Chapter 2: THE MAHA-AARTI

Shiv entered in his cabin and saw Ram standing there.

Shiv: "Oh hi Dad aap yahan?"

Ram sarcastically smiled: "Yes Prince Charles, aap hi ka wait kar raha tha!"

Shiv looked down and smiled while Ram gave him a file.

Ram: "Go through this! Yeh project hum Mr Rishabh Bajaj ki company ke sath jointly kar rahy hain!"

Shiv went through the paper: "Mr Rishabh Bajaj as in Aniri Enterprises walay?"

Ram : "File ky sath mai naam likha hai meray ladle! Aur... did you win today?"

Shiv: "Oh dad you should be happy aj apka beta apky samnay hai warna ap meri photo ko dekh ky ro rahy hoty!"

Shiv walked towards his chair when Ram stopped him.

Ram cupped his face: "Dear son life is worthy to live isko khatray mai ni dalna chaiye and i am glad you are alive. Abhi toh mujhy teray bachay dekhnay hain!"

Shiv shook his head: "Not again dad!"

Ram laughs: "Why no? Mujy aur teri maa ko kabhi kabhi lagta hai tu gay hai har baar shadi ki baat py yun shaklein bnata hai!"

Shiv: "Dad ap bhi na. It's just that i am waiting for the right one!"

Ram teased him: "Ohooo right one?"

Shiv: "Jo yahan" - he pointed at his heart - "sawal khara karay"

Ram: "Oyee shayar ki ulad! Anyway teri maa aur mai chahtein hain ky aj ki ganpati pooja jo West Course mai horai hai woh tu karay. New project as in nayi shurwat keliye ashirwad ly."

Shiv typing something on his phone: "But waha pooja karnay keliye toh permission chaiye hoti hai."

Ram: "That i will handle, i will call them."

Ram's phone rings: "Yes Mr Bajaj we will fix the meeting the day after tomorrow maine Shiv sy baat karli hai."

With that he went. Shiv looked at the file placed on the table.

"ANIRI ENTERPRISES"

He touched the name written on it.

Shiv: "I feel this project will be the new beginning of my life."

RAICHAND MANSION

Om sneaked in the house and tip toed to go into his room.

Mrs Raichand: "Not so fast Mr Om Raichand!"

Om bitted his tongue and stood straight looking at his mom: "Woh Maa i was just..."

Mrs Raichand opened her arms: "Come here my baby"

Om went to her and hugged her.

Mrs Raichand: "Tum itny achay ku ho? Bina disturb kiye kaMray mai jana chahtay thy na?"

Om: "Because i know my pretty mom will be taking a nap after sending dad to office!"

Mr Raichand spoke from behind: "Dad is home my son!"

Om turned around and got excited : "Dad!" - he run and hugged him - "i missed you dad."

Mrs Raichand: "Daddy's boy, your dad got you visitors for your murti exhibition next week!"

Om smiled: "really dad?"

He hugged him again.

Mr Raichand: "Aisa kabhi hosakta hai ky mera beta kuch chahay and mai woh pura na karo?"

Om: "You are the best dad in the whole wide world."

He turned around.

Om: "You fill the void dad. Kehtay hain bhagwan dunia mai khushi ky zariye bhejtay hain aur meri khushi ka zariya ap hain dad."

Mr Raichand put his hand on his shoulder: "Are you crying son?"

Om wiped the corner of his eyes: "No yeh toh khushi hai jo pani banky ankho sy beh jata hai..."

Mr Raichand hugged Om while Mrs Raichand adores the bond: "Nazar na lagay meray parivaar ko."

Mr Raichand: "Waisay Mr Singhania wali deal is signed. Unka beta handle karay ga woh project."

Om: "Oh thats great news! Aaj toh achi achi khabrein arai hain!"

Mr Raichand: "kya naam tha unky betay ka..." - he thought.

Mrs Raichand was feeding Om with ladoo.

Mr Raichand: "Oh yad aya Rudra Singhania!"

Om stopped eating and lipped: "Rudra?"

Mr Raichand: "Why son kuch baat hai?"

Om came out of his trance: "Oh no it just felt that yeh naam bht suna va hai. Rudra Singhania must be very intelligent!"

Mr Raichand playfully punched om in his stomach: "Not more than my boy!"

Om laughed: "Yo dad!"

Mrs Raichand: "Ap baap betay mai baatein hogai hoon toh Om i wanted to say West Course mai Ganpati Pooja ke liye maine baat karli hain, you are doing that pooja my son... shaam ko wahan phonch jana!"

Om: "okay your highness!"

ANIRI'S ROOM

Gauri: "Dii yeh green dress main pehno gi aj pooja main!"

Anika: "Ni Gauri tu blue pehan ly green mai pehnu gi!"

Gauri: "Dii blue mujhpy suit ni karta toh mai pehnu gi!"

Anika: "Tujy kisny kaha? Tujhpy har rung suit karta hai isliye green main pehnu gi blue tu!"

She held the green dress and Gauri is holding it too.

Gauri: "chota kaun hai?"

Anika smiled: "bara kaun hai?"

Gauri: "Dii ap aisay karein gi?"

Anika: "Gauri mai bol rai hoon na?"

Both started to pull the dress towards their side and at last the dress went out of both their hands and went on Prerna's face who was standing on the door. She took it off.

Prerna looked at the room and what a mess it was: "Hey Bhagwan yeh kia halat ki hoi hai kamray ki? Kisnay kia yeh?"

Aniri pointed at each other.

Prerna shook her head: "Maine bachian ni devils paida ki hain. Ruko tum dono!"

She ran towards them while aniri ran on the bed.

Prerna: "Yeh sab sasural mai karo gi toh mujhy tanay sunwao gi tum dono. Yeh zaror gauri ka kaam hoga zada shaitan woh hai!"

Prerna went on the bed and pinches Gauri's ear.

Gauri cried: "ouch mummy choriye na. Dii dekho na!"

Anika held Prerna's hand: "Mummy Gauri ko choro zid mai kar rai thi!"

Prerna hided her smile: "toh mar tumhay paray gi ab!"

Gauri: "Ni mummy dress maine cheena tha dii ko mat maro!"

Prerna started to laugh: "tum dono bhi na pehly jhagarty ho phir aek dosray keliye dosro sy jhagarty ho."

Anika hugged gauri: "Meri jaan hai meri RI mai!"

Gauri: "copy paste."

Prerna: "Meri betian!" - She put kaala tika on both.

Prerna: "Waisay aj tum dono yeh green blue ni pehno gy. Tumharay papa tum dono keliye white and red lyky aein hain."

Aniri got happy.

Anika: "sach?"

Gauri: "kahan hain papa?"

Prerna: "wahan!" - She pointed at the door where Mr Bajaj was standing with two boxes.

Aniri ran to him huggin him.

Mr Bajaj: "yeh meri anika ka..."

Anika smiled.

Mr Bajaj: "Aur yeh meri gauri ka!"

Aniri: "Thank you Papa!"

Gauri: "Dii lets go get ready!"

Anika: "Haan chal 1 2 3 go!"

Both ran to dressing room.

Mr. Bajaj and Prerna smiled while he forwarded his hand and Prerna held it and came down.

Prerna: "Doo shaitan paida kiye hn apny!"

Bajaj: "And I love my three lady loves. And ab lets get ready West Course ni jana?"

Prerna: "I so wanted ky iss baar ki pooja meri betian karein par pandit ji said Mr and Mrs Raichand ny Maha Pooja ki already booking karwa li..."

Mr Bajaj: "Koi baat ni Prerna, our daughters are a blessing for us aglay saal pooja karlein gi chalo ab lets get ready too"

Chorus: "Kehtay hain jab kuch hona hota hai toh khud b khud wajaein banjati hain. Aisi hi koi waja aj bhi banay gi."

WEST COURSE VENUE

(the link of the track played in this scene)

Shiv shut the door of his car and then turned around removing his shades. He looked on feeling strange.

"Yadan yadan hi dharmasya..."

He huffed shaking his head and started to walk towards the entrance putting his glasses in his pocket.

"Glanir bhavati bharata..."

Shiv walked in front of the car of Bajaj family which was entering in the parking area. Anika, who was sitting on the backseat with Gauri and was using her mobile, looked on as her heart shivered a bit.

"Abhyutthanam adharmasya..."

Anika peered out from behind the driver seat where Mr. Bajaj was sitting and looked out through the windshield but Shiv was gone by then and Mr. Bajaj started again the car that he had stopped to let Shiv and some other people go to the other side of the road.

"Tadatmanam srjamy aham..."

The car of Bajaj family entered in the parking area of the west course followed by some other cars too. The car behind the Bajajs' one was Om's car.

"Yadan yadan hi dharmasya
Glanir bhavati bharata..."

Just then Gauri placed her elbow on the open window of the car and looked out with a smile. A side of her red dupatta flew out of the window. Om, who was driving, furrowed his eyebrows as he saw it through the windshield of his car.

"Abhyutthanam adharmasya
Tadatmanam srjamy aham!"

Shiv stood at the entrance of the venue of the maha pooja. Not so far from him, there was Rudra walking towards the entrance while talking to his father Mr. Singhania. Rudra stopped speaking and looked on with a confused face as all that seemed familiar to him.

"Paritranaya sadhunam
Vinasaya ca duskrtam..."

Bhavya, who was there too and whose only back was showed, turned around moving her long hair from her shoulder to her back and revealing her face. She looked around gulping down.

"Dharma-samsthapanarhaya..."

Screen freezed in six showing Shiv, Om, Rudra, Anika, Gauri and Bhavya.

"Sambhavami yuge yugeee!"

Shiv walked inside looking at the massive audience around. His heart started to beat faster. Shiv passed his fingers through his hair.

Shiv on phone: "Ya Sam tu kidhar hai? I am at that poojan jaldi aja. I am about to do the maha aarti!"

He walked away while Rudra and Mr Anurag Singhania entered the venue behind him.

Anurag: "Rudra iss project sy pehlay i want you to take God's blessing, I hope tum maha arti karpao.."

Rudra smiled: "If that's what you want that i will try but it's difficult yahan booking karani parti hai aur jiska haq tha shayad ab tak usay milgaya hoga."

Anurag: "Son, kisi ka haq cheena ni chaiye but at least you can request..."

Rudra: "Dad aj kal ky zamany mai achay log kaha hotay hain?"

Anurag: "I know sab achay ni hotay par sab buray bhi ni hotay."

Rudra nodded his head looking at the huge Ganpati idol placed on the stage.

A big black car stopped at the entrance of the venue. Mr Bajaj and Prerna came out of the front seats. Mr Bajaj handed over the car key to the valet. Anika and Gauri came out of the backseats, both are wearing white salwar suit and red dupata. Mr Bajaj and Prerna smiles looking at their daughters.

Mr Bajaj: "Let's go we are late for the pooja!"

He and Prerna walked inside and Gauri and Anika were behind them.

Om parked his car and looked at his watch and talking to his father: "Dad i have safely reached. I'll call you later, i am already late."

He ran towards the entrance while Gauri was about to go when Om's side clashed with Gauri's side.

Both stopped at the same time for a moment, Om a little bit distant from Gauri who was behind him.

Anika came to Gauri.

Anika: "Yeh le tera phone ly aai mai chal ab."

She looked at Gauri who is looking ahead. Anika shook Gauri.

Anika: "Kya howa?"

Gauri came out of her trance: "Kuch ni dii woh..." - She looked at the guy who was also still.

Gauri: "Andhay ho? Dikhta ni hai? Dhaka kisko dia tumnay pagal"

Om heard her voice and closed his eyes. The voice felt so similar.

Anika held Gauri's hand: "Pooja ky din gunda gardi ni agay hi hum late hain chal!"

She dragged her and on the same moment Om turned around. By the wind Gauri's red dupatta touched Om's face while Aniri walked past him.

Om kept looking at her going.

Om: "Kaun thi woh?"

He came out of his world when he held the voice of bells.

Om: "Oh shucks! I am late!"

He run again.

Shiv was on the stage : "Pandit ji pooja start karein?"

Pandit looked at him: "Aap Mr Raichand ky betay hain?"

Shiv: "No but meray dad ny pooja ki baat ni ki?"

Pandit: "Ni beta yeh pooja Mr Raichand ji ka beta karay ga."

Shiv: "But pooja mujhay karni hai."

Pandit: "Beta pooja mai haq cheena ni diya jata hai."

Pandit got busy in talking to other pandits.

Shiv in his mind smirked: "Pooja toh mai hi karon ga!"

He went and held the aarti diya.

Shiv: "Mein bhi Shiv Kapoor hoon!"

Om climbed on the stair and looked at a guy holding aarti diya.

Om: "Pooja toh maine karni thi. Chalo koi baat ni Bhagwan ky kamo mai main ya tum ni hota..."

He went and held the aarti diya with Shiv, while Shiv looked sideways looking at Om. A flash of a pooja came to his mind.

Rudra also came on the stage: "Yahan toh already doo log pooja kar rahy hain, let me join too."

Om and Shiv were looking at each other when the pandit played the seashell horn announcing the starting of the pooja and at the same time Rudra came and held the aarti diya too and both Shiv and Om looked at him.

"Lambodar tu, Vinayaka tu
Ballaleshwar moreya"

Shiv, Om and Rudra looked then at the Ganpati idol in front of them and started doing the aarti.

"Vigneshwar tu, ekdant tu
Mayureshwara moreya.."

All three blinked their eyes feeling quite different but kept looking at the Ganpati.

"Wakratund tu, Gajamukha tu, Shidhvinayaka..."

Aniri stood in the first row exactly behind Om, Shiv and Rudra. Bhavya was a little behind them. They joined their hands and closed their eyes.

"Gajanana, gajanana, gajanana, gajraya,
Gajanana, gajanana, gajanana, gajraya!"

AFTER A WHILE

The pooja was over.

Pandit ji: "Aap teeno ka naam?"

Shiv : "Shiv"

Om: "Om"

Rudra: "Rudra"

Pandit ji: "Shiv Om Rudra yeh toh bhagwan ky naam hain. Ashirwad daita hoon bacho jo tum teeno ki zindagi mai adhora ho woh pora ho."

He blessed all three.

Shiv looked at Rudra and raised his hand to shake when

Anurag from behind: "Rudra beta aoo prasad bant daein."

Rudra turned and got off from the stairs.

Shiv looks at om : "I..."

Om had his hands joined in front of the idol: "Girtay hain tbhi pata chalta hai ky kaun hath thamnay wala hai aur kaun giranay wala."

Shiv was about to place his hand on his shoulder when Sam came.

Sam: "Dude Priya aunty ny prasad bhej dia hain bantny keliye chal!"

He dragged Shiv while he still was looking at om.

Mr Bajaj: "Prerna tum pandit ji sy ashirwad ly lo mai gari sy jo hum baskets ly ky aein hn mai lyky ata hoon."

Prerna nodded as Mr Bajaj went: "Anika Gauri babies mai ashirwad ly ky ati hoon wait for me over here."

Anika: "Mummy ap toh aisay keh rai hain jaisay hum bachian hn!"

Gauri laughed: "Aur ni to kya!"

Prerna: "meray liye bachian hi ho."

Prerna went

Gauri: "kia dii mummy ny bhi yahan ruknay ko kaha hai ab ghoom bhi ni sakty."

Anika made a sad face: "haan gauri par mummy ajaein phir puri jaga dekh ky jaein gy."

They were talking when a girl dashed into Anika.

The girl turned and said: "oh so Bajaj girls are here"

Anika and Gauri looked at the person.

Anika: "Bhavya Agarwal not again!"

Gauri under her breath: "Agai churail bs iski kami thi!"

Anika under her breath: "Shhh pooja mai kisi ko churail ni kehty waisay hai yeh dayan hi harkato aur bato sy!"

Bhavya folded her arms: "So anika and gauri Bajaj aj kal kaun yun similar clothes pehn ky ghoomta hai? So tacky!"

Anika made a face while gauri looked at her clothes.

Anika: "Jinmay pyar ho bhavini, pyar samjhti ho?"

Bhavya showed them her finger: "bhavini ni bhavya got it?"

Gauri made a face and showed bhavya her tongue: " bhavini bhavini bhavini you got it!"

Bhavya was about to push gauri when anika came in between.

Anika: " bhavya humay tumse larna ni hai!"

Bhavya : "mujhy bhi apna time waste ni karna!"

She walked to her thaal and took an oil bottle.

Gauri: "dii ap hamesha mujhy rok daiti ho isko shakal ka naksha badal du gi agr agli baar isny apsy yun baat ki toh har wakt humay neecha dekhati rehti hai!"

Anika: "Gussa toh mujhy bhi hai bht par jaga theek ni hai."

Bhavya to her self: " ab yeh diya kaisay jalay ga?"

She tried to open the bottle.

Gauri shook her head and goes to her: "Laao mai kholo..."

Bhavya: "tum meri maa mat bano mai khud karlo gi!"

Gauri snatched the bottle while bhavya snatched it back and in the snatching the oil fell on the floor and on gauri's clothes.

Anika: "oh yeh kia kia tumny? Meri behn ky kapray kharab kardiye?"

Gauri wiped her clothes.

Anika: "Loser bhavya tumhy mai dekh lu gi. Gauri tu ruk mai tissue lyky ati hoon."

Gauri nodded while anika ran to get tissue.

Bhavya stomped her feet going away: "Hate you both!"

Gauri with her hands was wiping her clothes when there was a loud blast heard. The place caught fire and people started to run for their lives.

Prerna looked from the stage to see people running and her foot gets entangled in the fire lamps and one of it fell down the stairs putting fire around the area gauri was standing.

Anika who was running back saw gauri in between fire and her heart went out. She ran to her but the fire kept getting growing.

Anika: "Gauri!"

Gauri looked at anika and cried: "dii bachaoooo!"

Anika: "Gauri tu fikar mat kar mai agai hoon na!"

She tried to jump in.

Gauri: "diii ap andar na aoo!" - she shouted "- " ap jal jaoo gi!"

Anika cried: "Meri gauri... koi bachaoooooo helpppppp!"

She called for help tried to stop people to help but all were running for their lives.

Gauri forwarded her hand towards anika: "Dii bachaoooo.. mummyyyyyy papaaaaaa diiiii!!" - She shouted.

Anika: "tu ruk gaurii mai help laiky ati hoon."

Anika ran towards people crying for help.

Prerna tried to come down but there was so much hustle bustle.

IN FRONT OF A STALL

Sam: "Shiv I guess uss side py agg lag gai hai lets move out!"

Shiv: "aisay kaisay?"

He looked around.

Sam: "Shiv let's just go don't try any stunts."

Bhavya saw the fire and panicked she moved back dashing into Rudra.

Bhavya was shivering and had teary eyes: "Rudra! Aag... wahan aag..."

Rudra: "Calm down Bhavini kuch ni hoga... mein hoon na!"

He held her by her shoulder.

Anurag: "Bhavini betay tum?"

Bhavya: "uncle yeh aggg!"

Anurag: "Let's discuss later lets go!"

Rudra held Bhavya's hand and ran with his father towards the exit area.

Anurag with rudra and bhavya was running when he clashed with Mr Bajaj.

Anurag vividly saw him and said: "I'm sorry"

Mr Bajaj: "Anurag Singhania?"

But he was gone and Mr Bajaj looked for his family : "Prerna ??? Anikaaaaa gauriii!!!" - he called out running inside.

Om was about to sit in the car when he saw people running. He thought to himself: "Sab bhaag ku rahy hain?"

A guard came running towards where om was standing.

Om: "Andar kuch howa hai kia?"

Guard: "Sir short circuit hogya aggg lag gai."

Om: " WHAT? Andar toh bht log hain i should help!"

He ran inside. And went towards the stage and saw a girl shouting for help just in front of the stage, Om ran towards her.

Gauri cried and shouted turning: "HELPPP!"

She stopped in her tracks when she saw Om.

Om who was about to jump inside stopped in his tracks too as he saw Gauri and the next moment his head started to pain like hell.

Voices pinched his head all he could hear was his voice shouting and running to save someone. An image of girl with a murti in his head popped up.

He with great difficulty tried to stand. But his knees gave up and he fell. Gauri eyes grew bigger while Om coughed.

Anika ran into sam: "Please meri madat karo please meri behan aggg mai phass gai hai bachao usay pleaseee!"

Shiv came from behind. Anika turned to him and Shiv was just stunned to see her.

"Oo jaaanaaaaaa!"

Anika ran to shiv and held his arm: "Shivaayyyyy gauri ki madat keejay woh agg mai phass gai hai please shivaay bacha leejay usay. Meri behan ko bacha leejay!"

Shiv looked at her and then at her hand on his arm and then back at her.

"Nazdeek hai dil ke, phir kyu laga milke jaise ho milo dur woh..."

Anika was holding shivaay's arm and begging him.

Shiv who kept looking at anika's crying face: "It's shiv."

Anika stopped at the spot as his voice echoed in her mind. Both looked at each other, Shiv with a stunned face and Anika with teary eyes.

"Jazbaa hai anjaana, mushkil hai samjhaana
Apna hai yah hai ghair woh..."

Anika left his arm and stepped back. She then ran back.

Shiv to sam: "Usny mujhy shivaay kyu kaha?"

Sam: "uski behn agg mai hai what do you expect sanity?"

Shiv: "But shivaay yeh naam woh larki its all so..."

Sam: "Shiv relax. Lets just go from here uncle aunty is fretting!"

Shiv: "But woh larki..."

Sam: "Kuch ni woh larki chill!"

ON THE OTHER HAND

Om looked at Gauri again.

"Saathiyaaa saathiyaaaa"

On the other side Prerna came down as she saw Gauri in fire.

Prerna: "Meri beti... someone help my daughter!"

Anika came to Prerna: "Mummy... Gauri!!" - she cried.

Mr Bajaj who saw Gauri in the fire jumped into it and took off his coat putting it around her and then brought her out.

Anika and Prerna run to Gauri and Bajaj.

Prerna hugged Gauri: "Theek ho? Meri bachi theek hai..."

Anika hugged gauri: "meri behan ..." - she cried - "kuch ni honay daiti mai tujhy..."

Mr Bajaj hugged his family: "Let's just go!"

Gauri coughed and her eyes were closing.

Mr Bajaj and anika were holding gauri from both sides. They sat in the car and went.

Om closed his eyes falling on the floor fully.

1 MONTH LATER

Precap:

Kia hoga tab jab kismat ka aek hadsa milaye gi shiv aur om ko?

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