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Scene - Haveli Ka Aangan

Haveli ke bade aangan mein achanak sannata chha gaya.

Ek taraf Dadaji Baldev Singh khade the, unke paas Me. Doosri taraf Jaswant Singh apni biwiyon or apne aadmiyon aur parivaar ke kuch logon ke saath khada tha.

Jaswant ki nazar Mujh par tik gayi.

Waha khada ak jatt sikh, bol pada...

Jatt



Jatt_ Mene ise kushti karte dekha hai Jija Ji, Bahut tagda khelta hai....

Jaswant ne apne sale ki aur dekha or fir mujhe dekha...

Jaswant_ To ye hai tera pota, Ye wo sahar wale chhore kaa beta hai naa tere?

Dadaji_ Haan.

Jaswant_ Umar dekhi hai iski? Aur tu ise mere saamne lekar aa gaya?

Mene shaant lehje mein jawab diya.

Jay_ Umar chhoti ho sakti hai Thakur, lekin baat karne ke liye umar nahi, tameez chahiye. agar tum dadaji se ijjat se baat karoge to badle me tumhe bhi ijjat milegi....

Aangan mein khade kuch log ek-doosre ki taraf dekhne lage.

Jaswant ki aankhon mein gussa aa gaya.

Jaswant_ Zubaan bahut chalti hai teri.

Jay_ Aapne baat shuru hi zubaan se ki hai. Main bas jawab de raha hoon, Thakur...

Dadaji ne Meri taraf dekha.

Dadaji_ Jay.

Jay_ Ji Dadaji.

Dadaji_ Gusse mein apni had mat bhoolna.

Jay_ Ji.

Jaswant hans pada.

Jaswant_ Baldev, lagta hai budhape mein tune sach mein ek aur pahalwan taiyar kar hi liya, mere hato marne ke liye....

Dadaji_ Ye, Arjun nhi hai Jaswant, ye tere jese kaiyon ko pel chuka hai....

Jaswant ne apne sale ki aur dekha...uske sale ne haa me isara kia...

Jaswant ne gusse ke bhav se meri or dekha...

Jaswant_ Tabhi itni jaban tez hain iski?

Dadaji_ Haa, tujhe tameez yaad dila rha hai..

Jaswant_ Kyaa hua budde, bura lag rha hai, tujhe ijjat chahiye?

Or jaswant or uske log hasne lage..

Dadaji_ Apsabdo ki juban se bach, Jashwant...jism ke ghav sukh jate hai, jaban se chale apsabdo ke nhi...

Jaswant kuch pal chup raha.

Phir woh thoda humare kareeb aaya.

Jaswant_ Kyaa nanhe pahalwan, kab se kar rhe ho kushti?

Jay_ Bachpan se...

Jaswant_ To yaha kyaa mujhse ladne aaya hai?

Jay_ Me haa agar tumme himmat hai, apne pariwar ke samne harne ki to...

Jaswant_ To phir aa jaa, mujhe maja aayega tujhe masalne me...

Jay_ Aajma ke dekh lo...

Jaswant ne aankhen sikod kar mujhe dekha.

Jaswant_ Bahut jaldi tu jamin ki dhul chat rha hoga...

Dadaji muskurate huye...

Dadaji_ kosis kar le, Jaswant. sayad iske baad tera pet bhar jaye or tu mere pariwar ke prati ye vyarth ki dushmani chhod de...

 Tu har baar purani kahani ko zinda karta hai. Aaj main tujhe aakhri baar samjha raha hoon—mere bachchon aur mere pote se door reh.

Jaswant_ Aur agar main na rahun?

Dadaji_ To phir tujhe iska jawab mil jayega.

Jaswant ne apne ek aadmi ki taraf dekha.

Jaswant_ Kya mere ghar mein koi aisa nahi jo is ladke ko masal sake? me ise jamin per gidgidate huye dekhna chahta hun....

Tabhi bheed mein se ek mazboot kad-kaathi wala aadmi aage aaya.

Ye bhi Jaswant ka sala tha aur khud bhi kushti karta tha. Ye hariyana se tha...

Pahalwan_ Thakur sahab, aap peeche rahiye. Main dekhta hoon is ladke ko.

Jaswant_ Tum haraoge iss bachche ko?

Pahalwan_ Ji.

Pahalwan



Jaswant_ theek hai sale sahab, bana do rail iss nanhe se chilgoje ki
..

Mene Dadaji ki taraf dekha.

Jay_ Dadaji?

Dadaji kuch pal mujhe dekhte rahe.

Dadaji_ Jay, yaad rakh—ye gussa nikaalne ka waqt nahi hai, kisi ki jaan nhi leni hai, lakin chhodna kisi ko bhi nhi hai...

Jay_ Samajh gaya.

Pahalwan ne apna angvastra sambhala aur aangan ke ek khule hisse mein aa gaya.

Pahalwan_ Aa ja ladke.

Me dheere se aage badha.

Dono aamne-saamne khade ho gaye.

Jaswant ke aadmi utsukta se dekhne lage.

Dadaji ek taraf shaant khade rahe.

Pahalwan ne pehla daav lagane ki koshish ki.

Mene ak kadam peeche hata, uski pakad se bach gaya aur turant uski kalai pakad li.

Pahalwan ne zor lagaya.

Mene apna balance banaye rakha.

Pahalwan_ Itni aasani se nahi bach payega.

Jay_ Main bachne nahi aaya. rondne aaya hun...

Agle hi pal Mene apni position badli aur pahalwan ko ek saaf kushti ke daav se zameen par gira diya.

Bheed mein halki si halchal mach gayi.

Pahalwan turant uth khada hua.

Pahalwan_ Dobara!

Jay_ Zaroor.

Doosri baar muqabla pehle se zyada tez hua.

Pahalwan ne mujhko pakadne ki koshish ki, lekin mene uski chaal ko pehle hi samajh liya.

Mene ek ke baad ek technical daav lagaye.

Aakhirkaar pahalwan phir zameen par tha.

Jaswant ka chehra badal gaya.

Jaswant_ Ye kaise...

Dadaji ke chehre par halki si muskaan thi.

Dadaji_ Kaha tha na, Jaswant... mera Babbar sher hai.

Mene pahalwan ko haath dekar uthaya.

Jay_ Aap theek hain?

Pahalwan ne kuch pal mujhe dekha. wo bhi bade ashcharya se...

Pahalwan_ Haan.

Jay_ To baat yahin khatam karte hain.

Jaswant dheere-dheere Meri taraf badha.

Jaswant_ Tu samajh raha hai ki ek daav se tune mujhe hara diya?

Jay_ Maine aapko nahi, aapke pahalwan ko haraya hai.

Jaswant_ To phir mujhse lad.

Mene uski aankhon mein dekha.

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