Bhuj Railway Station – Ek Naya Safar
Bhuj ka chhota sa railway station, suraj dhalne ko tha, aur hawa me mitti ki sugandh thi. Platform par halke sur me ek purani train ki seeti goonj rahi thi. Jethalal,
Daya,
aur chhoti Aditi,
suitcase me samaan ke saath khade the Daya 6 mahina pregnant thi, isliye Jethalal baar-baar unka dhyaan rakhne ki koshish kar raha tha.
Unke saath aaye the Champaklal aur Rajesh Wagle, jo Jethalal ke bachpan ke dost the. Champaklal, ek gamchha kandhe par dale, bechain the, unke chehre par ek ajeeb si udaasi thi..
Champaklal :
"Jethiya, Bahu aur Aditi ka khyal rakhna,Unko zyada Danta nhi.
Jethalal:
Bapu ji, App Bilkul chinta mat kariye Mai dono ka khyal rakhunga!
Aur Bhai Raju, abh, tu bhi jaldi se Mumbai aaja.
Rajesh: Ha, Jethiya! Bas ek baar vo company mera letter accept kar le to mai bhi aa jaunga!
Jethalal: Aur sun akele aaya to station se hi vapas bhej dunga. Sath me Vandu ko bhi leke aana. Samajha
Rajesh: Ha, mere Jetha!
Aacha Bhabhi ji, Apna khyal rakhna aur Jethiya se roj kuchna kuch karidwate rhna
Daya ne pyar bhari muskurahat di. Unka ek haath pet pe tha, jisme unka doosra bachha pal raha tha. Unhone Champaklal ke pair chhuye, aur phir Rajesh ki taraf dekha.
"Rajesh bhaiya, aap Bapu ji ka khyal rakhiyega. Unko kissi cheez ki kami mat hone dijiyega"
Rajesh: Bhabhi aap Bilkul chinta mat kariye, Hum Kaka ka ka dhyan rakhege.
Aditi (jo sirf 5 saal ki thi, apni pyaari si awaaz me boli):
"Dadu, hum Mumbai se aapke liye bada wala chocolate laayenge!"
Train ki seeti baji, aur hawaldar ne
"Chalo bhai, sab log apni seat pe baitho!" ki awaaz lagayi.
Champaklal ne apni aankhein bhari hui thi, par unhone hath utha ke aashirwad diya.
Jethalal ne aakhri baar peeche dekha, Rajesh aur Champaklal ko haath hila kar alvida kaha, aur Daya aur Aditi ke saath Mumbai ki taraf apni naye jeevan ki yatra shuru ki.
(Train dheere dheere Bhuj station se nikalne lagi, aur ek naye safar ki shuruaat ho gayi!).
In Train
Train
dheere-dheere Bhuj station se nikal rahi thi, aur
hawaa me chhuk-chhuk ki awaaz goonj rahi thi. Jethalal, Daya, aur Aditi
ek chhoti si sleeper class ki seat par baithe the.
Daya apne pet par haath rakhe thodi thakaan mehsoos kar rahi thi, aur Jethalal
khidki se bahar dekhte hue sapne bun raha tha
Aditi
khaali seat par uthal-kood kar rahi thi, uska bacchpana abhi bhi usko train ki excitement mehsoos karwa raha tha. Kabhi wo khidki se bahar dekhne ki koshish karti, to kabhi
"Papa, ye train kitni fast chal rahi hai!" kehkar hasi me chhup jaati.
Jethalal:
Daya, tu theek hai na? Pareshan lag rahi hai?
Daya:
Haan Aditi ke papa, bas yeh safar thoda lamba hai na, isi wajah se thodi thakaan mehsoos ho rahi hai."
Jethalal ne apni
paani ki bottle nikali aur Daya ko di.
Daya ne halka sa sip liya, aur apni peeth seedhi kar li.
Jethalal ne apna phone nikala aur ek number dial kiya.
(Phone bajta hai, doosri taraf Tarak Mehta ki awaaz aati hai.)
Jethalal (phone par)
"Haan Mehta Sahab, sab set hai na waha? Arre haan haan, hum nikle hain, kal shaam tak pahunch jayenge!"
(Us taraf se Tarak Mehta ka jawab aata hai. Jethalal halka sa muskuraata hai, lekin phir thoda serious ho jaata hai.)
Jethalal (thoda gaur se)
"Dekho bhai, meri family aa rahi hai, sab kuch ekdum perfect hona chahiye. Daya ko koi dikkat nahi honi chahiye, samjhe?"
(Daya, jo khidki ke paas baithi thi, ye sunkar pyaar bhari nazar se Jethalal ki taraf dekhti hai.)
Tarak Mehta (phone par)
"Arre Jethalal, tum chinta mat karo! Sab set hai, tum bas aake ghar basane ki tayyari karo."
Jethalal (tasalli se)
"Theek hai bhai, main kal station 7 baje ke kareeb pahunch raha hoon, toh aap aa jana hume lene."
Tarak Mehta
"Arre Jethalal, main bhi train mein hoon! Jab tum apne gaon ke liye nikle, toh mujhe Anjali ki yaad aane lagi. Maine socha ki use bhi ghar se Mumbai le aau. Toh main bhi kal shaam 6:45 tak pahunch raha hoon!"
(Jethalal thoda sochta hai, phir uske chehre par ek halki si muskurahat aa jati hai.)
Jethalal
"Acha, oh ho! Sahi hai. Theek hai, toh hum sab saath chalenge! Lekin ek badi taxi toh mil jayegi na?"
Tarak Mehta (halki hasi ke saath)
"Haan mil jayegi, par bhai, thodi mehengi padegi!"
Jethalal (thoda taana maarte hue)
"Haan, woh toh hai. Chalo, jo bhi ho, ek acchi badi taxi ka jugaad kar lena. aap jaldi pahunch jaoge na?"
Tarak Mehta
"Theek hai Jethalal, sab ho jayega. Kal milte hain!"
(Jethalal phone band kar deta hai.)
(Jethalal phone band karta hai aur apni aankhein band kar thodi der ke liye relax karta hai. Daya curious nazar se use dekhti hai.)
Daya (thoda muskurate hue)
"Aditi ke papa, yeh Mehta Sahab kaun hai? Bahut hi apnapan se baat kar rahe the tum unse!"
(Jethalal ek pal ke liye sochta hai, phir muskura kar Daya ki taraf dekhta hai.)
Jethalal
"Daya, yeh Tarak bhai Mehta hai! Ek lekhak hai. Jab main pehli baar Mumbai aaya tha na, toh train mein inse mulaqat hui thi. Us waqt mere paas ticket ke paise bhi nahi the, toh Tarak bhai ne mera ticket ka kharcha diya tha!"
(Daya hairan ho jaati hai aur dhyan se sunne lagti hai.)
Jethalal (nostalgic hote hue)
"Phir jab maine apni pehli dukan kholi, toh yeh laptop lene aaye the. Maine unko free mein laptop de diya, aur wahin se hamari dosti shuru ho gayi!"
Daya (aashcharya se)
"Sach mein?!"
Jethalal
"Haan re! Us time main ek hotel mein rehta tha, toh Tarak bhai ne mujhe apne ghar mein jagah di. Uske baad jab mera dhanda thoda set hone laga, aur main dukan ka rent bhi bharne ke layak ho gaya, tab humne ek 2BHK ghar rent pe le liya."
(Daya thoda sochti hai, phir halka sa apni eyebrows uthakar bolti hai.)
Daya
"Par Aditi ke papa, main toh unko jaanti bhi nahi. Hum unke saath rahenge?"
(Jethalal haath se gesture karta hai ki tension mat le.)
Jethalal
"Daya! Woh shaadi-shuda hai, aur woh bhi apni patni ko lene gaya hai."
(Daya abhi bhi thodi hesitant lag rahi hai.)
Daya
"Par phir bhi Aditi ke papa...?"
Jethalal (thoda strict ho kar)
"Daya! Meri baat maan, Tarak bhai bahut acche insaan hain. Tu bas aaraam kar."
(Daya thoda relax ho jaati hai. Jethalal phir Aditi ki taraf dekhta hai aur pyaar se kehta hai.)
Jethalal
"Aditi, chalo beta, khana kha lete hain!"
(Aditi khush ho kar maa ke paas aati hai. Daya bhi muskurati hai, aur teeno saath baith kar train mein dinner karne lagte hain. Jethalal apna aur daya ka bistar set kardeta hai.)
Next Day
At 8:30, Jethalal woke up and went to get fresh. Later, when everybody had woken up, Daya was reading the newspaper, and Jethalal was playing with Aditi.
Daya: Aditi ke papa, Ye dekhiye. Mumbai ke Goregaon east me ek nayi society khul rhi hai. Sirf 1,50,000rs me 3 ya 4bhk mil rhe hai. Ye Dekhiye.
Jethalal: Daya! Abhi mere paas utna nhi hai. Hum baad me kahi aur dekh lege na! abh to jaha ja rhe hai wahi rhenge.
Daya: Aditi ke papa! Aap bapu ji se paise mang lijiye .
Jethalal: Dekh Daya, Bapu ji ne mujhe apne pairo par khade hone ko sikhaya hai. Mai uske ek baar paise nhi dene ki baat mani hai. Abh jab tak vo mujhse paise nhi mangege tab tak mai unse ek rupiya bhi nahi loonga. Mai chahta hoon ki jo bhi humare paas ho, Vo mai apne balbute par karu."
Daya thoda samajhne wale andaaz mein sir hilati hai, par ab bhi uske chehre par thodi chinta nazar aati hai.
Daya: "Lekin Aditi ke papa, yeh moka ekdum sahi hai! Itne kam paise mein Mumbai mein ghar milna mushkil hota hai. Aap thoda sochiye na!"
Jethalal (halki si hasi ke saath): "Daya! Sochna to mujhe roz hi padta hai. Par abhi humare paas jo bhi hai, wahi kaafi hai. Jab waqt aayega, tab hum bhi apna bada ghar lenge."
Tabhi train ek station par rukti hai, aur chai-bechne wale ki awaaz aati hai—"Garam chai, masala chai!"
Jethalal: Daya, mai Aditi ke liye kuch chocolate wagerha leke aata hu.
Aditi: Papa, mai bhi chalungi.
Jethalal aur Aditi station par utar gaye, aur Daya unhe jaate hue dekhti rahi. Uske mann mein ek vichar chal raha tha—"Agar Jethalal Bapuji se paise nahi maangna chahte, to kya mai unse chupke se baat kar sakti hoon?"
Daya ne socha ki Jethalal ka ek apna ghar hona chahiye. Mumbai jaisa sheher mehnga hai, aur agar abhi moka mil raha hai to use kho dena theek nahi hoga. Lekin woh jaanti thi ki Jethalal apni zidd par ad gaya to usse manaana mushkil hai.

Station par:
Jethalal ek dukaan par chocolate dekh raha tha, aur Aditi excitement mein ek ek chocolate ko pakad kar puch rahi thi—
Aditi: "Papa, ye wali lo na! Arre nahi, ye wali!"
Jethalal (halki hasi ke saath): "Aditi beta, agar tere bas ka hota na to tu poori dukaan kharid leti!"
Aditi (muskurate hue): "Haan, papa!"
Jethalal chocolate kharid raha tha tabhi uski nazar ek chai ki tapri par padi. Usne socha "Ek cutting chai to banti hai!"
Jethalal: "Bhaiya, do chai dena, "
Aditi: "Ye Dursi kiske liye?"
Jethalal: "Tere mummy ke liye!"

Wapas train mein:
Jethalal aur Aditi haste khelte wapas aaye, aur usne Daya ko chai di.
Daya: "Aapko yaad tha?"
Jethalal: "Arre Daya, mai tumse pyaar karta hoon na! Aur pyaar karne wale chhoti chhoti cheezein yaad rakhte hain."
Daya (sharma kar): "Aap bhi na!"
Par uske mann mein ab bhi ek soch chal rahi thi—"Bapuji se baat karni padegi. Jethalal samjhe na samjhe, par ye moka chhodna nahi chahiye!"

Tabhi train chalne lagi, aur naye safar ki shuruaat ho gayi

Afternoon in the Train:
Jethalal aur Aditi lambi safar ki thakan ke karan gheri neend mein so gaye the. Par Daya ki aankhon se neend door thi. Uske mann mein ek hi baat chal rahi thi—"Mujhe Bapuji se baat karni chahiye!"
Dheere se, bina koi awaaz kiye, Daya ne apna phone uthaya aur Rajesh ka number dail kiya.

(Phone ringing...)
Rajesh: "Haan, Daya bhabhi! Kaise yaad kiya?"
Daya (dheemi awaaz mein): "Rajesh bhai, jaldi se phone Bapuji ko do. Mujhe unse zaroori baat karni hai."
Rajesh: "Arre, kya hua? Sab theek to hai na?"
Daya: "Haan, sab theek hai, bas aap Bapuji ko phone de dijiye!"

Few seconds later...
Phone ke doosri taraf se Champaklal ki gehri, shaant awaaz aayi.
Champaklal: "Haan Daya bahu, bolo. Sab theek hai na?"
Daya (thodi chintit lekin himmat jataate hue): "Bapuji, ek zaroori baat karni thi. Aap Aditi ke papa se kabhi baat mat karna ki maine aapse baat ki!"
Champaklal: "Arre, baat kya hai? Batao to sahi!"
Daya (jaldi se): "Bapuji, Mumbai ke Goregaon East mein ek nayi society khul rahi hai. Sirf 1,50,000 rupees mein 3 ya 4 BHK ka flat mil raha hai! Itni sasti deal kabhi nahi milegi. Lekin inke paas paise nhi hai aur inhone aap se paise lene se mana kar diya. Wo kehta hai ki vo sab kuch apne balbute par karna chahte hai.
Champaklal (thoda soch kar): "Hmm… Bahu maine jhetiya ko sirf dukan ke liye paise nhi dye the taaki usko mehnat ka matlab pata chale. Magar ghar ki baat alag hai. Mia jhetiya se baat karta hu. Bol kitne paise bhejn hai.
Daya (umeed bhari awaaz mein): "Bapuji, 1,50,000rs usme likha hai."
Champaklal ne thodi der socha, phir usne ek chhoti si hasi di.
Champaklal: "Theek hai Daya bahu, mai Mai Rajesh ko bol kar Jhetiya ke khate me 2,50,000 dalwa deta hu. Tu chinta mat kar."
Daya (khush hokar): "Ji! Aap ka bahut shukriya bapu ji!"
Champaklal : Khush raho bahu! Waise kaha pahuche tum log??
Daya: Bapu ji abhi 1.30 ghante lagege Mumbai pahuchne me.
Champak: Aacha, theek hai bahu! Tum aaram karo. Jai jeenendra!

Call disconnected.
Somewhere in Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Babita (roti hui, guilt bhari awaaz mein): "Iyer… tumne mujhe pehle kyun nahi bataya ki tumhe bache nahi karne? Agar mujhe pata hota… toh shayad…"

Iyer (tez awaaz mein, gusse se): "Bas Babita! Kab se sun raha hoon ki bache chahiye, bache chahiye! Kya tum ek baar bhi meri choice ko samajhne ki koshish karogi?

Babita (sar jhukakar, dukh bhari awaaz mein): "Mujhe lagta tha ki hum ek parivaar banayenge, ek naya jeevan shuru karenge… par tumne to bas apne career!"

Iyer (haath jodkar, taane maarte hue): "Oh, toh ab main hi galat hoon?! Tumhe sirf apni chinta hai na Babita? Tumne kabhi ye nahi socha ki mujhe kya chahiye? Tumhe sirf apna sapna dikh raha hai, mera nahi!"

Babita (aankhon se aansu girte hue, dard bhari awaaz mein): Aisa mat bolo, Iyer… maine hamesha tumhare baare mein bhi socha hai… par maine kabhi socha bhi nahi tha ki tum mujhse itni badi baat chupaaoge. Ek aurat ke liye maa banna ek sapna hota hai"

Iyer (gusse se): "Haan, bas yahi sunna baaki tha! Tumhare liye sirf maa banna zaroori hai, par tumhare pati ki feelings ka koi matlab nahi hai? Main insaan nahi hoon? Sirf ek zarriya hoon tumhare sapne poore karne ka?"

Babita (roti hui, sar jhukakar): "Iyer… maine kabhi tumhe ek zarriya nahi samjha… mujhe laga tha ki hum milkar ek naya safar shuru karenge… ek naye rishtay ki neev rakhenge..."

Iyer (tez awaaz mein, aankhon mein gussa): "Rishtay ki neev?! Rishtay sachai pe tikte hain Babita, sapno pe nahi! Tumhe sirf apna sapna dikha, par maine jo chaha, jo mehsoos kiya… uska koi matlab hi nahi tha tumhare liye!"

Babita (aankhon se aansu pochti, guilt aur dukh se): "Main bas itna keh rahi hoon ki agar mujhe pehle pata hota, toh shayad main apni soch badal leti... par ab..."

Iyer (teekhi awaaz mein, aankhon mein gussa): "Shayad tum shaadi nahi karti, hai na?!"

Babita (sadly, thoda guilty feel karte hue): Ha! Nhi karti. Ek ladki ke liye apna naya parivaar shuru karna bahut zaroori hota hai Iyer. Mujhe pehle pata hota toh shayad main apni expectations control kar leti… par ab…"

Iyer (ghoorte hue, taana marte hue): "HAH! Expectation?! Babita, sach to yeh hai ki tumne kabhi mujhse pyaar kiya hi nahi! Tum sirf ek ‘perfect life’ chahati thi, ek ‘perfect husband’, ek ‘perfect baccha’… par kya tumne ek baar bhi mujhse poocha ki main kya chahta hoon?!"

Babita (dard bhari awaaz mein, aankhon mein aansu): "Iyer, aisa mat kaho… main tumse pyaar karti hoon!"

Iyer (tez awaaz mein, gusse se haath jodte hue): "Haan?! Toh phir ab yeh guilt kyun? Yeh aansu kyun? Babita, tumhari problem yeh nahi hai ki mujhe bache nahi chahiye… tumhari problem yeh hai ki tumne shaadi ek galat wajah se ki thi!"

Babita (shock mein, sar jhukakar): "Main… main sirf tumhare saath ek pyaara sa parivaar chahati thi..."

Iyer (gusse se): "Toh shaadi nahi karti, hai na? Bahut accha! Par tumhe pata bhi hai ki tumne ye shaadi kyun ki thi?

Babita (shock mein, aankhon se aansu girte hue): Matlab? Tum kehna kya chahte ho?"

Iyer (teekhi awaaz mein): "Tumhare uss budhe Dada ne mere Appa se promise kiya tha ki agar woh hume humara insaaf aur paisa nahi dila paaye, toh tum meri hogi!"

Babita (shock mein, aankhen phaad kar): "WHAT?! To vo jo tumne mujhe propose kiya tha, vo bhi jhooth tha?"

Iyer (thoda dheeraj rakhte hue): "Nahi Babita, maine tumse pyaar kiya tha... par ye bhi sach hai ki agar tumhare Dada ne woh wada na kiya hota, toh shayad hamari shaadi kabhi nahi hoti."

Babita (dil toot chuka hai, shaky voice mein): "Matlab tumne mujhe ek zimmedari samjh kar shaadi ki thi? Ek deal ki tarah? Pyaar ki koi value nahi thi?"

Iyer (thoda samjhane wale andaaz mein): "Babita, tumhe samajhna hoga... har kisi ki priorities alag hoti hain. Tumhe bache chahiye, mujhe nahi. Aur shaadi ek compromise hoti hai..."

Babita (thoda strong tone mein): "Compromise? Tumne mujhe kabhi choice di hi nahi! Kya tumne ek baar bhi socha ki main kya chahati hoon?"

Iyer (sar pakad kar, thoda thak haar kar): "Babita, ab jo ho gaya so ho gaya. Kya tum ab bhi mujhse pyaar karti ho?"

Babita (thoda sochti hai, phir aankhon se aansu girte hain): "Pyaar? Mujhe lagta tha ki karti hoon… par ab… ab shayad sirf dukh aur guilt mehsoos hota hai!

Iyer (gusse se): "Wah Babita, kya baat hai! Ek pal mein pyaar, doosre pal mein sirf dukh aur guilt? Tumhare emotions bhi tumhari suvidha ke mutaabik badalte hain!"

Babita (aankhon se aansu pochti, dard ko chhupane ki koshish karti hui): "Iyer, mujhe waqt chahiye. Yeh sab ekdum se accept karna aasan nahi hai… lekin main tumhare decision ke saath hoon."

Iyer (halki hasi ke sath, teekhi nazar dalte hue): "Oh, toh ab mujhe sympathy milegi? Bahut badiya! Pehle mujhe samjha nahi, ab sympathy dekar guilt free hona chahti ho?"

Babita (andar hi andar gusse aur nafrat ko dabaate hue, mann mein sochti hai): (“Bas ek baar main settle ho jaaun, toh iss napunsak Iyer ko divorce de dungi! Yeh insaan meri life ka bojh hai, aur mujhe isse jitna jaldi ho sake chutkara chahiye…")

(Lekin upar se shaant dikhne ki koshish karti hai, thoda muskurakar): "Iyer, tum thak gaye hoge… so jaate hain."

Iyer (sar hila kar, dil mein chhupa gussa dabate hue): "Theek hai… par yaad rakhna Babita, tum kuch bhi karlo hum bacche nhi karege."

(Babita halka sa muskurati hai, lekin uski aankhon mein ek alag hi iraada chamak raha hai… ek aise iraade ka jo sirf use pata hai… Divorce!)
Next Morning
Iyer (newspaper padte hue, ek ad dekhkar excited hota hai):
"Are wah! Sirf 1,50,000 rupaye mein single BHK se lekar 4 BHK tak ka flat mil sakta hai?! Kya baat hai!"
(Mann mein sochta hai):
“Chalo, waise bhi bahut din ho gaye Babita ke ghar se paise nahi aaye. Pehle toh meri salary aati thi toh ye shopping mein uda deti thi, lekin jab se maine salary na aane ka bahana banaya hai, thodi sudhar gayi hai!"
(Thoda sochta hai, phir ek plan banata hai…)
Iyer (mann hi mann muskurate hue):
"Ek kaam karta hoon, Mr. Venukutti ko message kar deta hoon ki mera transfer Mumbai ka karwa de. Warna kahin Delhi ya kisi aur kone mein na daal de."
(Iyer apne phone ka unlock button dabata hai aur ek tezi se message likhta hai…)
[Message to Mr. Venukutti]:
“Sir, please arrange my transfer to Mumbai. I would prefer it over any other location. Thank you.”
(Kuch der baad phone vibrate hota hai… screen par ek message dikhai deta hai.)
[Reply from Mr. Venukutti]:
“OK.

Iyer (table par baithe hue, breakfast karte hue): "Babita, aaj ka breakfast bada accha bana hai!"

(Babita chup chaap kitchen me Iyer ka lunch banate hue, ek shabd bhi nahi bola. Na koi hasi, na koi taana. Sirf ek ajeeb si shanti thi uske chehre par, jo Iyer ko andr se bechain kar rahi thi.)
(Babita kitchen se aakar Iyer ko lunch deti hai)

Iyer (thoda hairaan hoke): "Kya hua? Subah se bade shaant ho… Kuch kehna nahi?"

(Babita ne sirf ek nazar Iyer ki taraf uthai, phir bina kuch kahe apna kaam karti rahi. Ek bhi shabd nahi bola.)

(Iyer ne andr hi andr socha: ‘Yeh kya ho raha hai? Pehle to hamesha shikayatein karti thi… Aaj itni chup kyun hai? Yeh shanti tufaan ka sanket to nahi?’)

(Bina aur kuch bole, Iyer ne apna breakfast khatam kiya, briefcase uthaya aur office ke liye nikal gaya.)

(Jaise hi Iyer gaya, Babita ne darwaza andar se lock kar diya. Apne room me gyi dheere se aaina ke samne aayi, apne aap ko dekha… Aur ek thandi saans bhari. Fir dheere dheere apne kapde utarne lagi)