A/N…
Friends, as always I wanted to write something on the event of 11th December but the recent tragedy in CID family is still quite fresh for many of us, so this OS is sort of a mixed thing, a tribute to Dinesh Phadnis sir aka our very own Freddy sir and is written while keeping in mind 11th December… It is quite different from my other stories, maybe because it is not a story but a way to pay tribute to Freddy sir through my lovely precious DUO…
An apology in advance if any of my word will hurt anyone…
Thank you…
Regards,
DUO-MRF…
Love you all and take care please, hugs… :)))
India…
Mumbai…
A Modest Apartment…
In the wee hours of the night, a person in his early fifties could be seen sitting on a cane chair in the balcony of his apartment, with a shawl wrapped around him to protect him from the cold sea breeze, while he was silently looking at the sea-tides, when a soft-caring grip on his shoulder snapped him out from his thoughts and made him almost jump on his place and he turned to look at the person, to find a familiar face there, making…
Few words in shock escaped his mouth as: Aditya tum…?!
Aditya already grabbing the other chair now, replied in light friendly tone as: Congratulations Dayanand sir, itni raat ko bina chashmy k bhi aap ko bilkul sahi dikh raha hai…
Dayanand just shook his head in disappointed smile with: Thank you, tareef k liye bhi aur itni buri tarhan drrany k liye bhi…
Aditya replied in relaxed-friendly tone as: Bhae main iss samey bahir tha aur coffee peiny ka mnn hua… (And he continued while taking out the coffee cups from the small brown paper-bag he brought with himself with…) Lekin akely coffee peiny ka mnn nahin tha tou khayal aaya k kyun na tumhary apartment ki duplicate keys mairy paas hony ka faida uthaya jaye… (And he completed while forwarding one of the two cups towards the latter with…) Tou bs utha lia faida…
Dayanand in light smile grabbed the cup with: Thank you… (And now sipping the steaming hot coffee, appreciated the latter with…) Aur iss qisem ka faida tum hafty mein chhey saat baar utha lia kro tou maira coffee ka kharcha aadha ho jaye bilkul…
Aditya shook his head disappointedly with: Nikly na pakky businessman tum…
Dayanand laughed wholeheartedly with: Businessman hoon tou niklo'n ga bhi wohi na… (Aditya just shook his head disappointedly while continuing enjoying his coffee while listening to the latter asking him casually as…) Wasey tum itni raat ko bahir ker kya rahy thy…?
Aditya shrugged in relaxed way with: Mansi ny ghar mein enter hony ka jo curfew set kia hua hai woh thankfully filhal mujh py apply nahin hota, tou main raat ko kitny bjjy tk bhi bahir ghoom sakta hoon…
Dayanand nodded teasingly with: Jee bilkul, jaisy mujhy tou ptta hi nahin hai k bhai sahab ko kitni aazadi hai raat k kitny bjjy tk bhi bahir ghoomny ki…
Aditya made a face while replying little burningly as: Haan aur jaisy tumhien tou sari aazadia'n hain na… (Tried to remind him as…) Tum tou national television py accept ker chuky ho k ghar py bhabhi ki hi chalti hai, yaad hai ya main help kro'n…?!
Dayanand nodded in disappointed smile with: Haan bhae yaad hai bilkul aur main ab bhi kahan inkaar ker raha hoon, ab jb ghar hi Smitha ka hai tou uss py hukmurani bhi tou ussi ki rahy gi na… (Winked at the latter in light mischievous smile with…) Tbhi tou ghar sy doour, bohut doour, yeh pyari si, chhoti si jageer rakhi hue hai main ny apny liye…
Aditya chuckled lightly with: Sahi hai bhae, Na dhola ho si na rola ho si…
Dayanand gave him a confused-questioning look with: Hain…?!
Aditya gave him an utterly disappointed look with: Arrey bhae matlab, na bhabhi yahan hoon gi na tum sy sawal-jawab hoon gy… Dhola means lover aur rola ka matlab…
Dayanand cut him in light tone as: Rolay ka matlab mujhy ptta hai achhy sy, aik shadi-shuda aadmi ko rolay ka matlab na ptta ho, easa tou mumkin hi nahin…
Aditya chuckled with: Sahi keh raiyo chhoro, sahi keh raiyo…
And unknowingly they both went silent for few moments, with both of them looking lost in some other timeline when…
Dayanand's little lost-smiley voice broke that silence with: Dinesh k sath shoot kia tha yeh scene hum ny… (Turned towards the latter with…) Kitna mzza aaya tha na uss rooz Aditya, kaisy Dinesh set py bhi tumhien sara samey bazurg freedom fighter keh keh k chhaer raha tha, aur tum sy tumhary angrezo'n ki laaththia'n khany k qissy tou suunany ka keh raha tha…
Aditya chuckled in lost way as: Haan yar, mujhy yaad hai make-up room mein bhi jb main woh sb get-up waghaira ker raha tha tou Dinesh wahan bhi mairi taang khinch raha tha k ager main 1930, 1940 mein freedom fighter raha hoon ga tou aaj mairi age kitni ho gi… (Chuckled to himself as) Aur phir mujh sy woh location pouchhny lg gaya jahan main ny supposedly Elixir of life chhupaya hua tha, js karen navvy, soo saal ka ho k bhi main chalees pachchas sy zada ka nahin lgta tha… (Turned towards the latter like was enjoying reliving that moment with…) Makeup dada ny daantt lggai thi ussy k wahan sy bahir chala jaye kyun k main baar baar hss raha tha aur unhien problem ho raha tha, phir kahin gaya woh wahan sy…
Dayanand also having a deep smile on his face, replied as: Hmm aur jb hum log wahan baithy scene ki shoot start hony ka wait ker rahy thy, tou dobara chalu ho gaya tha Dinesh… (And he turned towards the latter with…) Tum ny ussy aik laaththi lggai bhi thi na tb…? (Aditya nodded in light chuckle where Dayanand's smile also deepened while adding as…) Sach mein yar, Freddy ka character Dinesh py bilkul sahi baithta tha, B.P. sir ny bohut chuun k chuuna tha Dinesh ko Fredricks k role k liye, uss ka role uss sy behter koe nahin nibha sakta tha… (Completed more to himself as…) Aur na hi kabhi nibha skky ga…
Aditya nodded in approval with: Sahi keh rahy ho tum bilkul, tabhi CIF walo'n ny bhi aqalmandi ki aur Dinesh k character sy zada chhaerkhani nahin ki, bs sirf character ka naam bddal dia, uss k character ki core change nahin ki, and it played well for them…
Dayanand nodded slightly with: Hmm… (And looked at the latter with…) Lekin aik aur cheez bhi change ki thi unho'n ny Dinesh k character ki… (And seeing the questioning gaze turned towards him, Dayanand added as…) Rank…
Aditya chuckled lightly with: Haan yar, CID mein jitna promotion promotion ka raag gaata rehta tha Freddy, baechary Shambhu jee ko ulta demotion mil gae, sb officers sy junior rank tha uss ka CIF mein, utha k borha officer hi bnna dia uss ko, Zack tou ussy bulata hi old man tha… (Inhaled deeply while having some pride in his tone with…) Lekin humari aapsi bonding ka issi baat sy ptta chl jata hai k casting directors k easa kerny k baad bhi kisi artist ny iss cheez ko exploit nahin kia, bl k junior officers ny iss ka solution yeh nikaal lia k Dinesh ko Shambhu jee aur aap keh k bulany lg gaye sb… (Chuckled lightly with…) Ulta Dinesh kabhi kabhi Freddy ki timeline mein pohanch k Ansha ko Minakshi aur tum bula jata tha but Ansha always took it gracefully and in a light way…
Dayanand nodded to him with: Haan, ab aakhir Dinesh CID ka hissa bhi tou itny saalo'n tk raha, mujh sy pehly join ki thi uss ny CID team aur tumhari tarhan uss ki bhi CID mein jo first appearance thi woh as a cop nahin thi… (Aditya nodded in casual way while listenting to the latter as…) Yar wasey sochny baitho tou vishvas nahin hota k hum ny CID mein doo decades sy bhi zada kaam kia hai, jb k woh thi bhi aik series, serial nahin tha, na hi CIF ki tarhan humari personal life ki koe stories chl rahi thien sath mein, still it ran for more than two decades, it's amazing…
Aditya having a light smile on his face, replied in soft-light tone as: Bhagwan ka khaas aashirvad tha shaid uss series py aur humari aapsi aikta, kabhi hum ny apni egos aany hi nahin dien beech mein, aik barey sy khush-khushhaal privar ki tarhan rahy hamesha tabhi koe easi wajah hi nahin bnni k team tootty…
Dayanand nodded agreeably with: Sahi keh rahy ho tum bilkul… (Taking a momentary pause, he looked towards the latter meaningfully with…) Ab bhi daikh lo, iss samey tou na hi CID hai na CIF, phir bhi tum raat k iss samey yahan mairy sath baithy jggrata ker rahy ho… (Aditya, glancing over him had turned his gaze away, getting his meaning really well while he asked him in seriousness-filled-soft tone as…) Sach sach bttao Aditya, tum aaj k din k karen khas toor sy ghar sy aaye ho kya itni raat mein…?
Aditya gave him a little disappointed look with: Itni bhi khushfehmi paalny ki zarorat nahin hai aap ko koe… (And receiving a stern look from the other end, he signaled him towards the empty coffee cups placed from some time now on the cane-table with…) Arrey bhae ghar sy aata tou yeh coffee thermos mein hoti na, inn disposable cups mein thori…
Dayanand looked at him, looking confused now: Phir…?
Aditya sighed with: Arrey yar Kaal Trighori ka project post-production mein hai tou ussi k director ny bulaya tha movie cast ko, aik important scene post-production mein kuchh sahi baith nahin raha tha tou reshoot kerna prra, aur horror film hai tou raat k sequences zada hain, tabhi bs pichhly taqriben hafty sy wahin busy hain sb…
Dayanand nodded while replying little mischievously as: Hmm aur horror movie ki shooting mein tou drr nahin lgga lekin itni raat ko ghar jany sy drr lg raha tha shaid, tabhi yahan aa gaye…
Aditya gave him a burning-annoyed look with: Very funny…
Dayanand laughed lightly with: Wasey main soch raha tha k ager Freddy ko ptta chalta k Abhijeet sir raato'n ko andheri suunsaan gaalio'n aur junglo'n mein ghoom-phir rahy hain tou…
Aditya cut him in light-amused way as: Tou phir uss k liye Abhijeet sir bhi koe aatma bn chuky hoty ya kisi bohut hi powerful aatma k vash mein hoty woh…
Dayanand nodded in light laugh with: Agreed… (And he turned towards the latter with…) Yaad hai Aditya, CIF ki episode Kabar ka Raaz ki shooting…
Aditya nodded while cutting him as: Bilkul yar, js mein hum ny humary Shambhu jee ki birthday celebrate ki thi aur kitna fun bhi kia tha set py, aur episode mein bhi sb jaisy ussy drra rahy thy, bohut achhi episode bnni thi wasey woh…
Dayanand nodded with diming smile as: Hmm, aur uss mein woh kehta bhi hai na k Mairy janam waly din mujhy maarny ka plan bnna rahy ho… (Inhaling a long deep breath with only silence on his face now, he added as…) Sach mein Aditya, vishvas nahin ho paa raha yar ab tk k Dinesh nahin raha, abhi 2nd November ko hi hum sb uss k ghar ekaththy hoye thy ussy janamdin ki badhdhai dainy… (And completed in pain-filled diminishing voice as…) Aur panch December ko phir ekaththy hoye, lekin iss baar uss ka funeral attend kerny…
Aditya gave a soft pressure on his shoulder with: Yehi zindagi hai bhai, js ny aana hai uss ny jana bhi hai, kisi ny pehly, kisi ny daer sy lekin jana sabhi ny hai…
Dayanand nodded slightly with: Sahi keh rahy ho tum Aditya lekin bs yar, Dinesh gaya hi itni achanak k vishvas hi nahin ho paa raha ab tk, doo ko hospitalized hua aur paanch ko chala gaya, aur paanch bhi kya, khali mobile py hi date change hue, chaar ki aadhi raat bara'n bj k aath minute py gaya hai woh… Bohut jaldi ker di uss ny jany mein wasey, bohut jaldi…
Aditya said in soft-comforting tone as: Insan chaly jaty hain Dayanand, unn ki legacies reh jati hain… Dinesh chala gaya lekin uss ki legacy zinda hai aaj bhi… Freddy ya Shambhu jee tense haalat mein bhi koe na koe masoom si herket ker k sb k chehro'n py muskurahatie'n sirf iss liye la paaty thy, kyun k unn characters ko zinda kerny wala insaan Dinesh Phandis khud aik easa insan tha, ussy muskurahatien bantny mein mzza aata tha, woh khud aik masoom sa, dil ka aik dmm saaf insaan tha, tabhi uss ki masoomiat, uss ki auro'n k liye perwah, uss ki sb achhi cheezien sb ko uss k characters mein bhi nazar aaien, aur sb k dil mooh liye uss mnn-mohny ny…
Dayanand nodded agreeably with: Sahi keh rahy ho tum bilkul yar, yaad hai jb hum KBC mein gaye thy, Dinesh wahan tha bhi nahin, sirf phone py tha lekin phir bhi sb k chehro'n py hssi laany mein kamyab ho gaya tha woh, he was such a pleasant soul, a truly pure one…
Aditya nodded with deepening smile while saying in a particular way as: Hmm aur easey zindadil insan k liye tou sb sy behtareen nazrana [Tribute] yehi rahy ga k hum uss ki meeras [Legacy] ko zinda rakhien aur apni muskurahat kabhi na khoien, samjhy mia'n…?
Dayanand who was looking at him for few moments in silence, suddenly stood up and saluted him with complete regard with: Sir…
And the two kept looking towards each other for few moments and then both burst out in loud laugh, easily getting what the two did there, as their on-screen bonding was just a little sneak-peak of their off-screen friendship and understanding…
When…
Aditya also stood up with: Yar raat k doo ho rahy hain, koe soony waghaira ka bhi irada hai ya saari yahin baithna hai aaj…?
Dayanand nodded while grabbing the empty cups with: Hmm, chalo chalty hain ander, raat waqai kafi ho gae hai…
Aditya while following him entered in the lounge with: Wasey tum itni raat ko bahir balcony mein baithy ker kya rahy thy…?
Dayanand throwing the cups in the dustbin and now busy in bolting and locking the balcony door, replied in light tone as: Bs socha k aaj tk log sitaro'n sy dua maangty hain, daikhty hain aaj aasman py woh aik sitara nikalta hai kya, khud dua dainy…
Aditya easily getting what he meant, asked him softly as: Aaya phir sitara…?
Dayanand throwing a soft smile at him, signaled him from the glass-door towards the vast open sky that was for most of the parts covered with clouds though somewhere some stars were also visible and among them was one brightly shining star was present with few other stars spread near by and…
Dayanand pointing towards that brightly shining star, told the latter as: Woh daikho bahir, apni puri palttan k sath aaya hai, lgta hai iss ka aatmao'n ka drr finally khatam ho gaya hai…
Aditya chuckled softly while looking at the star with: Yeh tou achha ho gaya bohut, ab jb aik rooz hum sb wahan ekathy ho jaien gy tou aik qabaristan mein aatma wala case solve krien gy aur uss ki lead Freddy ko dien gy…
And the same second those few moments back shining stars got covered with heavy clouds and…
Dayanand sighed while closing the curtains with: Lo tum kerwa lo case solve, mujhy wish kerny aaya tha, baechary ko drra k bhaga dia…
Aditya still laughing, replied him as: Tum ny hi tou misguide kia k uss ka drr khatam ho gaya hai…
Dayanand argued as: Tou iss ka yeh matlab thori tha k baechary ko foren sy case ka keh k drra doo tum… (Told the latter in sure tone as…) Wasey jaisy Dinesh py Freddy ka character aik dmm sahi baithta hai na, tum py bhi Abhijeet ka character bilkul fit aata hai, uss k bhi srr py hr samey kaam ka bhoot savar rehta hai aur tumhien bhi hr samey bs kaam kerna hai, yahan tk k wahan sitara bn'nany k baad bhi CID-CID khailna hai tumhien, hunh…
Aditya nodded teasingly with: Aur aap ka apny barey mein kya khayal hai…? (And receiving a grumpy-questioning look in reply, he reminded him in same teasing-pinching way as…) Yaad hai na, apny hi ghar ka darwaza toor chukky ho tum…?!
Dayanand, not having any reply now, making a face signaled him towards the guest-room with: Soo jao ja k ab, shooting sy seedha aa gaye thy yahan, rest kro ja k, main bhi jata hoon soony, good night…
Aditya nodded in light smile while making his way towards the guest-room with: Good night…
And Aditya had almost entered in the guest-room when listening to his name's call, turned towards the latter in question and…
Dayanand gave him a gratified smile with: Thank you…
Bringing a soft-humble smile on the latter's face and…
Aditya assured him through eyes with: Sweet dreams…
And in light smiles, they both completely left in their rooms…
After changing in the night-suit, Dayanand made his way towards the bed and when removed the blanket, found a nicely packed gift there, deepening his smile and automatically moving his gaze towards the closed room-door, though there was no-one present, but he was looking beyond that…
Dayanand caringly opened the gift-wrap to find a beautiful collage of different clicks of his with Dinesh and under it was written a line in Aditya's hand-writing as
Smile Is The Best Gift That You Can Give To Yourself And Others.
Happy Birthday Dayanand, wish you many more years of success, health and happiness…
With prayers,
Aditya…
Deepening Dayanand's smile and a whisper of Thank you came directly from the depths of his heart, and moving from the bed, and removing one of the photo-frames, having his own photo in it, from the wall, he caringly hanged that beautiful gift of smiles and prayers there…
And moving back to the bed, throwing another smiley glance at the photo-frame, he lie down there without even thinking of glancing over his already switched-off mobile, to soon slip into a peaceful sleep…
As it was not even a week since they all had lost such a valuable and close friend of theirs to death and hence Dayanand was not at-all feeling like receiving any sort of wishes or anything and to avoid it, he had switched his phone off after already informing his family, so that they would not worry…
And being his a really close friend, Aditya could very well understand what he must be feeling on this special day of his, and as the loss was his too, so he can very well relate to it too, and hence instead of trying to wish or encourage or convince him to celebrate, or plan the day out, or answer the wishes, he opted for a different approach by being just there for his buddy, to listen to him, to make him listen, and to help him start his day with smiles and laughs and more than anything, positivity and hope…
When it hurts to look back and you are afraid to look ahead, you can always look beside you and your best friend will be there.
A/N…
A very Happy Birthday to my sweetheart Dayanand sir, may Lord protect him in every way, love him forever… :)))
Hopefully will be seeing you guys soon, hugs… :))
Live happily and please try to spread happiness around, keep smiling… :))
Stay positive, stay happy and stay safe, love you all… :))