19-10-2026, 11:33 AM
Written & Directed by GREENWOOD
UPDATE 01
Ek Aam Si Subah
?️ A Note from the Director
GREENWOOD
"Hum sabki zindagi mein kuch na kuch aisa hota hai, jise hum roz jeete hain, lekin shayad kabhi gaur nahi karte.
Kabhi hamari subah ek jaisi hoti hai, kabhi hamare din ka koi bharosa nahi hota. Kabhi hum apni hi duniya mein itne busy hote hain ki aas-paas ki cheezon par dhyaan hi nahi jaata.
Bas, isi rozmarra ki zindagi ke ek hisse ko aapke saamne rakhne ki ek chhoti si koshish hai meri.
Baaki, iske baare mein abhi zyada kuch nahi kahunga.
Aaiye, milte hain Reyansh se..."
BENGALURU | 7:45 AM
Subah ki halki dhoop khidki ke pardon se guzarti hui bedroom ke farsh par pad rahi thi.
Bahar sadak par gaadiyon ki awaazein dheere-dheere badh rahi thi. Kisi building mein bachchon ko college bhejne ki taiyaari chal rahi thi, toh kisi flat ki balcony mein khade ek aadmi ke haath mein chai ka cup tha.
Aur ek bedroom mein...
Phone ka alarm pichhle kuch minute se apni poori koshish kar raha tha.
Tring... Tring... Tring...
Bed par leta hua Reyansh ek taraf karwat badalta hai.
Alarm bajta rehta hai.
Woh aankhein khole bina haath badhata hai. Pehli baar mein phone uske haath nahi aata. Doosri baar uski ungliyan phone se takraati hain, lekin woh use pakadne ke bajaye takiye ko kheench leta hai.
Teesri koshish mein phone haath mein aa hi jaata hai.
Alarm band.
Kamre mein phir se khamoshi.
Reyansh ne aankhein khole bina ek gehri saans li aur apna chehra takiye mein chhupa liya.
"Bas paanch minute..."
Uski awaaz itni dheemi thi ki agar khud usne suni bhi hoti, toh shayad use khud par bharosa nahi hota.
Paanch minute baad phone dobara bajne laga.
Is baar Reyansh ne aankhein khol di.
Screen par time dekhte hi uske chehre par woh expression aaya jo aam taur par tab aata hai jab kisi ko yaad aaye ki aaj chhutti nahi hai.
"Shit!"
Woh turant uthkar baith gaya.
Kuch seconds tak baalon mein haath pherte hue apne bedroom ko dekhta raha. Phir phone uthaya, alarm band kiya aur bed se neeche pair rakh diye.
"Monday ko itni jaldi subah kyun hoti hai?"
Khud se sawaal karne ke baad woh khud hi khada ho gaya.
Jawab ka intezaar karne ka waqt nahi tha.
Woh bathroom ki taraf badha, lekin aadhe raste mein ruk gaya.
Uski nazar bedroom ke kone mein rakhi chair par padi, jis par kal raat ki T-shirt aur jeans rakhi hui thi.
Reyansh ne unhe dekha.
Phir apne aap se kaha, "Kal rakh dunga, bola tha na."
Ek pal rukkar usne kapde uthaye aur laundry basket mein daal diye.
"Lo, aaj rakh diye."
Itna kehkar woh bathroom mein ghus gaya.
Ghar mein filhaal sirf paani chalne ki awaaz thi.
Aur subah ka aalas ab dheere-dheere apni jagah chhod raha tha.
8:03 AM | REYANSH'S APARTMENT
Bathroom se nikalne ke baad Reyansh ne jaldi se apne baal theek kiye, ek saaf T-shirt pehni aur bedroom se bahar aa gaya.
Living room mein halki si thandak thi. Sofa ke saamne rakhi table par kal raat ka khaali coffee mug abhi bhi pada tha.
Reyansh ki nazar us par gayi.
Usne mug uthaya, kitchen tak gaya aur sink mein rakh diya.
Fridge khola.
Andar rakhi paani ki bottle nikaali aur do lambe ghoont liye.
Phir bottle band karke wapas rakh di.
Uski nazar kitchen ki khidki se bahar gayi. Neeche road par traffic badhne laga tha.
"Traffic aaj bhi apni marzi se chalega," woh badbadaaya.
Tabhi...
Ding-dong!
Doorbell baj uthi.
Reyansh ne kitchen se hi awaaz lagayi, "Coming!"
Lekin uske kadam utni tezi se nahi chale jitni tezi se uski awaaz nikli thi.
Woh living room se guzarta hua darwaze tak pahuncha aur handle ghumakar darwaza khol diya.
Bahar Shalu khadi thi.
Ek haath mein uska bag tha, doosre haath mein phone. Chehre par subah ki halki si thakaan thi, lekin woh apne kaam ke liye taiyaar thi.
"Good morning, sir."
Reyansh ne ek pal use dekha, phir jamhai rokne ki koshish ki.
"Morning, Shalu."
Shalu ki nazar uske bikhre hue baalon par padi.
Woh kuch boli nahi.
Bas apne hothon par aati muskurahat ko rok kar andar aane lagi.
Reyansh ek taraf hat gaya.
"Sir, aaj late ho gaye?"
Reyansh ne darwaza band karte hue uski taraf dekha.
"Main late nahi hua. Subah jaldi ho gayi."
Shalu ne apna bag kitchen ke paas rakha.
"Achha ji."
"Bilkul."
"Toh breakfast bhi subah jaldi ban jaayega?"
Reyansh ne uski taraf dekha.
Shalu apna dupatta theek karte hue kitchen mein ja rahi thi.
Reyansh ke chehre par halki si muskurahat aa gayi.
"Shalu!"
"Ji, sir?"
"Coffee milegi?"
"Breakfast ke saath?"
"Nahi, abhi."
"Toh khud bana lijiye. Kitchen aapka hi hai."
Reyansh kuch pal chup raha.
Phir usne sar hilaya.
"Bahut badal gayi ho tum."
Shalu ne peeche mudkar dekha.
"Sir, main toh pehle se aisi hi hoon."
Aur woh kitchen mein chali gayi.
Reyansh darwaze ke paas khada use jaate hue dekhta raha.
"Logic toh hai," woh dheere se bola.
Phir living room mein laut gaya.
8:10 AM | KITCHEN
Shalu ne sabse pehle kitchen ki khidki kholi. Taazi hawa andar aayi toh usne gas ke paas rakha apron uthaya aur apne kapdon par baandh liya.
Uske liye ye subah kisi aur subah se alag nahi thi.
Woh roz aati, apna kaam karti, ghar sambhalti aur phir agle ghar ke liye nikal jaati.
Reyansh ke ghar mein use kaam karte hue ab itna waqt ho chuka tha ki use pata tha kis cheez ko kahan rakhna hai, kaunsi shelf mein kya milta hai aur fridge mein kaunsi cheez khatam hone wali hai.
Usne fridge khola aur andar rakhi sabziyan check ki.
Phir kitchen counter par khade hokar sochne lagi ki breakfast mein kya banaya jaaye.
Peeche se Reyansh ki awaaz aayi.
"Shalu, coffee ka kya hua?"
Shalu ne palatkar dekha.
"Sir, aap bana rahe hain ya main bana doon?"
Reyansh ne counter par rakhe coffee jar ki taraf dekha.
"Main bana leta, lekin tum already kitchen mein ho."
"Ji, aur aap kitchen ke bahar hain."
Reyansh hans diya.
"Okay, point taken."
Shalu ne coffee banana shuru kar diya.
Reyansh kitchen ke darwaze ke paas khada apna phone check karne laga. Screen par office ke kuch messages the. Ek message uski team ke group se aaya tha.
Usne use khola aur padhne laga.
Marketing Team | 8:12 AM
Good morning, everyone. Today's campaign review has been moved to 10:30 AM.
Reyansh ne message padha aur screen lock kar di.
"Great. Subah-subah hi meeting."
Shalu ne coffee cup uski taraf badha diya.
"Sir, meeting hai toh jaldi nikliye."
Reyansh ne cup le liya.
"Tum meri manager kyun nahi ban jaati?"
Shalu ne apne kaam se nazar nahi hatayi.
"Sir, aap mujhe salary bhi manager wali denge?"
Reyansh ek second ke liye ruk gaya.
Phir hans pada.
"Negotiation skills achhi hain tumhari."
"Kaam bhi achha karti hoon, sir."
"Ye toh hai."
Reyansh coffee lekar living room ki taraf chala gaya.
Shalu ne use jaate hue dekha aur phir apne kaam mein lag gayi.
8:18 AM | LIVING ROOM
Reyansh sofa par baitha coffee pee raha tha aur phone par apne emails check kar raha tha.
Ek email product campaign se related tha. Usne use khola, kuch lines padhi aur reply type karne laga.
Uski ungliyan phone ki screen par tezi se chal rahi thi.
Tabhi uske phone par call aa gayi.
Screen par office ka number tha.
Reyansh ne coffee table par cup rakha aur call receive kar li.
"Good morning."
Doosri taraf se kisi ne kuch kaha.
"Yes, I've checked the proposal. The overall direction looks good, but we need to revise the opening concept."
Woh sofa par seedha baith gaya.
"Let's not make it too complicated. The message should be clear, and the campaign needs to connect with our target audience."
Kitchen mein kaam kar rahi Shalu ne uski awaaz suni.
Woh pal bhar ke liye ruki.
Reyansh English mein baat kar raha tha. Uski awaaz abhi kuch der pehle wali neend bhari awaaz se bilkul alag thi. Woh professional andaaz mein baat kar raha tha, har point ko samjha raha tha aur saamne wale ki baat dhyaan se sun raha tha.
"Send me the revised version before lunch. I'll review it and share my feedback."
Usne call khatam ki.
Phir phone par ek aur email khola.
Shalu ne ek nazar uski taraf dekha aur phir sabzi kaatne lagi.
Usne kuch kaha nahi.
Lekin uske mann mein ek chhota sa khayal aaya.
Ek hi aadmi... aur kitne alag tareeke se kaam karta hai.
Kuch der pehle jo aadmi coffee ke liye usse behas kar raha tha, ab phone par kisi bade kaam ki planning kar raha tha.
Shalu ne apna kaam jaari rakha.
Abhi usne apne future ke baare mein koi bada faisla nahi kiya tha. Use ye bhi nahi pata tha ki woh zindagi mein aage chalkar kya karna chahegi.
Bas kabhi-kabhi, doosron ki zindagi ko dekhkar, insaan apni zindagi ke baare mein bhi sochne lagta hai.
Shalu ke liye ye bhi bas ek aisa hi pal tha.
Usne chulhe ki aanch kam ki aur breakfast ki taiyaari mein lag gayi.
8:27 AM | BEDROOM
Reyansh wardrobe ke saamne khada apne kapdon ko dekh raha tha.
Ek taraf formal shirts latki hui thi, doosri taraf trousers. Neeche shoes ki row thi, jismein se ek pair ki jagah khaali thi.
Usne navy blue shirt nikaali.
Phir use dekha.
Wapas hanger par rakh diya.
White shirt nikaali.
Usse bhi dekha.
"Yaar, ye wali kal pehni thi kya?"
Woh kuch pal sochta raha.
Phir phone uthakar calendar check kiya, jaise calendar mein likha hoga ki usne pichhle hafte kaunsi shirt kab pehni thi.
Aakhir usne light blue shirt nikaal li.
"Done."
Usne shirt pehni, buttons band kiye aur mirror ke saamne khada hokar apne baal set karne laga.
Kuch hi minute mein uska poora andaaz badal chuka tha.
Neend ka asar kam ho gaya tha. Shirt theek thi, trousers press ki hui thi aur chehre par woh confidence tha jo use office mein aksar suit karta tha.
Usne perfume lagaya, watch pehni aur phone, wallet aur keys uthakar bedroom se bahar aa gaya.
Kitchen se breakfast ki khushboo aa rahi thi.
Reyansh ne ghadi dekhi.
"Shalu, breakfast ready hai?"
"Bas do minute, sir."
Reyansh dining table ke paas aakar baith gaya.
Phone par ek message aaya.
Usne screen dekhi, phir reply kiya.
Kuch seconds baad ek aur message aaya.
Reyansh ne phone table par rakh diya aur kitchen ki taraf dekha.
"Shalu, aaj traffic zyada hoga kya?"
Shalu ne kitchen se jawab diya, "Sir, mujhe kaise pata? Main toh paidal aati hoon."
Reyansh hans diya.
"Haan, sahi hai."
Shalu breakfast lekar dining table par aayi.
"Ye lijiye, sir."
Reyansh ne plate apne saamne kheench li.
"Thank you."
Shalu ne kitchen ki taraf mudte hue kaha, "Aur sir, coffee ka cup table par hi hai."
Reyansh ne cup ki taraf dekha.
Phir Shalu ki taraf.
"Main rakh dunga."
"Ji, sir."
Shalu chali gayi.
Reyansh ne breakfast ka pehla bite liya aur phone par time check kiya.
Uske paas office pahunchne ke liye ab zyada waqt nahi tha.
Lekin filhaal, uska dhyaan breakfast par tha.
Kyunki professional duniya mein jaane se pehle use ek bahut zaroori kaam karna tha.
Apna breakfast khatam karna
Reyansh ne breakfast ki plate mein bacha hua aakhri bite uthaya aur ek nazar dining table par rakhe apne phone par daali.
Screen par teen unread emails aur do calendar notifications chamak rahe the.
Usne bite khatam kiya, coffee ka aakhri sip liya aur phone utha liya.
Reyansh: "Good morning, Monday. Tum bhi aa hi gaye."
Dining table ke paas khadi Shalu ne uski taraf dekha.
Shalu: "Kya kaha, sir?"
Reyansh: "Kuch nahi. Apne ek purane dushman ko yaad kar raha tha."
Shalu: "Kaun?"
Reyansh: "Monday."
Shalu ke chehre par halki si muskurahat aa gayi.
Shalu: "Toh aaj jaldi office chale jaana. Dushman ko zyada intezaar mat karwana."
Reyansh ne phone se nazar uthayi.
Reyansh: "Tum subah-subah mere khilaaf jokes maarne lagi ho?"
Shalu: "Aap hi toh kehte ho, kaam ke saath thoda humour bhi hona chahiye."
Reyansh kuch pal use dekhta raha. Phir hans diya.
Reyansh: "Meri baatein mujhi par use karna seekh gayi ho. Progress ho rahi hai tumhari."
Shalu: "Aapke ghar mein kaam karte-karte itna toh seekh hi jaungi."
Reyansh: "Bas meri tarah aalsi mat ban jaana. Ye talent sabko nahi milta."
Shalu: "Uske liye subah jaldi uthna padta hai, sir."
"Very funny."
Reyansh ne apni plate uthayi aur kitchen counter par rakh di. Shalu ne plate uske haath se le li.
"Main kar lungi. Aap taiyaar ho jaiye."
"Done."
Woh apna phone lekar bedroom ki taraf chala gaya.
Uske liye subah ka sabse mushkil hissa uthna tha. Ek baar uthne ke baad, din ko manage karna use achhe se aata tha. Kam se kam tab tak, jab tak zindagi uski planning mein koi extra meeting add na kar de.
Aur aaj ki calendar mein meetings ki kami nahi thi.
09:12 AM | Bengaluru Traffic
Flat ka door lock karke Reyansh lift ki taraf badha.
Ek haath mein office bag, doosre mein phone. White shirt ki sleeves abhi neatly folded thi, watch kalai par thi, aur baalon ko set karne mein usne aaj bhi utna hi waqt lagaya tha jitna ek aam insaan apne poore hairstyle par lagata hai.
Lift ka button dabate hue usne apni calendar notification kholi.
9:45 AM: Weekly Marketing Review
11:00 AM: Creative Agency Discussion
12:30 PM: Campaign Proposal Review
02:00 PM: Sales Coordination Call
04:00 PM: Product Launch Planning
Reyansh ne list ko kuch der dekha.
Phir phone lock kar diya.
"Chalo. Aaj ghar lautne ka sapna bhi calendar invite bhej kar hi dekhna padega."
Lift neeche pahunchi.
Building ke entrance par security guard ne use dekhkar salaam kiya.
"Good morning, sir."
"Good morning, Ramesh. Sab theek?"
"Ji, sir."
Reyansh ne parking ki taraf badhte hue haath se halka sa gesture kiya. Kuch logon ke liye morning ka matlab sirf apne kaam par pahunchna hota hai. Reyansh un logon mein se tha jo raaste mein milne wale logon ko naam se jaante the, unse do lafz baat bhi kar lete the, lekin apni zindagi ke baare mein bahut kam logon ko kuch batate the.
Uski gaadi building se bahar nikli.
Bengaluru jaag chuka tha.
Road par office jaane walon ki bheed thi. Kahin breakfast carts ke aas-paas log khade the, kahin bus stop par log apni bus ka intezaar kar rahe the, aur kahin traffic signal par bikes ki lambi line bani hui thi.
Ek signal par gaadi ruki toh Reyansh ki nazar side mein khadi ek bike par gayi.
Bike par baithe ladke ne helmet ke andar se hi apne phone par kuch dekhna shuru kar diya tha. Peeche baithi ladki use baar-baar kuch keh rahi thi, lekin ladka screen se nazar nahi hata raha tha.
Ladki ne aakhirkaar uska phone neeche karwa diya.
Reyansh ke chehre par muskurahat aa gayi.
"Good. Kuch toh log hain jo subah-subah apni problems solve kar lete hain."
Signal green hua.
Gaadi aage badh gayi.
Usne Bluetooth connect kiya aur office ka ek pending voice note suna. Brand team se message tha. Campaign ke opening concept mein ek change suggest kiya gaya tha, lekin us change ko lekar team ke beech confusion tha.
Reyansh ne message poora suna aur call connect kar diya.
"Hey, Neha. Good morning."
Doosri taraf se awaaz aayi, "Good morning, Reyansh. Did you get a chance to look at the revised concept?"
"Yes, I heard your voice note. Tell me one thing. Are we changing the opening because the current one isn't working, or are we changing it because someone thinks the new one looks better?"
Kuch pal khamoshi rahi.
"Honestly, the second reason is probably more accurate."
Reyansh hans diya.
"At least we're being honest on a Monday."
"Also, please share the consumer insight behind the second version. I want to understand what we're trying to communicate before we discuss how beautifully we're communicating it."
"Sure. I'll send it."
"Perfect. See you in the meeting."
Call disconnect ho gayi.
Reyansh ne gaadi aage badha di.
Uske liye marketing ka matlab sirf achhe advertisements banana nahi tha. FMCG industry mein product ki packaging se lekar uski positioning, consumer ki zaroorat se lekar retail shelf par uski jagah tak, har chhoti cheez ek doosre se judi hoti thi.
Ek product achha ho sakta tha, lekin agar uski story consumer tak sahi tarah nahi pahunchi, toh market mein uske liye jagah banana mushkil ho jaata.
Aur kabhi-kabhi product mein problem nahi hoti thi.
Problem us kahaani mein hoti thi jo company product ke baare mein suna rahi hoti thi.
Reyansh ko isi kahaani ko sahi karne ke paise milte the.
Aur sach kahen toh use apna kaam pasand tha.
Har din nahi.
Har meeting toh bilkul nahi.
Lekin jab kisi campaign ke peeche ka idea uske dimaag mein click karta tha, toh use ek alag tarah ka satisfaction milta tha.
Jaise uljhe hue dhaagon ke beech se achanak sahi sira mil gaya ho.
09:38 AM | The Office
Office building ke entrance par usual morning rush tha.
Employees apne access cards tap kar rahe the. Reception ke paas do visitors kisi meeting room ka naam pooch rahe the. Security desk ke saamne ek delivery executive apne parcel ki entry karwa raha tha.
Reyansh ne apna card tap kiya aur andar aa gaya.
Lift ke saamne khade hote hue usne ek baar apni shirt ki sleeves check ki.
Phone vibrate hua.
Neha: I've shared the consumer insight deck. Please check slide 7 before the review.
Reyansh ne message padha.
Reyansh: I will. Also, slide 7 is not allowed to contain 47 lines of text.
Reply turant aaya.
Neha: It's only 31.
Reyansh: Much better. We are making progress.
Lift khul gayi.
Woh andar gaya aur apne floor ka button dabaya.
Office ka floor khula toh saamne ek familiar duniya thi. Glass cabins, open workstations, conference rooms, coffee machine ke paas jama log aur computer screens par khuli hui spreadsheets.
Kisi desk se keyboard ki awaaz aa rahi thi, kahin koi headphones lagaye presentation rehearse kar raha tha, aur ek corner mein do log kisi sales report ke numbers par behas kar rahe the.
Reyansh ne apne desk tak pahunchte hue do logon ko good morning kaha.
"Morning, Reyansh."
"Morning."
Usne bag chair ke paas rakha, laptop nikala aur desk par baith gaya.
Computer start hone tak usne aas-paas nazar daali.
Desk par ek notepad, do pens, ek water bottle aur kal ki meeting ka folded printout pada tha. Uske paas ek chhota sa desk calendar bhi tha, jo zyada tar sirf tareekh dekhne ke kaam aata tha.
Laptop khul gaya.
Sabse pehle emails.
Phir calendar.
Phir woh spreadsheet jo pichhle hafte se uska peecha nahi chhod rahi thi.
Reyansh ne spreadsheet kholi aur kuch numbers compare karne laga.
Ek regional market mein product ki sales expected level se neeche thi. Doosre region mein performance achhi thi, lekin wahan bhi growth ka ek hissa promotional activity ki wajah se aaya tha.
09:47 AM | Weekly Marketing Review
Conference room mein pahunchte hi Reyansh ne dekha ki Neha already apna laptop connect kar rahi thi.
Table ke doosre side par regional sales team ke do representatives baithe the. Marketing head, Vikram, apne notes dekh raha tha. Ek junior analyst apni presentation kholne ki koshish kar raha tha, lekin projector uske laptop ko pehchaanne ke mood mein nahi tha.
"Can someone please explain why this projector works perfectly on Friday and develops a personality on Monday?" analyst ne kaha.
Reyansh ne chair kheenchkar baithte hue jawab diya, "Because it has understood corporate culture. Weekend ke baad motivation low hota hai."
Room mein halki hansi goonj gayi.
Do minute ki technical struggle ke baad screen chal padi.
Meeting shuru hui.
Pehle overall category performance discuss hui. Phir regional sales ke numbers. Kis market mein growth hui, kahan distribution improve hua, kahan retailer feedback positive tha aur kahan promotional activity ke bawajood expected results nahi aaye.
Reyansh dhyaan se sunta raha.
Kabhi-kabhi woh notes likhta, kabhi screen par kisi figure ko dobara check karta.
Jab junior analyst ne ek region ki growth ko successful campaign ka result bataya, Reyansh ne pen table par rakh diya.
"One question."
Analyst ne uski taraf dekha.
"Sure."
"How do we know the growth came from the campaign and not from the additional distribution?"
Analyst ek pal ruka.
Or fir silent me office ki meeting ke scene aate hain
Reyansh apna pura experience dikhata hai or apna knowledge bhi
10:36 AM | Coffee, Finally ☕
Meeting khatam hui toh Reyansh seedha coffee machine ke paas gaya.
Usne cup rakha aur button dabaya.
Machine ne awaaz ki.
Phir ruk gayi.
Reyansh ne screen dekhi.
PLEASE REFILL WATER.
Woh kuch seconds tak machine ko dekhta raha.
"Of course."
Peechhe se Neha ki awaaz aayi.
"Coffee nahi mili?"
"Coffee ne mujhe reject kar diya."
Neha hans padi.
"There's another machine near the pantry."
"Main jaanta hoon. Lekin is machine ke saath mera personal issue hai."
"Please don't start a relationship with office equipment."
"Too late. Isne mujhe already ghost kar diya."
Neha ne apna cup uthaya aur doosri machine ki taraf chal di.
Reyansh bhi uske peeche ho liya.
Pantry mein kuch employees apni chai aur coffee lekar khade the. Ek corner mein do log weekend trip ki photos dekh rahe the. Doosri taraf ek employee apne phone par kisi se keh raha tha ki lunch mein ghar se laaya hua khana hi khayega, kyunki pichhle hafte bahar ka khaana khaakar uska budget aur pet dono disturb ho gaye the.
Neha ne coffee machine ke saamne khade hote hue poocha, "By the way, did you check the deck I sent?"
"Yes."
"And?"
"Slide seven needs to lose some weight."
Neha ne aankhein ghumayi.
"You're never going to let that go, are you?"
"Not until the slide can breathe independently."
12:19 PM.
Lunch se pehle ek aur email ka reply dena tha.
Phir lunch.
Phir sales team ki call.
Phir product launch ki planning.
Usne laptop par cursor move kiya.
Screen par campaign brief ab bhi khula tha. Ek line uski nazar mein aayi, jise woh edit karna bhool gaya tha.
The consumer should feel understood.
Reyansh ne line padhi.
Kuch seconds tak use dekhta raha.
Phir usne uske neeche likha:
Not instructed. Not impressed. Understood.
Is baar usne line nahi badli.
Document save kiya.
Aur phir lunch ke liye uth gaya.
Office cafeteria mein usual bheed thi. Tables par employees ke groups baithe the. Kuch log ghar se laaya hua lunch kha rahe the, kuch counter se order lene ke liye line mein the, aur kuch log apne phones par meetings ke beech bache hue messages check kar rahe the.
Reyansh ne ek simple lunch liya aur window ke paas ek khaali seat par baith gaya.
Window ke bahar Bengaluru ki sadak par traffic chal raha tha. Log apne-apne kaam mein lage hue the. Kisi ko office pahunchna tha, kisi ko lunch ke baad meeting attend karni thi, aur kisi ko shayad bas apni shift khatam hone ka intezaar tha.
Har kisi ka apna Monday tha.
Har kisi ki apni list.
Aur har kisi ko lagta tha ki uski list mein kuch na kuch extra zaroor aa gaya hai.
Reyansh ne lunch khatam kiya, paani piya aur chair se uth gaya.
Uska phone ek baar phir vibrate hua.
Calendar reminder.
02:00 PM | Sales Coordination Call
Usne screen dekhi.
Phir ek gehri saans li.
"Chalo, ab asli entertainment shuru."
Phone pocket mein rakha aur cafeteria se bahar nikal gaya.
06:18 PM | Bengaluru Ki Shaam ?
Office se nikalte hi Reyansh ne apni shirt ki sleeves thodi aur upar kar li.
Din bhar AC mein baithne ke baad bahar ki hawa use achhi lag rahi thi.
Usne gaadi start ki aur music chala diya.
Ek purana Bollywood gaana bajne laga.
Reyansh ne volume badhaya aur steering par ungliyon se beat pakadne laga.
Signal par gaadi ruki toh uski nazar ek chai ki dukaan par gayi. Kuch log khade hokar chai pee rahe the. Do college students kisi baat par behas kar rahe the aur dukaan wala ek haath se chai bana raha tha, doosre se kisi customer ko paise lauta raha tha.
Reyansh ne kuch pal unhe dekha.
Phir khud se kaha, "Ek chai toh banti hai."
Signal green hua.
Woh agle mod se gaadi ghumakar chai ki dukaan ke paas ruk gaya.
"Anna, ek chai."
Dukaan wale ne haath se ishara kiya. "Ek minute, sir."
Reyansh gaadi se utarkar paas hi khada ho gaya.
Tabhi uske phone par notification aayi.
Family Group: 17 unread messages.
Usne message khola.
Shivani ne family group mein apni ek photo bheji thi. Saath mein caption tha:
Finally, ghar mein sabko pasand aane wali dress mil gayi.
Uski maa ka reply tha:
Achhi hai, lekin doosre colour mein aur achhi lagti.
Shivani ka jawab:
Mummy, aapko har cheez doosre colour mein hi achhi lagti hai.
Uske baad stickers aur laughing emojis ki baarish thi.
Reyansh muskuraya.
Chai wala cup lekar aa gaya.
"Sir, chai."
"Thank you."
Usne cup haath mein liya aur phone pocket mein rakh diya.
Chai garam thi. Usne pehla sip liya aur aankhein band kar li.
"Bas. Ab zindagi mein sab kuch theek hai."
Paas khade ek aadmi ne use dekha.
Reyansh ne aankhein kholi.
"Chai achhi hai," usne safai di.
Aadmi muskura diya.
Reyansh ne chai khatam ki, paise diye aur gaadi mein baith gaya.
Ghar ab zyada door nahi tha.
07:02 PM | Ghar Wapsi
Flat ka darwaza kholte hi Reyansh ne apna bag sofa par phenka aur shoes utaar diye.
"Shalu?"
Kitchen se awaaz aayi, "Ji, sir!"
"Aaj ghar mein kya bana hai?"
"Abhi toh main nikalne wali hoon. Khana bana diya hai."
Reyansh kitchen ki taraf gaya.
Shalu bartan saaf kar rahi thi. Gas band thi aur counter par khana dhak kar rakha hua tha.
"Achha, kya banaya?"
"Dal, chawal aur aloo ki sabzi."
Reyansh ne aise expression diye jaise use kisi bahut bade raaz ka pata chala ho.
"Dal chawal?"
Shalu ne palatkar dekha.
"Kyun, sir? Nahi khana?"
"Nahi, nahi. Bilkul khana hai. Main toh bas confirm kar raha tha ki meri kismat aaj bhi mere saath hai."
Shalu hans padi.
"Aapko roz kuch naya chahiye kya?"
"Nahi. Lekin roz wahi milta rahe toh insaan ko apni kismat par shak hone lagta hai."
"Kal kuch aur bana dungi."
"Arre, main mazaak kar raha hoon. Dal chawal is perfect."
Shalu ne apne haath ponchhe aur bag uthaya.
"Main chalti hoon, sir."
"Haan, theek hai. Aur cylinder ka kya hua?"
"Extra cylinder nahi tha. Booking kar di hai. Kal tak aa jaana chahiye."
"Great. Thanks."
Shalu darwaze ki taraf badhi, phir achanak ruki.
"Sir, ek baat poochun?"
Reyansh ne fridge se paani ki bottle nikaalte hue kaha, "Poocho."
"Aapko apna kaam achha lagta hai?"
Reyansh ne bottle se paani piya aur uski taraf dekha.
"Sawaal thoda dangerous hai. Lekin haan, lagta hai. Kyun?"
"Bas aise hi."
Shalu kuch pal chup rahi.
"Roz laptop par kaam karte ho, phone par English mein baat karte ho. Kabhi-kabhi lagta hai ki kitna kuch kar sakte hain log."
Usne bottle counter par rakhi.
"Shalu, sabko shuru mein nahi pata hota ki unhe kya karna hai. Kabhi-kabhi pehle ye samajhna padta hai ki humein kis cheez mein interest hai."
Shalu ne haan mein sir hilaya.
"Par uske liye bhi toh kuch seekhna padega."
"Toh seekho."
Usne itni seedhi tarah kaha ki Shalu kuch pal use dekhti rahi.
"Bas?"
"Bas kya? Main koi secret formula bataun? Ek cup coffee piyo, laptop kholo aur agle din CEO ban jao?"
Shalu hans padi.
"Aap bhi na, sir!"
"Main serious hoon. Tumhe jo seekhna hai, uske baare mein socho. Phir chhote steps mein shuru karo. Sab kuch ek saath karne ki zaroorat nahi."
Shalu ne dheere se kaha, "Theek hai."
Uske chehre par ab bhi thodi uljhan thi, lekin us uljhan ke beech ek chhota sa khayal jagah bana raha tha.
Shayad use bhi apne liye kuch sochna chahiye.
Kya, ye use abhi nahi pata tha.
Lekin sawaal pehli baar uske dimaag mein itni saaf awaaz mein aaya tha.
Woh aage kya kar sakti hai?
"Achha, sir.
Shalu chali gayi.
Uski zindagi mein kuch sawaal aise the jin par woh baad mein sochna pasand karta tha.
Filhaal, dal chawal uski priority the.
07:40 PM | Dinner For One ?️
Reyansh dining table par baithkar khaana kha raha tha.
TV par ek comedy show chal raha tha.
Reyansh bhi beech-beech mein muskura deta.
Usne dal mein thoda aur ghee daala.
Ek bite li
Usne TV ki awaaz thodi badha di.
Khaana khatam karne ke baad usne plate kitchen counter par rakhi aur sofa par aakar baith gaya.
Remote uthaya.
Ek movie shuru ki.
Das minute baad use laga ki movie kaafi slow hai.
Usne doosri movie laga li.
Paanch minute baad woh bhi band kar di.
Phir ek travel video chala diya, jismein koi aadmi pahadon mein ghoom raha tha aur camera ke saamne khade hokar bata raha tha
"Har jagah jaakar bc camera kyun nikaalte hain? Bhai, jagah ka sukoon enjoy kar lo."
Usne video band kar diya.
Phone uthaya.
Instagram khola.
Kuch reels dekhin.
Ek billi ki video par hans diya. Doosri reel mein koi ladka apni girlfriend ke liye surprise plan kar raha tha. Teesri mein ek couple kisi cafe mein baitha tha.
Reyansh ne screen par ungli chalayi aur agle video par pahunch gaya.
Uske liye ye sab normal tha.
Kaam se aana, khaana khana, thoda TV dekhna, phone chalana aur phir sone ki taiyaari karna.
Uski zindagi mein ab kisi ko impress karne ke liye jaldi ghar pahunchne ki zaroorat nahi thi.
Kisi ke message ka intezaar karne ki bhi zaroorat nahi thi.
Usne phone side mein rakha aur sofa par aaram se let gaya.
Tabhi phone baj utha.
Shivani Calling...
Usne call receive ki.
"Hello,
Hello
"Achha, kya kar rahe ho
"Bas, khaana kha liya. Ab aaram kar raha hoon."
"Akela?"
"Reyansh, tumhari life kitni boring hai."
Reyansh seedha baith gaya.
"Excuse me?
"Achha? Toh pichhle weekend kya kiya tha?"
"Rest."
Us taraf kuch pal khamoshi rahi.
Phir Shivani zor se hans padi.
"Bas! Isi liye keh rahi hoon."
Waise Sunday ko ghar aa jaana."
"Kyun?"
"Mummy bula rahi hai
"Pagal ho tum."
"Thank you. Ye baat tum pehle bhi bata chuki ho."
"Sunday ko aa jaana. Lunch saath karenge."
Reyansh ne kuch pal socha.
"Theek hai. Aa jaunga."
"Promise?"
"Promise."
"Okay. Aur haan, time par aana. Tumhara time matlab doosron ka waiting period."
Call khatam hone se pehle dono ne ek doosre ko do-chaar aur baatein sunayi.
Phir phone cut ho gaya.
Reyansh ne use sofa par rakh diya.
Uske chehre par halki muskurahat thi.
Family ke saath uska rishta aisa hi tha. Zyada formal nahi,
Bas apni zindagi alag tareeke se jee raha tha.
09:16 PM | Ek Chhota Sa Plan
Reyansh ne sofa se uthkar kitchen mein rakha khaane ka bacha hua hissa fridge mein rakh diya.
Phir lights check ki, main door lock kiya aur bedroom ki taraf badha.
Sone se pehle usne phone charging par lagaya.
Calendar khola.
Agle din ki meetings dekhin.
Subah ek short review tha, dopahar mein campaign discussion aur shaam ko ek pending task complete karna tha.
Usne alarm 7:30 AM par set kiya.
Phir kuch sochkar alarm 7:15 AM kar diya.
Ek pal use laga ki aaj usne apni zindagi ka sabse bada decision le liya hai.
"Kal se disciplined life."
Woh bed par baith gaya.
Phir phone uthaya aur alarm check kiya.
7:15 AM.
"Perfect."
Do second baad usne alarm ke neeche ek aur alarm laga diya.
7:30 AM.
"Backup bhi zaroori hai."
Phone side mein rakhkar woh let gaya.
Room ki light band ho gayi.
Bahar sadak par traffic ki awaaz dheere-dheere kam ho rahi thi. Bengaluru ki raat apni raftaar pakad rahi thi.
Reyansh ne aankhein band kar li.
Kal phir ek nayi subah hogi.
Naya kaam.
Nayi coffee.
Aur shayad koi naya plan, jo dopahar tak badal jaaye.
Lekin abhi ke liye, uski duniya bilkul seedhi thi.
Ek ghar.
Ek naukri.
Apni marzi ka khaana.
Apna waqt.
Aur apni zindagi par apna control.
Use filhaal isse koi shikayat nahi thi.
Kam se kam aaj toh nahi.
UPDATE 01
Ek Aam Si Subah
?️ A Note from the Director
GREENWOOD
"Hum sabki zindagi mein kuch na kuch aisa hota hai, jise hum roz jeete hain, lekin shayad kabhi gaur nahi karte.
Kabhi hamari subah ek jaisi hoti hai, kabhi hamare din ka koi bharosa nahi hota. Kabhi hum apni hi duniya mein itne busy hote hain ki aas-paas ki cheezon par dhyaan hi nahi jaata.
Bas, isi rozmarra ki zindagi ke ek hisse ko aapke saamne rakhne ki ek chhoti si koshish hai meri.
Baaki, iske baare mein abhi zyada kuch nahi kahunga.
Aaiye, milte hain Reyansh se..."
BENGALURU | 7:45 AM
Subah ki halki dhoop khidki ke pardon se guzarti hui bedroom ke farsh par pad rahi thi.
Bahar sadak par gaadiyon ki awaazein dheere-dheere badh rahi thi. Kisi building mein bachchon ko college bhejne ki taiyaari chal rahi thi, toh kisi flat ki balcony mein khade ek aadmi ke haath mein chai ka cup tha.
Aur ek bedroom mein...
Phone ka alarm pichhle kuch minute se apni poori koshish kar raha tha.
Tring... Tring... Tring...
Bed par leta hua Reyansh ek taraf karwat badalta hai.
Alarm bajta rehta hai.
Woh aankhein khole bina haath badhata hai. Pehli baar mein phone uske haath nahi aata. Doosri baar uski ungliyan phone se takraati hain, lekin woh use pakadne ke bajaye takiye ko kheench leta hai.
Teesri koshish mein phone haath mein aa hi jaata hai.
Alarm band.
Kamre mein phir se khamoshi.
Reyansh ne aankhein khole bina ek gehri saans li aur apna chehra takiye mein chhupa liya.
"Bas paanch minute..."
Uski awaaz itni dheemi thi ki agar khud usne suni bhi hoti, toh shayad use khud par bharosa nahi hota.
Paanch minute baad phone dobara bajne laga.
Is baar Reyansh ne aankhein khol di.
Screen par time dekhte hi uske chehre par woh expression aaya jo aam taur par tab aata hai jab kisi ko yaad aaye ki aaj chhutti nahi hai.
"Shit!"
Woh turant uthkar baith gaya.
Kuch seconds tak baalon mein haath pherte hue apne bedroom ko dekhta raha. Phir phone uthaya, alarm band kiya aur bed se neeche pair rakh diye.
"Monday ko itni jaldi subah kyun hoti hai?"
Khud se sawaal karne ke baad woh khud hi khada ho gaya.
Jawab ka intezaar karne ka waqt nahi tha.
Woh bathroom ki taraf badha, lekin aadhe raste mein ruk gaya.
Uski nazar bedroom ke kone mein rakhi chair par padi, jis par kal raat ki T-shirt aur jeans rakhi hui thi.
Reyansh ne unhe dekha.
Phir apne aap se kaha, "Kal rakh dunga, bola tha na."
Ek pal rukkar usne kapde uthaye aur laundry basket mein daal diye.
"Lo, aaj rakh diye."
Itna kehkar woh bathroom mein ghus gaya.
Ghar mein filhaal sirf paani chalne ki awaaz thi.
Aur subah ka aalas ab dheere-dheere apni jagah chhod raha tha.
8:03 AM | REYANSH'S APARTMENT
Bathroom se nikalne ke baad Reyansh ne jaldi se apne baal theek kiye, ek saaf T-shirt pehni aur bedroom se bahar aa gaya.
Living room mein halki si thandak thi. Sofa ke saamne rakhi table par kal raat ka khaali coffee mug abhi bhi pada tha.
Reyansh ki nazar us par gayi.
Usne mug uthaya, kitchen tak gaya aur sink mein rakh diya.
Fridge khola.
Andar rakhi paani ki bottle nikaali aur do lambe ghoont liye.
Phir bottle band karke wapas rakh di.
Uski nazar kitchen ki khidki se bahar gayi. Neeche road par traffic badhne laga tha.
"Traffic aaj bhi apni marzi se chalega," woh badbadaaya.
Tabhi...
Ding-dong!
Doorbell baj uthi.
Reyansh ne kitchen se hi awaaz lagayi, "Coming!"
Lekin uske kadam utni tezi se nahi chale jitni tezi se uski awaaz nikli thi.
Woh living room se guzarta hua darwaze tak pahuncha aur handle ghumakar darwaza khol diya.
Bahar Shalu khadi thi.
Ek haath mein uska bag tha, doosre haath mein phone. Chehre par subah ki halki si thakaan thi, lekin woh apne kaam ke liye taiyaar thi.
"Good morning, sir."
Reyansh ne ek pal use dekha, phir jamhai rokne ki koshish ki.
"Morning, Shalu."
Shalu ki nazar uske bikhre hue baalon par padi.
Woh kuch boli nahi.
Bas apne hothon par aati muskurahat ko rok kar andar aane lagi.
Reyansh ek taraf hat gaya.
"Sir, aaj late ho gaye?"
Reyansh ne darwaza band karte hue uski taraf dekha.
"Main late nahi hua. Subah jaldi ho gayi."
Shalu ne apna bag kitchen ke paas rakha.
"Achha ji."
"Bilkul."
"Toh breakfast bhi subah jaldi ban jaayega?"
Reyansh ne uski taraf dekha.
Shalu apna dupatta theek karte hue kitchen mein ja rahi thi.
Reyansh ke chehre par halki si muskurahat aa gayi.
"Shalu!"
"Ji, sir?"
"Coffee milegi?"
"Breakfast ke saath?"
"Nahi, abhi."
"Toh khud bana lijiye. Kitchen aapka hi hai."
Reyansh kuch pal chup raha.
Phir usne sar hilaya.
"Bahut badal gayi ho tum."
Shalu ne peeche mudkar dekha.
"Sir, main toh pehle se aisi hi hoon."
Aur woh kitchen mein chali gayi.
Reyansh darwaze ke paas khada use jaate hue dekhta raha.
"Logic toh hai," woh dheere se bola.
Phir living room mein laut gaya.
8:10 AM | KITCHEN
Shalu ne sabse pehle kitchen ki khidki kholi. Taazi hawa andar aayi toh usne gas ke paas rakha apron uthaya aur apne kapdon par baandh liya.
Uske liye ye subah kisi aur subah se alag nahi thi.
Woh roz aati, apna kaam karti, ghar sambhalti aur phir agle ghar ke liye nikal jaati.
Reyansh ke ghar mein use kaam karte hue ab itna waqt ho chuka tha ki use pata tha kis cheez ko kahan rakhna hai, kaunsi shelf mein kya milta hai aur fridge mein kaunsi cheez khatam hone wali hai.
Usne fridge khola aur andar rakhi sabziyan check ki.
Phir kitchen counter par khade hokar sochne lagi ki breakfast mein kya banaya jaaye.
Peeche se Reyansh ki awaaz aayi.
"Shalu, coffee ka kya hua?"
Shalu ne palatkar dekha.
"Sir, aap bana rahe hain ya main bana doon?"
Reyansh ne counter par rakhe coffee jar ki taraf dekha.
"Main bana leta, lekin tum already kitchen mein ho."
"Ji, aur aap kitchen ke bahar hain."
Reyansh hans diya.
"Okay, point taken."
Shalu ne coffee banana shuru kar diya.
Reyansh kitchen ke darwaze ke paas khada apna phone check karne laga. Screen par office ke kuch messages the. Ek message uski team ke group se aaya tha.
Usne use khola aur padhne laga.
Marketing Team | 8:12 AM
Good morning, everyone. Today's campaign review has been moved to 10:30 AM.
Reyansh ne message padha aur screen lock kar di.
"Great. Subah-subah hi meeting."
Shalu ne coffee cup uski taraf badha diya.
"Sir, meeting hai toh jaldi nikliye."
Reyansh ne cup le liya.
"Tum meri manager kyun nahi ban jaati?"
Shalu ne apne kaam se nazar nahi hatayi.
"Sir, aap mujhe salary bhi manager wali denge?"
Reyansh ek second ke liye ruk gaya.
Phir hans pada.
"Negotiation skills achhi hain tumhari."
"Kaam bhi achha karti hoon, sir."
"Ye toh hai."
Reyansh coffee lekar living room ki taraf chala gaya.
Shalu ne use jaate hue dekha aur phir apne kaam mein lag gayi.
8:18 AM | LIVING ROOM
Reyansh sofa par baitha coffee pee raha tha aur phone par apne emails check kar raha tha.
Ek email product campaign se related tha. Usne use khola, kuch lines padhi aur reply type karne laga.
Uski ungliyan phone ki screen par tezi se chal rahi thi.
Tabhi uske phone par call aa gayi.
Screen par office ka number tha.
Reyansh ne coffee table par cup rakha aur call receive kar li.
"Good morning."
Doosri taraf se kisi ne kuch kaha.
"Yes, I've checked the proposal. The overall direction looks good, but we need to revise the opening concept."
Woh sofa par seedha baith gaya.
"Let's not make it too complicated. The message should be clear, and the campaign needs to connect with our target audience."
Kitchen mein kaam kar rahi Shalu ne uski awaaz suni.
Woh pal bhar ke liye ruki.
Reyansh English mein baat kar raha tha. Uski awaaz abhi kuch der pehle wali neend bhari awaaz se bilkul alag thi. Woh professional andaaz mein baat kar raha tha, har point ko samjha raha tha aur saamne wale ki baat dhyaan se sun raha tha.
"Send me the revised version before lunch. I'll review it and share my feedback."
Usne call khatam ki.
Phir phone par ek aur email khola.
Shalu ne ek nazar uski taraf dekha aur phir sabzi kaatne lagi.
Usne kuch kaha nahi.
Lekin uske mann mein ek chhota sa khayal aaya.
Ek hi aadmi... aur kitne alag tareeke se kaam karta hai.
Kuch der pehle jo aadmi coffee ke liye usse behas kar raha tha, ab phone par kisi bade kaam ki planning kar raha tha.
Shalu ne apna kaam jaari rakha.
Abhi usne apne future ke baare mein koi bada faisla nahi kiya tha. Use ye bhi nahi pata tha ki woh zindagi mein aage chalkar kya karna chahegi.
Bas kabhi-kabhi, doosron ki zindagi ko dekhkar, insaan apni zindagi ke baare mein bhi sochne lagta hai.
Shalu ke liye ye bhi bas ek aisa hi pal tha.
Usne chulhe ki aanch kam ki aur breakfast ki taiyaari mein lag gayi.
8:27 AM | BEDROOM
Reyansh wardrobe ke saamne khada apne kapdon ko dekh raha tha.
Ek taraf formal shirts latki hui thi, doosri taraf trousers. Neeche shoes ki row thi, jismein se ek pair ki jagah khaali thi.
Usne navy blue shirt nikaali.
Phir use dekha.
Wapas hanger par rakh diya.
White shirt nikaali.
Usse bhi dekha.
"Yaar, ye wali kal pehni thi kya?"
Woh kuch pal sochta raha.
Phir phone uthakar calendar check kiya, jaise calendar mein likha hoga ki usne pichhle hafte kaunsi shirt kab pehni thi.
Aakhir usne light blue shirt nikaal li.
"Done."
Usne shirt pehni, buttons band kiye aur mirror ke saamne khada hokar apne baal set karne laga.
Kuch hi minute mein uska poora andaaz badal chuka tha.
Neend ka asar kam ho gaya tha. Shirt theek thi, trousers press ki hui thi aur chehre par woh confidence tha jo use office mein aksar suit karta tha.
Usne perfume lagaya, watch pehni aur phone, wallet aur keys uthakar bedroom se bahar aa gaya.
Kitchen se breakfast ki khushboo aa rahi thi.
Reyansh ne ghadi dekhi.
"Shalu, breakfast ready hai?"
"Bas do minute, sir."
Reyansh dining table ke paas aakar baith gaya.
Phone par ek message aaya.
Usne screen dekhi, phir reply kiya.
Kuch seconds baad ek aur message aaya.
Reyansh ne phone table par rakh diya aur kitchen ki taraf dekha.
"Shalu, aaj traffic zyada hoga kya?"
Shalu ne kitchen se jawab diya, "Sir, mujhe kaise pata? Main toh paidal aati hoon."
Reyansh hans diya.
"Haan, sahi hai."
Shalu breakfast lekar dining table par aayi.
"Ye lijiye, sir."
Reyansh ne plate apne saamne kheench li.
"Thank you."
Shalu ne kitchen ki taraf mudte hue kaha, "Aur sir, coffee ka cup table par hi hai."
Reyansh ne cup ki taraf dekha.
Phir Shalu ki taraf.
"Main rakh dunga."
"Ji, sir."
Shalu chali gayi.
Reyansh ne breakfast ka pehla bite liya aur phone par time check kiya.
Uske paas office pahunchne ke liye ab zyada waqt nahi tha.
Lekin filhaal, uska dhyaan breakfast par tha.
Kyunki professional duniya mein jaane se pehle use ek bahut zaroori kaam karna tha.
Apna breakfast khatam karna
Reyansh ne breakfast ki plate mein bacha hua aakhri bite uthaya aur ek nazar dining table par rakhe apne phone par daali.
Screen par teen unread emails aur do calendar notifications chamak rahe the.
Usne bite khatam kiya, coffee ka aakhri sip liya aur phone utha liya.
Reyansh: "Good morning, Monday. Tum bhi aa hi gaye."
Dining table ke paas khadi Shalu ne uski taraf dekha.
Shalu: "Kya kaha, sir?"
Reyansh: "Kuch nahi. Apne ek purane dushman ko yaad kar raha tha."
Shalu: "Kaun?"
Reyansh: "Monday."
Shalu ke chehre par halki si muskurahat aa gayi.
Shalu: "Toh aaj jaldi office chale jaana. Dushman ko zyada intezaar mat karwana."
Reyansh ne phone se nazar uthayi.
Reyansh: "Tum subah-subah mere khilaaf jokes maarne lagi ho?"
Shalu: "Aap hi toh kehte ho, kaam ke saath thoda humour bhi hona chahiye."
Reyansh kuch pal use dekhta raha. Phir hans diya.
Reyansh: "Meri baatein mujhi par use karna seekh gayi ho. Progress ho rahi hai tumhari."
Shalu: "Aapke ghar mein kaam karte-karte itna toh seekh hi jaungi."
Reyansh: "Bas meri tarah aalsi mat ban jaana. Ye talent sabko nahi milta."
Shalu: "Uske liye subah jaldi uthna padta hai, sir."
"Very funny."
Reyansh ne apni plate uthayi aur kitchen counter par rakh di. Shalu ne plate uske haath se le li.
"Main kar lungi. Aap taiyaar ho jaiye."
"Done."
Woh apna phone lekar bedroom ki taraf chala gaya.
Uske liye subah ka sabse mushkil hissa uthna tha. Ek baar uthne ke baad, din ko manage karna use achhe se aata tha. Kam se kam tab tak, jab tak zindagi uski planning mein koi extra meeting add na kar de.
Aur aaj ki calendar mein meetings ki kami nahi thi.
09:12 AM | Bengaluru Traffic
Flat ka door lock karke Reyansh lift ki taraf badha.
Ek haath mein office bag, doosre mein phone. White shirt ki sleeves abhi neatly folded thi, watch kalai par thi, aur baalon ko set karne mein usne aaj bhi utna hi waqt lagaya tha jitna ek aam insaan apne poore hairstyle par lagata hai.
Lift ka button dabate hue usne apni calendar notification kholi.
9:45 AM: Weekly Marketing Review
11:00 AM: Creative Agency Discussion
12:30 PM: Campaign Proposal Review
02:00 PM: Sales Coordination Call
04:00 PM: Product Launch Planning
Reyansh ne list ko kuch der dekha.
Phir phone lock kar diya.
"Chalo. Aaj ghar lautne ka sapna bhi calendar invite bhej kar hi dekhna padega."
Lift neeche pahunchi.
Building ke entrance par security guard ne use dekhkar salaam kiya.
"Good morning, sir."
"Good morning, Ramesh. Sab theek?"
"Ji, sir."
Reyansh ne parking ki taraf badhte hue haath se halka sa gesture kiya. Kuch logon ke liye morning ka matlab sirf apne kaam par pahunchna hota hai. Reyansh un logon mein se tha jo raaste mein milne wale logon ko naam se jaante the, unse do lafz baat bhi kar lete the, lekin apni zindagi ke baare mein bahut kam logon ko kuch batate the.
Uski gaadi building se bahar nikli.
Bengaluru jaag chuka tha.
Road par office jaane walon ki bheed thi. Kahin breakfast carts ke aas-paas log khade the, kahin bus stop par log apni bus ka intezaar kar rahe the, aur kahin traffic signal par bikes ki lambi line bani hui thi.
Ek signal par gaadi ruki toh Reyansh ki nazar side mein khadi ek bike par gayi.
Bike par baithe ladke ne helmet ke andar se hi apne phone par kuch dekhna shuru kar diya tha. Peeche baithi ladki use baar-baar kuch keh rahi thi, lekin ladka screen se nazar nahi hata raha tha.
Ladki ne aakhirkaar uska phone neeche karwa diya.
Reyansh ke chehre par muskurahat aa gayi.
"Good. Kuch toh log hain jo subah-subah apni problems solve kar lete hain."
Signal green hua.
Gaadi aage badh gayi.
Usne Bluetooth connect kiya aur office ka ek pending voice note suna. Brand team se message tha. Campaign ke opening concept mein ek change suggest kiya gaya tha, lekin us change ko lekar team ke beech confusion tha.
Reyansh ne message poora suna aur call connect kar diya.
"Hey, Neha. Good morning."
Doosri taraf se awaaz aayi, "Good morning, Reyansh. Did you get a chance to look at the revised concept?"
"Yes, I heard your voice note. Tell me one thing. Are we changing the opening because the current one isn't working, or are we changing it because someone thinks the new one looks better?"
Kuch pal khamoshi rahi.
"Honestly, the second reason is probably more accurate."
Reyansh hans diya.
"At least we're being honest on a Monday."
"Also, please share the consumer insight behind the second version. I want to understand what we're trying to communicate before we discuss how beautifully we're communicating it."
"Sure. I'll send it."
"Perfect. See you in the meeting."
Call disconnect ho gayi.
Reyansh ne gaadi aage badha di.
Uske liye marketing ka matlab sirf achhe advertisements banana nahi tha. FMCG industry mein product ki packaging se lekar uski positioning, consumer ki zaroorat se lekar retail shelf par uski jagah tak, har chhoti cheez ek doosre se judi hoti thi.
Ek product achha ho sakta tha, lekin agar uski story consumer tak sahi tarah nahi pahunchi, toh market mein uske liye jagah banana mushkil ho jaata.
Aur kabhi-kabhi product mein problem nahi hoti thi.
Problem us kahaani mein hoti thi jo company product ke baare mein suna rahi hoti thi.
Reyansh ko isi kahaani ko sahi karne ke paise milte the.
Aur sach kahen toh use apna kaam pasand tha.
Har din nahi.
Har meeting toh bilkul nahi.
Lekin jab kisi campaign ke peeche ka idea uske dimaag mein click karta tha, toh use ek alag tarah ka satisfaction milta tha.
Jaise uljhe hue dhaagon ke beech se achanak sahi sira mil gaya ho.
09:38 AM | The Office
Office building ke entrance par usual morning rush tha.
Employees apne access cards tap kar rahe the. Reception ke paas do visitors kisi meeting room ka naam pooch rahe the. Security desk ke saamne ek delivery executive apne parcel ki entry karwa raha tha.
Reyansh ne apna card tap kiya aur andar aa gaya.
Lift ke saamne khade hote hue usne ek baar apni shirt ki sleeves check ki.
Phone vibrate hua.
Neha: I've shared the consumer insight deck. Please check slide 7 before the review.
Reyansh ne message padha.
Reyansh: I will. Also, slide 7 is not allowed to contain 47 lines of text.
Reply turant aaya.
Neha: It's only 31.
Reyansh: Much better. We are making progress.
Lift khul gayi.
Woh andar gaya aur apne floor ka button dabaya.
Office ka floor khula toh saamne ek familiar duniya thi. Glass cabins, open workstations, conference rooms, coffee machine ke paas jama log aur computer screens par khuli hui spreadsheets.
Kisi desk se keyboard ki awaaz aa rahi thi, kahin koi headphones lagaye presentation rehearse kar raha tha, aur ek corner mein do log kisi sales report ke numbers par behas kar rahe the.
Reyansh ne apne desk tak pahunchte hue do logon ko good morning kaha.
"Morning, Reyansh."
"Morning."
Usne bag chair ke paas rakha, laptop nikala aur desk par baith gaya.
Computer start hone tak usne aas-paas nazar daali.
Desk par ek notepad, do pens, ek water bottle aur kal ki meeting ka folded printout pada tha. Uske paas ek chhota sa desk calendar bhi tha, jo zyada tar sirf tareekh dekhne ke kaam aata tha.
Laptop khul gaya.
Sabse pehle emails.
Phir calendar.
Phir woh spreadsheet jo pichhle hafte se uska peecha nahi chhod rahi thi.
Reyansh ne spreadsheet kholi aur kuch numbers compare karne laga.
Ek regional market mein product ki sales expected level se neeche thi. Doosre region mein performance achhi thi, lekin wahan bhi growth ka ek hissa promotional activity ki wajah se aaya tha.
09:47 AM | Weekly Marketing Review
Conference room mein pahunchte hi Reyansh ne dekha ki Neha already apna laptop connect kar rahi thi.
Table ke doosre side par regional sales team ke do representatives baithe the. Marketing head, Vikram, apne notes dekh raha tha. Ek junior analyst apni presentation kholne ki koshish kar raha tha, lekin projector uske laptop ko pehchaanne ke mood mein nahi tha.
"Can someone please explain why this projector works perfectly on Friday and develops a personality on Monday?" analyst ne kaha.
Reyansh ne chair kheenchkar baithte hue jawab diya, "Because it has understood corporate culture. Weekend ke baad motivation low hota hai."
Room mein halki hansi goonj gayi.
Do minute ki technical struggle ke baad screen chal padi.
Meeting shuru hui.
Pehle overall category performance discuss hui. Phir regional sales ke numbers. Kis market mein growth hui, kahan distribution improve hua, kahan retailer feedback positive tha aur kahan promotional activity ke bawajood expected results nahi aaye.
Reyansh dhyaan se sunta raha.
Kabhi-kabhi woh notes likhta, kabhi screen par kisi figure ko dobara check karta.
Jab junior analyst ne ek region ki growth ko successful campaign ka result bataya, Reyansh ne pen table par rakh diya.
"One question."
Analyst ne uski taraf dekha.
"Sure."
"How do we know the growth came from the campaign and not from the additional distribution?"
Analyst ek pal ruka.
Or fir silent me office ki meeting ke scene aate hain
Reyansh apna pura experience dikhata hai or apna knowledge bhi
10:36 AM | Coffee, Finally ☕
Meeting khatam hui toh Reyansh seedha coffee machine ke paas gaya.
Usne cup rakha aur button dabaya.
Machine ne awaaz ki.
Phir ruk gayi.
Reyansh ne screen dekhi.
PLEASE REFILL WATER.
Woh kuch seconds tak machine ko dekhta raha.
"Of course."
Peechhe se Neha ki awaaz aayi.
"Coffee nahi mili?"
"Coffee ne mujhe reject kar diya."
Neha hans padi.
"There's another machine near the pantry."
"Main jaanta hoon. Lekin is machine ke saath mera personal issue hai."
"Please don't start a relationship with office equipment."
"Too late. Isne mujhe already ghost kar diya."
Neha ne apna cup uthaya aur doosri machine ki taraf chal di.
Reyansh bhi uske peeche ho liya.
Pantry mein kuch employees apni chai aur coffee lekar khade the. Ek corner mein do log weekend trip ki photos dekh rahe the. Doosri taraf ek employee apne phone par kisi se keh raha tha ki lunch mein ghar se laaya hua khana hi khayega, kyunki pichhle hafte bahar ka khaana khaakar uska budget aur pet dono disturb ho gaye the.
Neha ne coffee machine ke saamne khade hote hue poocha, "By the way, did you check the deck I sent?"
"Yes."
"And?"
"Slide seven needs to lose some weight."
Neha ne aankhein ghumayi.
"You're never going to let that go, are you?"
"Not until the slide can breathe independently."
12:19 PM.
Lunch se pehle ek aur email ka reply dena tha.
Phir lunch.
Phir sales team ki call.
Phir product launch ki planning.
Usne laptop par cursor move kiya.
Screen par campaign brief ab bhi khula tha. Ek line uski nazar mein aayi, jise woh edit karna bhool gaya tha.
The consumer should feel understood.
Reyansh ne line padhi.
Kuch seconds tak use dekhta raha.
Phir usne uske neeche likha:
Not instructed. Not impressed. Understood.
Is baar usne line nahi badli.
Document save kiya.
Aur phir lunch ke liye uth gaya.
Office cafeteria mein usual bheed thi. Tables par employees ke groups baithe the. Kuch log ghar se laaya hua lunch kha rahe the, kuch counter se order lene ke liye line mein the, aur kuch log apne phones par meetings ke beech bache hue messages check kar rahe the.
Reyansh ne ek simple lunch liya aur window ke paas ek khaali seat par baith gaya.
Window ke bahar Bengaluru ki sadak par traffic chal raha tha. Log apne-apne kaam mein lage hue the. Kisi ko office pahunchna tha, kisi ko lunch ke baad meeting attend karni thi, aur kisi ko shayad bas apni shift khatam hone ka intezaar tha.
Har kisi ka apna Monday tha.
Har kisi ki apni list.
Aur har kisi ko lagta tha ki uski list mein kuch na kuch extra zaroor aa gaya hai.
Reyansh ne lunch khatam kiya, paani piya aur chair se uth gaya.
Uska phone ek baar phir vibrate hua.
Calendar reminder.
02:00 PM | Sales Coordination Call
Usne screen dekhi.
Phir ek gehri saans li.
"Chalo, ab asli entertainment shuru."
Phone pocket mein rakha aur cafeteria se bahar nikal gaya.
06:18 PM | Bengaluru Ki Shaam ?
Office se nikalte hi Reyansh ne apni shirt ki sleeves thodi aur upar kar li.
Din bhar AC mein baithne ke baad bahar ki hawa use achhi lag rahi thi.
Usne gaadi start ki aur music chala diya.
Ek purana Bollywood gaana bajne laga.
Reyansh ne volume badhaya aur steering par ungliyon se beat pakadne laga.
Signal par gaadi ruki toh uski nazar ek chai ki dukaan par gayi. Kuch log khade hokar chai pee rahe the. Do college students kisi baat par behas kar rahe the aur dukaan wala ek haath se chai bana raha tha, doosre se kisi customer ko paise lauta raha tha.
Reyansh ne kuch pal unhe dekha.
Phir khud se kaha, "Ek chai toh banti hai."
Signal green hua.
Woh agle mod se gaadi ghumakar chai ki dukaan ke paas ruk gaya.
"Anna, ek chai."
Dukaan wale ne haath se ishara kiya. "Ek minute, sir."
Reyansh gaadi se utarkar paas hi khada ho gaya.
Tabhi uske phone par notification aayi.
Family Group: 17 unread messages.
Usne message khola.
Shivani ne family group mein apni ek photo bheji thi. Saath mein caption tha:
Finally, ghar mein sabko pasand aane wali dress mil gayi.
Uski maa ka reply tha:
Achhi hai, lekin doosre colour mein aur achhi lagti.
Shivani ka jawab:
Mummy, aapko har cheez doosre colour mein hi achhi lagti hai.
Uske baad stickers aur laughing emojis ki baarish thi.
Reyansh muskuraya.
Chai wala cup lekar aa gaya.
"Sir, chai."
"Thank you."
Usne cup haath mein liya aur phone pocket mein rakh diya.
Chai garam thi. Usne pehla sip liya aur aankhein band kar li.
"Bas. Ab zindagi mein sab kuch theek hai."
Paas khade ek aadmi ne use dekha.
Reyansh ne aankhein kholi.
"Chai achhi hai," usne safai di.
Aadmi muskura diya.
Reyansh ne chai khatam ki, paise diye aur gaadi mein baith gaya.
Ghar ab zyada door nahi tha.
07:02 PM | Ghar Wapsi
Flat ka darwaza kholte hi Reyansh ne apna bag sofa par phenka aur shoes utaar diye.
"Shalu?"
Kitchen se awaaz aayi, "Ji, sir!"
"Aaj ghar mein kya bana hai?"
"Abhi toh main nikalne wali hoon. Khana bana diya hai."
Reyansh kitchen ki taraf gaya.
Shalu bartan saaf kar rahi thi. Gas band thi aur counter par khana dhak kar rakha hua tha.
"Achha, kya banaya?"
"Dal, chawal aur aloo ki sabzi."
Reyansh ne aise expression diye jaise use kisi bahut bade raaz ka pata chala ho.
"Dal chawal?"
Shalu ne palatkar dekha.
"Kyun, sir? Nahi khana?"
"Nahi, nahi. Bilkul khana hai. Main toh bas confirm kar raha tha ki meri kismat aaj bhi mere saath hai."
Shalu hans padi.
"Aapko roz kuch naya chahiye kya?"
"Nahi. Lekin roz wahi milta rahe toh insaan ko apni kismat par shak hone lagta hai."
"Kal kuch aur bana dungi."
"Arre, main mazaak kar raha hoon. Dal chawal is perfect."
Shalu ne apne haath ponchhe aur bag uthaya.
"Main chalti hoon, sir."
"Haan, theek hai. Aur cylinder ka kya hua?"
"Extra cylinder nahi tha. Booking kar di hai. Kal tak aa jaana chahiye."
"Great. Thanks."
Shalu darwaze ki taraf badhi, phir achanak ruki.
"Sir, ek baat poochun?"
Reyansh ne fridge se paani ki bottle nikaalte hue kaha, "Poocho."
"Aapko apna kaam achha lagta hai?"
Reyansh ne bottle se paani piya aur uski taraf dekha.
"Sawaal thoda dangerous hai. Lekin haan, lagta hai. Kyun?"
"Bas aise hi."
Shalu kuch pal chup rahi.
"Roz laptop par kaam karte ho, phone par English mein baat karte ho. Kabhi-kabhi lagta hai ki kitna kuch kar sakte hain log."
Usne bottle counter par rakhi.
"Shalu, sabko shuru mein nahi pata hota ki unhe kya karna hai. Kabhi-kabhi pehle ye samajhna padta hai ki humein kis cheez mein interest hai."
Shalu ne haan mein sir hilaya.
"Par uske liye bhi toh kuch seekhna padega."
"Toh seekho."
Usne itni seedhi tarah kaha ki Shalu kuch pal use dekhti rahi.
"Bas?"
"Bas kya? Main koi secret formula bataun? Ek cup coffee piyo, laptop kholo aur agle din CEO ban jao?"
Shalu hans padi.
"Aap bhi na, sir!"
"Main serious hoon. Tumhe jo seekhna hai, uske baare mein socho. Phir chhote steps mein shuru karo. Sab kuch ek saath karne ki zaroorat nahi."
Shalu ne dheere se kaha, "Theek hai."
Uske chehre par ab bhi thodi uljhan thi, lekin us uljhan ke beech ek chhota sa khayal jagah bana raha tha.
Shayad use bhi apne liye kuch sochna chahiye.
Kya, ye use abhi nahi pata tha.
Lekin sawaal pehli baar uske dimaag mein itni saaf awaaz mein aaya tha.
Woh aage kya kar sakti hai?
"Achha, sir.
Shalu chali gayi.
Uski zindagi mein kuch sawaal aise the jin par woh baad mein sochna pasand karta tha.
Filhaal, dal chawal uski priority the.
07:40 PM | Dinner For One ?️
Reyansh dining table par baithkar khaana kha raha tha.
TV par ek comedy show chal raha tha.
Reyansh bhi beech-beech mein muskura deta.
Usne dal mein thoda aur ghee daala.
Ek bite li
Usne TV ki awaaz thodi badha di.
Khaana khatam karne ke baad usne plate kitchen counter par rakhi aur sofa par aakar baith gaya.
Remote uthaya.
Ek movie shuru ki.
Das minute baad use laga ki movie kaafi slow hai.
Usne doosri movie laga li.
Paanch minute baad woh bhi band kar di.
Phir ek travel video chala diya, jismein koi aadmi pahadon mein ghoom raha tha aur camera ke saamne khade hokar bata raha tha
"Har jagah jaakar bc camera kyun nikaalte hain? Bhai, jagah ka sukoon enjoy kar lo."
Usne video band kar diya.
Phone uthaya.
Instagram khola.
Kuch reels dekhin.
Ek billi ki video par hans diya. Doosri reel mein koi ladka apni girlfriend ke liye surprise plan kar raha tha. Teesri mein ek couple kisi cafe mein baitha tha.
Reyansh ne screen par ungli chalayi aur agle video par pahunch gaya.
Uske liye ye sab normal tha.
Kaam se aana, khaana khana, thoda TV dekhna, phone chalana aur phir sone ki taiyaari karna.
Uski zindagi mein ab kisi ko impress karne ke liye jaldi ghar pahunchne ki zaroorat nahi thi.
Kisi ke message ka intezaar karne ki bhi zaroorat nahi thi.
Usne phone side mein rakha aur sofa par aaram se let gaya.
Tabhi phone baj utha.
Shivani Calling...
Usne call receive ki.
"Hello,
Hello
"Achha, kya kar rahe ho
"Bas, khaana kha liya. Ab aaram kar raha hoon."
"Akela?"
"Reyansh, tumhari life kitni boring hai."
Reyansh seedha baith gaya.
"Excuse me?
"Achha? Toh pichhle weekend kya kiya tha?"
"Rest."
Us taraf kuch pal khamoshi rahi.
Phir Shivani zor se hans padi.
"Bas! Isi liye keh rahi hoon."
Waise Sunday ko ghar aa jaana."
"Kyun?"
"Mummy bula rahi hai
"Pagal ho tum."
"Thank you. Ye baat tum pehle bhi bata chuki ho."
"Sunday ko aa jaana. Lunch saath karenge."
Reyansh ne kuch pal socha.
"Theek hai. Aa jaunga."
"Promise?"
"Promise."
"Okay. Aur haan, time par aana. Tumhara time matlab doosron ka waiting period."
Call khatam hone se pehle dono ne ek doosre ko do-chaar aur baatein sunayi.
Phir phone cut ho gaya.
Reyansh ne use sofa par rakh diya.
Uske chehre par halki muskurahat thi.
Family ke saath uska rishta aisa hi tha. Zyada formal nahi,
Bas apni zindagi alag tareeke se jee raha tha.
09:16 PM | Ek Chhota Sa Plan
Reyansh ne sofa se uthkar kitchen mein rakha khaane ka bacha hua hissa fridge mein rakh diya.
Phir lights check ki, main door lock kiya aur bedroom ki taraf badha.
Sone se pehle usne phone charging par lagaya.
Calendar khola.
Agle din ki meetings dekhin.
Subah ek short review tha, dopahar mein campaign discussion aur shaam ko ek pending task complete karna tha.
Usne alarm 7:30 AM par set kiya.
Phir kuch sochkar alarm 7:15 AM kar diya.
Ek pal use laga ki aaj usne apni zindagi ka sabse bada decision le liya hai.
"Kal se disciplined life."
Woh bed par baith gaya.
Phir phone uthaya aur alarm check kiya.
7:15 AM.
"Perfect."
Do second baad usne alarm ke neeche ek aur alarm laga diya.
7:30 AM.
"Backup bhi zaroori hai."
Phone side mein rakhkar woh let gaya.
Room ki light band ho gayi.
Bahar sadak par traffic ki awaaz dheere-dheere kam ho rahi thi. Bengaluru ki raat apni raftaar pakad rahi thi.
Reyansh ne aankhein band kar li.
Kal phir ek nayi subah hogi.
Naya kaam.
Nayi coffee.
Aur shayad koi naya plan, jo dopahar tak badal jaaye.
Lekin abhi ke liye, uski duniya bilkul seedhi thi.
Ek ghar.
Ek naukri.
Apni marzi ka khaana.
Apna waqt.
Aur apni zindagi par apna control.
Use filhaal isse koi shikayat nahi thi.
Kam se kam aaj toh nahi.
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