ye sab kya nautanki hai...kya tamasha hai ye...jise is ghar se nikaal diya tha...usey phir le aaya tu...tune kisi ke baare mein nahi socha..."