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Introducing a new character:
Mehek Arora (Bani's masi's daughter, nick name- Mishti, 5 yrs younger than Bani)

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Nishaaa Laagilo Re...
   Nishaaa Laagilo Re...
Baka Du Noyone Nishaaa Laagilo Re...

Bani was sitting on the flower-clad swing in the garden and seeing everyone dancing on this Bengali wedding folk song. It was her Haldi ("gaaye holud" in Bengali) afterall.
14 days passed away quicker than she thought. All the shopping was done by her Maa and Shraddha, because she herself was busy in her office works. She had to complete all her pending works in those 14 days so that she could take 1 week holiday after her wedding, that's why the work pressure was tremendous. Dheeraj had helped Bani to complete all the work easily. The wedding dresses were all designed by Shraddha herself. Bani was proud to get these two as her best friends.
Coming to present, Shrads was dancing like a perfect bengali girl in the rhythmic tune of the song. Bani smiled seeing her, but also felt sad at the same time. Why not, her bestest friend DD is not being able to attend the wedding, how can she not be sad...

~Flashback~
~~The day before yesterday, Bani was helping her mother in packing the shagun, "totto" in bengali, when she saw DD and Shraddha entering the Villa with gloomy faces.
B: DD.. Kya hua, tu itna sad kyu hai?!... Aur.... Ek min... Ek bag kyu?! Tum dono to aj se shaadi tak yahi rehne wale the... Phir?!
DD: Haa, Bani, Shraddha yahi rehne wali hai.. par main nahi reh sakta..
B: Matlab??!...Waittt, tum dono ne firse jhagra kiya hai??!
DD: Nahi Bani.. wo actually, Mom ki tabiyat achanak se bohot kharab hogayi, abhi unhe hospital le jana parega.. Iss samay, mera waha hona bohot zaroori hai.. I am sorry
B: Shut up... Tu pagal hai?! Sorry bol raha hai mujhe... Obviously jaaa, isme sorry ki kya baat hai..  Rakhi Aunty ko ab teri zaroorat hai, tu ja... Aur tu chinta mat kar, tera babydoll yaha thik rahega.. Aur shaadi, wo koi bari baat nahi hai, tere liye ho sake to ek aur bar kar lungi.. *wink*
Dheeraj laughed with tears, and hugged her tightly. He was indeed lucky to get such an understanding girl as his best friend.
DD: *To Bani* I will miss you Jaan..
*To Shraddha, in her ears* Plzz rona mat, ok babydoll.. Don't miss me much, and plz enjoy the wedding.. Don't let Jaan feel my absence.. I love you, a lot..
Dheeraj left bidding then goodbye.
B: Shrads, tu thik hai, right?!..
SA: *hiding her sadness* Haa haa, bilkul thik hoon.. tu chal ab, tere shaadi ke bohot kaam baki hai... ~~

Bani was thinking all this, when she saw her in-laws entering the garden with the "totto" from the groom side.
She spotted Veenisha and smiled.

Veeni: Heyy Bhabhi, wowwww you look so prettyyy... I must say, this yellow saree suits you perfectly.. Simple yet elegant..

B: Thanks Puchkii.. you also look amazing...

Veeni: Hehe thankyou Bhabhi.. Aapki haldi aur 'phoolon ke gehne' humne le aayi hai, ab kuchh der mein hi aap wo gehne pehnke aajayenge aur aapki bhi haldi ho jayegi.. Wait, main aapko dikhati hoon Bhaiya kaise lag rahe the haldi ke time...

B: *stopping her* Puchki, nahi.. Main nahi dekh sakti, mana hai.. Shaadi se pehle dulhe ko dekhna Bengali tradition mein apshagun mana jata hai...

Veeni: Oops, okayy.. Waise Bhabhi, ye jo gaana baj raha hai, iska matlab kya hai??!.. Aapko Bengali to aati hogi, to samjhaiye na iss song ki meaning...

B: Mmm, achha... So,"Baka Du Noyone Nisha laagilo re" means "The pair of beautiful eyes have gotten intoxicated (in love)"... And the other line, " Hasan Raja Pyarir Preme Mojilo Re" means "A king named Hasan have fallen in love with a girl name Pyari"... I hope now you can understand...

Veeni: Ohhh, haa Bhabhi samajh gayi.. matlab, yaha aap 'Pyari' ho aur mere bhaiya 'Hasan Raja' hai.... *teasing glances*

Shraddha saw Veenisha sitting with Bani. She went and brought Veenisha with her for dancing.
Bani sat there thinking... If she is 'Pyari', will Veeranshu ever become her 'Hasan Raja'...

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Veeranshu came out from the washroom after taking a nice shower. He looked at the mirror, his face still looked yellow. His mom, Badi maa, and sister had applied so much of haldi on his face that it was not going off at all. Veer heard a knock on the door and went to open it.

Ponky: Aaaaa, Peela bandar... Daksh bro, mujhe bachaoooooo.... *hiding behind Daksh*

Daksh: *Laughing hard* Abbe idiot, wo bandar nahi Veer bhai hai..😂😂

Ponky: Oh achha.. sorry sorry.. hehe...

V: *annoyed* ho gaya tum dono ka... Andar aao... Tum dono gaye nahi sabke sath Bani ke ghar??!..

They both settled on the bed.
Ponky: Nahi.. Shailee-maa ne bola aapke sath rehne ke liye, varna kya pata aap bhag jao...

Veer threw a cushion at him angrily.
Daksh: Hahahahaha... Nahi, aisa kuch nahi hai, wo kya hai na, aap akele bore ho jaoge isliye hum nahi gaye.. Par no problem, Puchki hume waha ki sari pics bhej rahi hai.. Ponky tune dekha?! Bhabhi kitni amazing lag rahi hai yaar...

Ponky: Sach mein.. kitni khubsurat haiii Bhabhi.. yellow colour bhabhi pe bohot jachti hai...

Veer was doing something on his mobile, but his concentration was towards Daksh and Ponky. To be honest, Veer also wanted to see how she looked. Suddenly, he realised,
"Wait..ye mujhe kya horaha hai.. Why on earth am I feeling like this?!.. Mujhe to ye shaadi se aitraaz tha, fir mere dil mein ye khushi kis baat ka hai?!.. Aur, main usko dekhne ke liye utavla kyu horaha hoon?!... Veer, control your stupid heart... I DON'T WANT THIS WEDDING, BUT JUST DOING IT FOR MOM'S SAKE.. THAT'S IT.... "
Veer controlled his heart, and let his mind overpower it.

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Soon it was evening. The auspicious time a.k.a "logno" for the wedding was at 7, and it was already 5:30. Bani came out of the walk-in closet of her room in her bridal attire. Shraddha and Mishti were waiting in her room, the moment they saw Bani they stood up amazed.

Mish: Wowwwww... Didiya, you look Marvellous... Like really, WOWWW.. Wait, main Janu Masi ko bolke aati hoon, she told me to inform her once you are ready...
And she left to call Jahnvi.

SA: *smiling* Sach mein Jaan, you are looking like a Queen. The red Benarasi saree is looking so gorgeous on you..

B: Thanks to you pagal.. It was your idea to style it like this..

SA: Tu ruk..main teri nazar utar deti hoon...

Suddenly Shraddha's phone rang up.
Shraddha picked up the call, and ran to Bani,
SA: Baniiii, dekh kisne call kiya hai tujhe...

It was Dheeraj on the other side of the video call.
B: Ayyyeeee, hiii DD....

DD: Wowww Jaan, you are looking so fabulous... Yaaaarrrr, ek gaana tere liye: "Kya khoob lagti ho, badi sundar dikhti ho"...

B: *laugh* Achha achha, bass.. samajh gayi... Tu bata, aunty kaisi hai??!..

DD: Better... Observation mein hai, agar sab thik raha to kal sham tak unhe chhor denge.. Main 2 din aur rahunga yaha, fir wapas aa jaunga...
Waise ek baat kahu Babydolll, will you mind if I ditch you for Bani?!

SA: *laughing* No No..Why will I mind?! Kardo ditch mujhe... I have no problem...

B: *looking at both with horror*... Abbe tum dono pagal ho kya... Kya bak raha hai tu DD??..

DD: You look too sexy Babe, not my fault...

B: Stop flirting...*laugh*

Dheeraj became silent all of a sudden. After few seconds, Bani saw Dheeraj staring at her with moist eyes.

B: DD, oye, kya ho gaya tujhe??! Ro kyu raha hai??...

DD: Sach batau?! I am missing you... You are getting married today, I can't believe it Jaan.. Shaadi ho rahi hai teri, Oh God... Sun, shadi ke baad badal mat jana... Plzzz stay the way you are, humesha aisi hi rehna.. And don't let anyone walk over you.. You are the Queen, remember this, okay?!...

B: Kya yaar.. Shrads, tu hi samjha ise..
She turned and saw Shraddha was also on the verge of crying.

B: Tum dono ne kya laga rakha hai, ha?!... Stop making me senti guys... Main sach keh rahi hoon, main ab ro dungi, fir agar meri makeup kharap ho jaay aur main churail jaisi dikhu to mujhe mat bolna...

DD: Wo to tu waise bhi hai *laugh*.. Bani, sach batana, tu khush hai right?

SA: Haa Bani, tu khush hai??!

B: Mujhe dekhke kya lag raha hain?? Obviously khush hoon.. (Finally main apna vada pura karne jaa rahi hoon..)

DD: Achha, ek aur baat... Apne pati ko bata dena ki tu pehle humara hain fir uska...

B: *laughing* Ok bata dungi.. Pakka..

DD: Babydoll, use hug karo...
Shraddha hugged Bani tightly.

DD: Haa, Bani tu sochle ki wo mera wala hug hai.. Ok, I Love You Jaan..

B: I Love You More...

DD: Okk byeee, Mrs. Singhania...*flying kiss*
Bani acted as if she caught the flying kiss. Dheeraj smiled and cut the call.

Shraddha hugged Bani once again, and then kissed her forehead.
SA: I Love You.. You are the best, remember that...

B: *smiling* Yaa I will remember.. and, I Love You More Shrads...

Shraddha smiled, and went out to check the arrangements one last time.

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Veer was now planning to really elope from the wedding. Ever since Puchki has returned from Bani's house she was behaving like a crazy woman, dancing and singing all the time around Veer. Veer really needed a break from his stupid sister now.

Veer came down looking dapper in his white wedding Sherwani and Pagri, as sent by Bani's designer friend.

He saw Puchki explaining something to Tapish bhai and Meera bhabhi, and Doky and Ponky standing at another corner revising something. Veer was confused. The moment Puchki saw Veer, she pulled him along with her and winked at Daksh. A song started playing.

Chhote Chhote Bhaiyon Ke Bare Bhaiya...
   Aj Banenge Kisike Saiyya...
Dhol Nagare Baje Sehnaiyan...
   Jhoom ke Aayi Mangal Ghariya...

They all started dancing gracefully, keeping Veer in the middle. Even his Tapish Bhai and Meera Bhabhi was dancing. Oh Godd!! Not againnnn.....
Veer couldn't help but smile at their madness, but soon went back to his irritated self again.
"Ye log sab kitne khush hai mere shadi ko lekar.. Aisa lag raha jaise mano inki shaadi hain aur main guest hoon.. Par ye log ye nahi jaante, main iss shadi se bilkul bhi khush nahi hoon.. Kya pata kya hoga shaadi ke baad...."

They completed their performance, and looked at Veer happily. Shailee came and called Veer for the rituals before leaving for the marriage.

At the end of all rituals, when Veer was going to get inside the car, Shailee stopped her. There is a ritual in the Bengali wedding where the groom has to say to his mother "I am going to bring a maid for you" before leaving.. With passing time, it has changed to "I am going to bring our Grihalaxmi for you". Shailee knew it, but still asked Veer in his ears,
SS: Veer, jaane se pehle, mujhe sabke samne bol "Maa main tumhare liye naukrani laane jaa raha hoon"...

Veer instantly told,
V: Maa, main tumhare liye bahurani laane jaa raha hoon...
He didn't know why he said that, but he felt it was correct. He got in the car and left towards the destination.
Shailee stood there smiling. Today his son proved that she had managed to teach him the right values.

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Jahnvi and Tej entered their daughter's room. Bani turned towards them and smiled. Tej and Jahnvi smiled with tears. Jahnvi came and started doing something.

B: Kya kar rahi ho Maa??

J: Nazar utar rahi hoon... Kitni pyari lag rahi hai meri bachhi...

T: Sach mein, itni khubsurat kaise lag sakti hai tu?!.. Maine kabhi pehle tujhe aise saree pehne nahi dekha, aj dekh ke mann bhar gaya...

B: Haa kyuki aapne to kabhi mujhe saree pehnne hi nahi diya, ye kehke ki main had se zyada bari lagungi saree mein...

T: *with tears* Dekhte dekhte kitni bari hogayi tu, aj shaadi karke sasural bhi chali jayegi.. Ye ghar suna ho jayega tere bagair...

J: Haa, na subah ko meri chillana sunai degi, aur na hi shaam ko koi zor zor se gaana baajayega nachne ke liye..

B: Maa, Dad, this is not fair ok?!.. Aap dono milke mujhe rula rahe ho... Arre sasural jaa rahi hoon, yaha se 30-40 min dur hai... Aa jaungi hafte mein 3-4 bar... Aur maa, ap subah Dad pe chillana meri jagah, aur sham ko gaane chalake khud nachna, basss problem solved... Ab dekho, mujhe rulao mat...

T: *smiling* Haa ok.. *forehead kiss*
Main ab niche jaake dekhta hoon, wo log aane hi wale honge...
Tej went downstairs.

Jahnvi sat beside Bani and asked,
J: Bani, tu iss shadi se khush to hai??..

B: Fir se wahi sawaal... Maa, maine uss din kaha na, main khush hoon.. Veeranshu bohot hi achha larka hai, main janti hoon use.. Aur uska family bhi bohotttt achha hai aur dearly hai.. Main sach mein khush hoon..
Aur Maa, maine jo vada kiya tha aapse, wo aj pura hua... Finally ap azad ho...

Jahnvi looked at Bani, shocked.
J: Bani, tune isliye iss shaadi ke liye haa to nahi kaha??!...

B: *looking at other side* Nahi Maa..

Meanwhile, Mishti came inside the room and hurriedly said,
Mish: Masi, baraat aagaya hai.. Meso aapko jaldi niche bula raha hai...

J: Tu ja, main aati hoon...

Jahnvi was going to ask Bani something when Bani told,
B: Maa aap niche jao..Papa bularaha hai aapko...

Jahnvi knew that when Bani has decided to not tell anything, she will never tell it no matter what....
J: Haa thikhai... *forehead kiss and hug*

And Jahnvi went down.

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Veer's car stopped in front of The Villa, and he got down. He saw Bani's mother standing there with aarti ka thaal.
Jahnvi did his aarti ("Jamai Boron" as called in Bengali) and welcomed him in.

Tej took Veer with him and went directly to the Mandap. Veer sat there and the rituals with the groom started.

On the other hand, Shraddha came inside Bani's room and closed the door.
SA: Bani, tu behosh mat ho jana ok?...

B: Main kyun behosh hongi bhala?..

SA: Kyuki Mr. Singhania bohot hi zyada hot and handsome dikh rahe hai...

B: To fir tu hi shaadi karle...

SA: Arre Dheeraj nahi hai na, use bina batake nahi kar sakti.. wo yaha hota to main pakka kar leti...

B: *rolling eyes* Hey Bholenath, mujhe bachao... Us taraf wo larka mujhse shadi karne ka baat kar raha hai, aur iss taraf ye larki mere pati se shadi karne ki baat kar rahi hai... Main ab karu to kya karu!!!....

SA: *teasing glances* Ohho, pati and all haa?!...

B: *blushing* Shut up...

Suddenly, they heard Bani's masi shouting from outside,
Masi: Bani, darwaza khol... Niche jaane ki samay hogayi hai... Oh, Ruk main Mishti ko bhejti hoon upar...

Shraddha went and opened the door.
Within few seconds, Mishti came in and handed the Paan pata to Bani. Bani held the sindoordani in one hand, and with the other hand covered her face with the Paan Pata, and went out with Shraddha and Mishti on her either sides.

Veer was doing everything as instructed by the Pandit, like a robot. It felt as if he was here just for the sake of it. Well, it was indeed true...

Suddenly, "Din Shagna Da" started playing and everyone got excited. Veer looked up and saw Bani coming towards the Mandap. She had her face covered with two Paan leaves, but she looked ethereal in her bridal attire. Atleast that's what Veer felt.. The moment Veer realised what he was thinking, he averted his gaze towards the other side.
Bani came and stood on the piri, the stool on which she was going to sit. After few seconds, she sat on it, and four boys lifted her along with the stool. Veer came and stood in front of her, and the boys started carrying Bani around Veer. Bani smiled sadly. If Dheeraj was here, he would be doing this ritual as the main man..Gosh, she missed her bestfriend...
After 7 rounds, the boys stopped in front of Veer, and Bani slowly removed the Paan. Veer looked at Bani, and their eyes met. The ritual of "Subhodrishti" completed successfully. Veer couldn't avert his eyes from Bani, it was Bani who blinked and looked down that Veer understood his stupidity and looked here and there awkwardly.
They then exchanged their garlands three times as per the ritual of "Mala Bodol"...
Bani looked at Veer. He was indeed looking handsome. She also noticed the Pagri that Veeranshu was wearing. The design of his Pagri matched the design of her Benarasi saree. Bani smiled at Shraddha's thoughtfulness.
Veer and Bani went and sat in the Mandap in front of the holy fire, and the Pandit started chanting the mantras. After some time, the Pandit called in Tej for the Kanyadaan or "Sampradan" (in Bengali) ritual. Veer kept his hand at front, and Bani kept her hands on his hands. It was then that Veer noticed she was not wearing Mehndi like the other brides, she was wearing 'alta'. Wow, her hands looked like the hands of a goddess.... The Kanyadaan ritual was over soon.
Mishti came and tied the gathbandhan. Veer and Bani stood up and started taking 7 rounds around the holy fire. This ritual "Saptapadi" was the most vital ritual of the wedding.
After the 7 rounds, Bani was handed a "kulo" having "khoi" in it. Veer held Bani's hand from behind as instructed by the Pandit. It looked as if Veer was hugging Bani from her back. This ritual was called "Kusumdinga" or "Anjali" in Bengali. This ritual is basically offering prayer to The God of Fire so that the wedding becomes pure.
Then, Veer and Bani sat down. Veer tied the mangalsutra around Bani's neck.
He then filled her hairline with the sindoor, while looking at other side. As soon as Bani's hairline was filled with Sindoor, Shraddha covered Bani's face with the "lajjavastra". Bani touched the nose and saw some sindoor had fallen on her nose. She smiled. It is said in Bengali that if sindoor falls on the Bride's nose while "sindoordaan", it means that her husband will love her will all his heart. Bani remembered the chants of the Pandit. "Yadidang Hridayang Tabah, Tadastu Hridayang Mamah; Yadidang Hridayang Mamah, Tadastu Hridayang Tabah"... Bani knew its meaning: "This heart of yours, may it be mine; This heart of mine, may it be yours.."

The wedding was over. Veeranshu and Bani were finally married.

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Veer was going to step out of the Mandap, when he saw that his shoe was missing.
V: Mere joote kaha gaye??

Mishti came there smiling, and said,
Mish: Joote churaye gaye hai Jiju.. Joote chaahiye to paise dene parenge..

Bani looked on shocked. She had told all of them yesterday to not do these crazy things with Veeranshu. Then, how can it be possible...
Bani saw Shraddha and signed her to come. Shraddha came running, and Bani asked in her ears,
B: Maine mana kiya tha na... Fir?!.. Kyu kiya aisa?!...
SA: *in Bani's ear* Arre humne nahi churaye, Veer ke bhai behen ne churaye hai.. Mishti to paisa lene mein bas unki madat kar rahi hai, Ponky ne aakar aise request kiya ki bechari na nahi keh payi...
B: Kitna paisa chahiye?!..
SA: Maine suna, 50000 chahiye...
B: Okk.. tu ek kam kar.. Mishti ko udhar leja, aur un sabko wait karne ko bol... Fir daurke meri purse leke idhar aa.. Jaldi..

Shraddha did as told. When she came to Bani again, Bani took her purse and took out 50000 Rs.
B: Le...ye paise le, aur unhe jaake de de... Aur bolna ki ye paise Veeranshu ne diya hai..Aur ye bhi bolna, ki kisike samne wo Veeranshu ko thankyou na kahe kyunki Veeranshu ne mana kiya hai...Ok??!...
SA: Par...??!!....
B: Kuch par var nahi... Tu jaldi jaaa...

Shraddha was stunned by this act of Bani. She was truly a gem. Only few minutes ago they got married, and she was already helping her husband like an ideal wife. Shraddha went and gave the money to the juniors and did exactly what Bani had said her to...

Veeranshu was thinking what to do about his shoes. She saw Mishti coming towards him with his shoes.
Mish: Jiju, ye lijiye aapke shoes..
Veeranshu was surprised. How did this girl agree to give his shoes back without the money... Anyways, Veeranshu wore his shoes and went to sit.

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Soon, it was time for Veeranshu and Bani to leave. Everyone was sad...
Bani was teary-eyed. She went and hugged her Mom.
B: Maa, aap bilkul rona mat, ok?!.. Kuch bhi ho, mujhe call karna... Zyada miss mat karna mujhe, I will entertain you through my calls *laughing with tears*.. I love you...
J: I love you toooo....
Bani went to her Dad and hugged him.
B: Hey Dad... Maa to hai hi aisi, par aap mat ro plz... I am always there.. Aap der raat tak kaam mat karna... Time pe Dawai lena, aur jaldi so jana.. I love you Dad....
T: Jaisa tune kaha, waisa hi hoga I promise... I love you tooo Betu...

Like this, Bani met everyone in her family and hugged all of them. She went to Shraddha and hugged her also.

Veer was looking at her. "How can a girl be so nice towards everyone, but so mean to me at the same time...", he thought. He was surprised when Tej and Jahnvi came and hugged him and told "Khush rehna", but didn't tell anything about their daughter.

How could they say something to him, when Bani had personally told them not to.. Bani had told them, "Dad, Maa, vidaai ke time Veeranshu ko kuch mat kehna mere baare mein.. I know how to take care of myself, I am not dependent on anyone.. and Veeranshu is a very good person, he will take care of me even if you both don't tell him to... So plz, don't tell him anything related to my wellbeing.." They had found Bani's behaviour suspicious, but couldn't do anything about it... Their daughter is very stubborn and determined, they very well knew that....

Veer and Bani settled in the car. She bid bye to everyone from the window, and the car started.

Well, according to the Bengali ritual, the vidaai happens the next morning.. But Bani, wanted the post-marriage rituals to happen according to Veer's family traditions...Hence, the vidaai happened at night...

Jahnvi kept on looking at the going car while thinking Bani's words, "Finally ap azad ho......."

Bani kept her head on the window, and looked outside with tears... She was finally a married woman now.....

Murke na dekho Dilbaro, Dilbaro...
    Murke na dekho Dilbaro, Dilbaro...

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A long chapter indeed.... Hope you all enjoyed reading the chapter asa much as I enjoyed while writing it..

No Chapter Trivia for this Special Chapter.

Precap:-
Abhi tak to bas trailer tha, Picture to abhi baki hai mere dost..