At their house, the mother puts sindoor in her maang. She hears the doorbell ring. She is startled to find a policeman.
Ravi Verma:
Police officer Ravi Verma andar aa sakta hai?
Sumitra Devi:
Arey, Ravi!
Ravi Verma:
Hi, Maa! Ha ha ha ha ha ha!
Sumitra Devi:
Arey, yeh kya kar raha hai?
Ravi Verma:
Eh he he he he, heh. Aye.
Sumitra Devi:
Chhod, paagal, chhod.
Ravi Verma:
Ayep!
Sumitra Devi:
Tune aane ki chitthi kyon nahi likhi? Ek pal ke liye to main samjhi ki sachmuch pulis waala aa gaya.
Ravi Verma:
Ah ha, arey maa, kamaal karti ho. Kya main sachmuch pulis waala nahi hoon? Aur ab to meri posting bhi yahan ho gayi hai. Arey, ab dekhna mere jalve. Bhai kahan hai?
Sumitra Devi:
Kya bataaoo, Ravi. Jab se Vijay ne business shuroo kiya hai, usey ek pal ki fursat nahi miltee. Har raat baarah ek baje ghar aata hai. Kabhi do nivaale khaata hai, to kabhi woh bhi nahi. Ab pehle jaise nahi hai, beta. Raat bhar karvate badalta hai. Kyon beta, paisa aa jaye to neend nahi aati?
Ravi Verma:
Ah, ha, dono hi baatein hain, maa. Jyaada paisa aaye to neend nahi aati. Neend aaye to jyaada paisa nahi aata.
Sound of car outside.
Sumitra Devi:
Lagta hai Vijay aa gaya.
Vijay Verma:
Maa.
Ravi Verma:
Aye, bhai!
Vijay Verma:
Aye!
Ravi Verma:
Ha ha. Uh huh.
Ravi Verma:
Uh huh huh. Yeh kab aaya, maa?
Ravi Verma:
Abhi abhi aaya hoon. Aye bhai, maa kehti hai kabhi tum baarah baje aate ho, kabhi ek baje aate ho, itne bade ghar mein maa tumhaara akeyle intezaar karti hai. Aye bhai, ghar to bahut badhiya bana liya hai. Eh? Furniture vurniture, thaath vaath. Itni jaldi yeh chakkar kaise chalaa liya?
Sumitra Devi:
Kyon re, aate hi inspectory shuru kar lee? Chal, nahaa ke kapde badal le, chal.
Ravi Verma:
Yeh bhi theek hai. Main nahaa leta hoon. Maa, lekin maa, mujhe bahut bhookh lagi hai. Khaana, maa, jaldi milna chahiye. Bhai, tum bhi nahaa lo. Sab saath mein baith ke khaayenge.
Sumitra Devi:
Itna bada afsar ho gaya hai, lekin baatein vaise hi karta hai, pagla kahin ka. Main khaana lagaati hoon, huh?
Vijay Verma:
Achha.
At Anita's house.
Vijay Verma:
Yeh saare dukh maa ke saath maine bhi uthaaye, Ravi ne bhi. Aur aaj zindagi mein itni der aur itni door ek saath chalne ke baad, Ravi aur main kitne alag se ho gaye.
Anita:
Haan. Woh ek police officer hai, aur tum...
Vijay Verma:
Darta hoon jo tum kehna chaahti ho, kisee din Ravi ke mooh se na sunna pade. Kya soch rahi ho?
Anita:
Huh? Main soch rahi thi, tumne mujhe yeh flat diya, car dee, zindagi ki har woh khushi jo tum khareed sakte the, tumne mujhe dee. Phir bhi mujhe hairat nahi huyi. Lekin aaj, aaj tumne apni zindagi ki kahaani sunaakar, mujhe hairaan sa kar diya.
Vijay Verma:
Kyon?
Anita:
Tum unme se ho, jo apni khushiya to baant sakte hain, gham nahi. Hairaan hoon ki aaj mere saath apne gham baant kar, mujhe inta maan kyon de diya tumne?
Vijay Verma:
Na jaane kyon mujhe lagta hai tum samajh sakti ho mujhe.