EPISODE 19 – SCENE 3

INT. DAY – RESTAURANT

CHARACTERS – JHANAK, ANIRUDDHA, WAITER, ONE, TWO
[jhanak aniruddh have entered a five-star like restaurant]
[Jhanak is awkward][They are seated on two chairs facing each
other][People have saluted them][A waiter has come with a menu
card]

WAITER : hello mam... menu! sir aapka room number? billing

direct ho jayegi.

ANIRUDH : Nahi hum log actually kahin aur stay kar rahe
hai,bas lunch ke liye aaye hai..

WAITER : no problem sir... bataiye kya lenge?waise Aaj humare

menu mein newly married couples ke liye special menu hai..try
karengey..?

Both get awkward…here ani sees 1-2 ppl looking towards them
like thoda shak se types..he gets a bit alert..

JHANAK : [Looks] huh! nahin its o...

ANIRUDDH : [looks] kya menu..?

WAITER : [Gives another menu card] here sir... Teen din ke liye...
Just for newly married couples humne yeh dishes introduce ki
hai...inn par ten percent off bhi hai...

[Ani looks]

WAITER : kya hai na sir aap dono ki jodi itni sweet hai ki koi bhi
dekh kar bata dega abhi abhi shadi hui hai... isliye maine yeh
offer aapko..

ANIRUDH : okay okay...theek hai... Yehi le aaiye...Maharajabhoj

thali...

is sindoor and all will make ani slightly uncomfortable, and we

could show that aspect as well. So please keep him slightly
uncomfortable in this entire scenario,
WAITER : sure sir.aap dono ka ek thaali mein ho jayega..
Awkwardness..build up..as waiter goes.

Ani; yeh waiter na..kuch zyaada hi..

[Jhanak looks irritated]ani looks at jhanak..

ANIRUDH : I know jhanak.yeh sab bahut ajeeb hai..!lekin hume

yeh karna hoga taaki kisi ko hum par shakk na ho...anyway
tumne sindoor laga rakha hai... waiter ko toh lagega hi na ki
hum dono....sacch bolu toh mujhey bahot he zyada ajeeb lagg
raha hai per jab tak train mein nahin chadte yeh shadishuda
hone ka drama karna hoga....

[JHANAK LOOKS – HER HEAD IS DOWN]

JHANAK : sindoor mitaane ka mauka hi nahin mila... Train mein

chad kar, washroom jaa kar sab saaf kar lungi...Ya phir yaha bhi
kar sakti hoon...

ANIRUDH : No..no..aisee koi harkatt matt karna jissey ab koi

nayi problem shuru ho...sindoor laga kar aayi ho,uske bina
niklogi toh shakk ho jayega...main kya samjha raha hoon aur
tum kya bole jaa rahi ho!

JHANAK : [Looks]

ANIRUDH : yahan se nikalne ke baad aur train mein chadhne se

pehle, station par ise mitaa lena

JHANAK : theek hai sir jee

[Someone comes with the food]

[Someone comes with a special bouquet of flowers]

Deepak : Sir yeh aap ke liye.

ANIRUDH : Kyun?
Deepak : humari team ki taraf se shadi ki bahut bahut
badhayi...Yeh aapko aur mam ko ek saath lena hoga...please
mam?

ANIRUDH : Oh

[JHANAK FEELS UNCOMFORTABLE]

[Ani is looking at Jhanak]

ANIRUDH : C’mon Jhanak...please...yeh log wait kar rahe hai.

[They are holding the flowers together]

[One person suddenly takes a photograph]

Photographer : Thank you Sir... Thank you very much...dinner ke

baad ek copy aapko de denge aur ek hum apne paas rakhenge
record ke liye.

[Jhanak looks at Ani scared]

ANIRUDH : Okay thank you

[The waiters go away]

[The food comes arranged beautifully – The food is being placed
on the table – Waiter goes away]

JHANAK : aapne unhe photo lene se roka kyun nahin sir jee?

Anirudh : kyunki zaroori nahin tha...Jammu sheher ke ek hotel

ke kisi ek staff ke paas picture hai bhi toh kya farak padta
hai...kisi ko kuchh pata nahin chalega...

jhanak : chal gaya toh?

Anirudh: toh kya karta? kisi ko shakk na ho isiliye jo ho raha tha

hone diya.

JHANAK : itni chinta hai toh Yaha par aane ki kya zaroorat thi?
Koi aur jagah pe ya phir station pe kuch khaa sakte the

ANIRUDH : [Looks]
JHANAK : sorry...bhool gayi...chhoti jagah per khaane ki aapko
aadat nahin hai.

ANI: nahi..main chahta tha ki itna sab hone ke baad hum dono
acche se khaana kha sake..kyunki aage bhi mushkilein kun nahi
hain…

[Ani doesn’t say anything - Serves Jhanak the food]

JHANAK : bas bas kya kar rahe hai ? Main itna nahi kha paungi.

ANIRUDH : Kal se theek se nahi khaaya hai tumne...infact

Tumhari mom ke guzar jaane ke din se tumne nahin khaaya
hai...jhanak jo tum karna chahti ho uske liye tumhara strong
and fit rehna zaroori hai aur uske liye you have to take care of
your health...so please...khaana shuru karo.

[Ani eats – Jhanak nibbles on the food]

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