Vishal khanna (BOSS) (Mumbai regional head of ABC bank credit card department) is sitting in

his cabin & checking out employee’s appraisal reports of last quarter…

Prashant verma (an employee) enters…

Boss
Prashant Verma ??

Prashant
Yes, sir..

Boss
I was sort of wondering, ki aap dikhte kaise hoge.. Bathiye prashantji..

Prashant sits…

Boss
I have been hearing great things about you..Aapke appraisal report.mein,aapke immediate
manager Subhash Gupta ne remarks likha hai ki aap loyal, cooperative,resourceful hain…

Prashant
Sir, Sab Mata rani ki kripa hai...Aur aap jaise seniors ka marg darshan…

Boss
Are prashantji yeh toh bas shuruwat hai, Aapke senior manager karan Damle ne likha hai ki
“every month several nights you work late night at the office and without overtime”..

Prashant
Sir..Sab mata rani ki kripa hai..Mere babuji ne hamesha yahi sikhaya ki “karam hamara dharam
hai” isliye..kam karte waqt Na din dekhna chahiye Na raat..

Boss
Badi mahan soch rakhte hain aapke babuji..

Prashant
The...sir.. ..last year who….

Boss
Oh ..I m sorry Prashant..

Prashant
It's OK sir.

Boss
Waise recovery department ke head Sumit Shah aur Loan department ke senior officer Anuj
Garg toh chahte ki u should be transferred to their department..

Prashant
Sir itna pyar aur protsahan milta hai is office mein…ab kya bolun sir.. shabd nahi hai… sab….

Boss
Mata rani ki kripa hai..kyon?

Pranshant
(feels shy & smiles )

Bossl
Acha toh aapko kya lagta hai ki kya bas yahi sab batein aapko itna famous banayi hui hain is
company mein?

Prashant
Han sir….

Boss
Do you think I am a stupid?

Prashant
No sir.. matlab main kuch samajha nahi sir..

Boss
I know it very well ki yahan kis building mein, kis department mein, kis floor PE yahan tak ki kis
cubicle mein kya kya hota hai…

Prashant
Bilkul sir ..

Boss
You know jab I was heading Delhi Na...aapki hi tarah wahan bhi ek popular sales man
tha..Ranjit Makhija..best performer.,best incentives..best perkes..I met him personally
once..jaise aaj hum milein hain..mujhe laga kuch gadbad hai..maine enquiry bathaiyi toh pata
chala,ki he was a bookie..crickets matches ki betting karke apne bosses ko paise bana kar deta
tha…waise abhi waise woh jail mein hai..

Praahant
Han sir..aisa kuch suna tha.. news paper mein bhi aaya tha..bilkul sahi kiya aapne sir..aise
logon ko jail mein hi hona chahiye..

Boss
Laughs…Prashant aap mujhe abhi bhi seriously nahi le rahe ho..
Yeh “key shuffling” ka kya game chalu hai is office mein..

Prashant
Key shuffling? Mujhe nahi pata sir..

Boss
Acha aapko nahi pata…yeh Jo chabhi, subhash se karan , karan se sumeet, sumeet se anuj
ghum rahi hai.. wo kiske apartment ki chabhi hai ?

Prashant
Sir wo..

Boss
Ab nahi bologe Mata rani ki kripa hai.. Saaf saaf batao warna I will fire you right now..

Prashant
Sir woh main aapko batata hun..koi chakkar nahi hai sir.
actually aaj se kuch 7 months pahle subhash sir ki family mein kuch problem ho gayi thi..unki
biwi ki mom matlab unki saas bimar pad gayi thi..
unhe office se hi direct airport Jana tha...raat ki flight thi unki..par office mein dopahar ke time
bahut bimar ho gaye woh..unka ghar thane mein hai..office andheri mein..ghar jake wapas
airport nahi aa pate..udhar unki saas critical thi.. yahan sir critical ho gaye.us critical time mein
maine unhe critical advice di ki mera ghar yahin pas mein hai.aap mere ghar jake medicine leke
thodi der rest kar lijiye ..uske bad sir baki boss log bhi kabhi kabhi rest karne ke liye keys mang
lete hain…

Boss
Acha rest karne jate hain.. aisa kaunsa rest hota hai wahan? .yahan office mein rest room nahi
hai…
Tell me honestly kitne log involve hain is key shuffling game mein..

Prashant
4

Boss
aapko pata hai agar yeh bat maine higher management ko bata di toh kya hoga?

Prashant
Sorry sir..main aage SE kabhi bhi kisi ko bhi apni keys nahi dunga ..

Boss
Just shut up…
Where is your apartment ?
Prashsant
Sorry sir…

Boss
Where the fuck is your apartment?

Prashant
Sir sundarban ..lokhandwala...near lokhandwala circle…

Boss
Aur yeh keys lena dena kaise hota hai..

Prashant
Sir, mujhse wo office mein le lete hain..aur phir sab rest karne ke bad nikalte waqt ghar ke
bahar pade Mat ke niche rakh dete hain..par I promise sir aage aisa nahi hoga .

Boss’s phone sratrs ringing

Boss
Han baby ..

Prashant
slowly gets up & tries to escape

Boss
Kahan ja rahe ho?

Prashant
Aap baat kar lijiye …

Boss
batho chupchap.

Starts talking on phone..

Are baba tum mat batho... baby suno na, wo Bangalore SE mere account ke most premium
customer aayen hue hain..& he wants to see a play here so I m taking him to watch mughle
azam play..I know baby I will be late but cant help ..bahut important client hai..so please don't
wait for me..sleep well honey.. .cuts the phone..

Han prashant , yeh lo mughle azam ki 2 tickets..

Prashant
Sir wo toh aap Bangalore ke client ke sath..

Boss
Mera plan thoda badal gaya hai toh play dekhne tum jaoge..jis kisi ke bhi sath chaho..(gives
tickets to him)

Prashant
Sir that's very kind of you..but aaj meri kuch tabiyat thik nahi hai..sir mein bahut bahut dard
hai…kabhi kabhi mujhe migraine attack aate hain..ghar jake medicine leke sounga…

Boss
Maine aapse kya kaha “ab mera kuch aur plan hai aur isliye aapko play dekhne jana hai”.
.samajhe ki nahi..
Are aapki appraisal report toh kahti hai aap bahut smart, resourceful ,presence of mind etc etc..
kya ho gaya hai abhi aapke mind ko

Prashant
Sir .matlab woh

Boss
Yeah..

Prashant
(Takes out the key from pocket)
Sir yeh ..

Boss
Niche rakho...
(gives him pen & paper) Yahan apna address likho..aur yaad yeh bat secret hi rahni chahiye..
Likh diye..

Prashant
Han sir..
Sir flat no 302 hai ..flat pe koi Nam nahi likha hai..number bhi mit gaya hai..sir 3rd floor PE jis
flat pe mata rani ki photo chipki hogi na wo hi apna.sir fridge mein beer hai aur bed room mein
sound system hai…soft music n enjoy sir...apna hi ghar samajhiye..

Boss
Woh main manage kar lunga.. jao kam karo.. abhi bahut aage jana hai tumhe..

Prashant leaves….