Piyu and Purvi..
Piyu: oh my god daadi…that's so sad…uss RK ki toh main…usne aisa kaise kiya aapke saath…I can imagine aap kitni dukhi huyi hongi..
Purvi (hugging her): haan beta….bahut dukhta hai naa…isliye main tumhara dard samajh sakti hoon…bahut takleef huyi thi mujhe..ek taraf mera dil manne ko tayyar hi nahi tha ki RK mujhe itni jaldi bhool gaya…doosri taraf meri shaadi ki tareekh nazdeek aa rahi thi..aur jaise jaise who din paas aata gaya..mere mann ka darr badhta gaya..ek ajeeb si ghutan thi mere mann me….tere daadu ko milke sab batana chahti thi main…magar milna toh door...mera toh ghar se nikalna bhi mushkil ho gaya thaa…
Flashback
Purvi is in her room trying out new clothes. Preeti is comenting on the dress design, fitting etc.
Preeti: Kya didi…itni ghabraiyi kyun dikh rahi ho? Arre shaadi hai aapki…aapka chehra toh juhi chawla aur madhuri dixit jaisa khilna chahiye..
PurviM: chup kar…acha hi hai…chehre pe zyaada khushi dikhayegi toh kahin nazar na lag jaaye..bhaag yahan se…she sends Preeti out of the room. Her mother shuts the door of her room.
PurviM: Purvi…beta baith…tujhse kuch bolna thaa..Purvi sits down obediently. Dekh beta…kaise kahoon? Her mother finds it awkward to talk to her girl about man-woman relations..
PurviM: betaaa..tu abhi choti hai…damaad..damaadji tujhse bade hai..unki hamesha izzat karna…who job hi bole chup chaap sun lena…unki marzi ke khilaaf kabhi bhi jaana nahi..ab teri zindagi unke haath me hai..aisa kuch mat kehna yaa karna jisse tere papa ki izzat pe koi aanch aaye…
Purvi nods her head silently.
PurviM (tears): dekh beta..main shivji se prarthna karoongi ki teri zindagi khushiyon se bhar de…lekin beta itna samjhaa doon…teri choti bahen ka ghar basna baaki hai….isliye koi bewakoofi mat karna jisse tera ghar bhi ujadd jaaye aur Preeti ka bhi…main haath jodti hoon…teri doli iss ghar se uthegi..aur arthi…tere sasural se hi uthni chhahiye..
Purvi gets scared to see her mother cry. She promises her to not do anything silly in her new home.
Purvi (thinking): hey Shivji…yeh kaisi pareeksha le rahe hai aap meri? Ek taraf main Rajatji ko sab kuch sach sach batana chahti hoon..yeh bojh tale dum ghutt raha hai mera..doosri taraf Maa ki baaton se ek darr baith gaya hai…kahin mere kehne se kuch galat ho gaya toh?
Purvi (angry, mind): meri galti kya hai? Maine toh sacha pyaar kiya tha..phir dard sirf mujhe kyun ho raha hai..RK..RK toh khush hai..toh phir yeh takleef sirf mujhe kyun? Main..main paagal na ho jaoon..
She is frustrated and she has bottled up all the feelings inside her. These negative feelings donot allow any positivity to germinate inside Purvi..she is so busy replaying her life, feelings in mind that she doesn't even register Rajat…his name doesn't mean anything for her..he doesn't mean anything for her now..
She begins to function like a robot – following orders from everyone. One by one all rituals take place and finally she gets married to Rajat!
Flashback over
After a delicious lunch, Piyu is seated on the swing in the garden, checking out something.
Purvi: Piyuuuuuuu…yahan garden me kya kar rahi hai? Chal andar chal…koi movie dekhte hain..
Piyu: nahi daadi..mujhe movie nahi dekhni hai..main yeh aapke photos dekh rahi thi..
Purvi (wearing glasses): mere photos? Dikhaa toh….
Purvi smiles as Piyu is watching her wedding album – it's a thick book of pictures that are very old. Purvi fondles them with great care and grace.
Piyu: daadi…isme toh aap bilkul meri tarah dikhti hai..
Purvi(smile): haan…meri umar hi waisi thi..bas 18 saal ki huyi thi..aur tere daadu….28 ke…
Piyu (shock): Oh my god….daadu aapse 10 saal bade hai…aapko darr nahi laga unse?
Purvi: shuru shuru me toh bahut darti thi main…mere Prakash bhaiyaa se bhi bade hai tumhare daadu. Maine unhe theekh se dekha tak nahi thaa..
Flashback
Purvi and Rajat get married with all fanfare. Its their wedding night. Rajat is nervous to meet his bride, with whom he has hardly interacted before wedding.
Ramesh (Rajat elder brother): Kya baat hai chotee..tere chehre pe baraa kyun baje hai?
Rajat (wiping sweat): garmi..garmi bahut hai bhaiyaa..isliye shayad..
Ramesh: dekh bhaai….shaadi ki pehli raat ko meri bhi haalat aisi hi thi…ek tip deta hoon…aaj ki raat special hoti hai…mauka haath se jaane mat de.
Rajat: magar bhaiyaa….
Ramesh (smile): dekh hum experienced logon ki baat maan….chal..all the best..
Rajat listens to all last minute naughty advices his brother and friends give him. Those thoughts buzzing in head, he steps inside the room.
He clears his throat and calls out her name.
Rajat: Purviii…he looks at the curled up, sleeping form on the bed. He smiles gently and goes near her. He remembers how much she had cried during her bidaai. She is way too young and all the jewellery, heavy clothes, rituals must have taken a toll on her. Which is why she had fallen asleep without removing her ghoonghat.
Rajat picks up her ghoonghat – he falls in love then and there with her again! She is sleeping – some tears are half dried on her cheeks, her hands have red mehendi – that fragrance is intoxicating. Her nose ring shines and she may be uncomfortable with all that jewellery around her pretty face.
Rajat (mind): kitne gehne pehnaye hai isse…iska chehra bhi theekh se nahi dikh raha…
He proceeds to remove her jewellery pieces one by one – her maang tikka, her sindoor is now visible, he touches it..the heavy ear rings come out next – her tender earlobes are red because of their weight!
Purvi continues to sleep – her face is now more visible..its clearing up like a puzzle in front of him. He is mesmerized and gazes at her for long. She moves slightly and her bangles tinkle, she scratches her nose as the nose ring irritates her. Her hand is now on her nose.
Rajat touches her finger and gently picks it up. Her hand is extremely soft to touch. He becomes even more careful now – as if she is made of porcelain! He gently disengages her nose ring and movesi it away to the side of her face. His finger grazes her cheek!
He can see the difference- his dark fingers on her fair skin…
Rajat (mind, smiling): Bandar ke gale me motiyon ka haar…sach…kitni sundar ho tum Purviii..
He cannot help himself now, and with a mixture of curiosity and excitement, brushes his fingers on her cheek. She gets up with a jerk! There is a rustle of her bangles and dress as realizes first and then gets scared – She had fallen asleep…how ? when? She has no answers…
Rajat (scared): Purviii..tum..tum jaag gayi..maine jaan boojh ke nahi kiya…tum so rahi thi..aur yeh sab gehne..
Purvi sits up straight and looks down – scared, worried.
Purvi (mind): hey bhagwaan..main so kaise gayi..yeh kya sochenge mere baare me…kahin Maa ko bataa diya toh? She begins to cry out of embarrassment and nervousness.
Rajat (scared): arre..tum…tum ro kyun rahi ho…sorry..she starts to sob…Rajat gets even more scared.
Rajat: shhhhh…please ronaa mat….tumhari awaaz kahin baahar na chali jaaye..pleaaasee…meri baat toh sunoh..main..main tumhe kuch nahi karne waala thaa…who tum so rahi thi..toh maine socha main tumhare gehne utaar doon..Purvi cluches her hands around her knees…
Rajat: aree…sirf gehne hi utaarne waala thaa..bhagwaan kasam..he swears upon god..she stops sobbing…
Rajat(tired): main samajh sakta hoon…tum bahut thaki huyi ho..sach puchoo toh I am tired too…isliye tum so jaoo…agar chaho toh apne kapde change kar lo..Purvi nods her head as yes..
She changes her clothes and comes out of the bathroom – yawning. Rajat is watching her –she stifles her yawn and stands there itself.
Rajat: tum wahan kyun khadi ho..aaooo…yahan aaooo..
Purvi walks to him and sits at a distance from him.
Rajat (smile): Purviiii…he calls, she gets up immediately.
Rajat (coming closer): arre..tum khadi kyun ho gayi..baitho…baitho aaram se..tum jaanti ho naa aaj kya hai?
Purvi nods her head and is scared again.
Rajat: aaj..aaj hamari suhaag raat hai..tumhe..tumhe iska matlab pata hai? He is shy too….Purvi doesn't say anything..
Rajat: I am sorry..main tumhe aise embarrass nahi karna chahta tha..woh yahan aane se pehle…sab log baahar yehi sab baaten kar rahe the..keh rahe the…aaj bahut special hai…
Purvi (scared, thinking): ab main kya karoon….main inhe rok bhi nahi sakti…magar main yeh sab nahi karna chahti…nahi chahti…
He places a hand on her shoulder – she shivers in fear and tries to sit further away from him.
Rajat: I know..yeh thoda awkward hai…yeh mera ghar nahi hai..he looks at the room…yeh hamara karma nahi hai..
Thier first night is arranged in his uncle's house. Rajat doesn't live in the same city as Purvi. His close relative lives in Purvi's city, hence all the relatives are camped in that uncle's house.
Rajat: ghar me saare rishtedaar bhi hain…main khud bahut uncomfortable mehsoos kar raha hoon..
Purvi doesn't know what to say. Rajat clears his throat, he wishes to speak more, he wants to hear her voice…her hand goes up to her mouth to shut another yawn. Rajat feels sorry for her- she is just a kid!
Rajat: I think hum dono ko ab so jaana chahiye…it was a very long and tiring day..kal subah jaldi bhi toh uthna hai..Good night Purvi.
Purvi sighs in relief and gets up to go to the other side of the bed.
Rajat: Purviii..tum..tum mujhe good night nahi kahogi?
Purvi: Good night..s
She doesn't know what to call him… she lays down on the bed and immediately sleeps.
Purvi and Rajat get married...now how will Purvi reveal her past?
Its the month of July - August..I guess some of you people have exams ….wish you good luck for that :)
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