06-11-2026, 09:31 PM
Shoot khatam hone ke baad, jab sab apne-apne kaam mein lag gaye, Neha ne dheere se apne kapde thik kiye. Usne meri taraf dekha aur ek aisi smile di jo maine pichle ek saal mein kabhi nahi dekhi thi. Wo smile sharmili nahi thi, balki bold thi. Maine mehsoos kiya ki is ek din ke shoot ne hamare rishte mein ek naya mod laya hai. Hum jab wapas ghar ke liye nikle, toh raste bhar Neha khamosh rahi, par uska dhyan baar-baar mere haath ki taraf ja raha tha, jaise wo mujhe bata rahi ho ki ab wo ghar par bhi waisi hi 'bold' hogi jaisi aaj set par thi.
Ghar pahunchte hi ek ajeeb si khamoshi thi, par ye khamoshi uncomfortable nahi thi. Hum dono ke beech ek invisible electricity run kar rahi thi. Neha ne apne kamre mein jaakar kapde badle aur jab wo bahar aayi, toh usne wahi purani kurti pehni thi, par uski aankhon mein ab ek alag hi chamak thi. Usne mere paas aakar mere kandhe par apna sar rakha aur dheere se mere kaan mein whisper kiya.
"Raj, Vijay sir ne bataya ki is short film ki editing aur post-production mein time lagega. Agla shoot, yaani ki wo do full movies jinse mera career start hoga, wo ab lagbhag chaar mahine baad honge." Usne ek shararati smile di aur meri taraf dekha. "Socho, char mahine... itna lamba break!"
Abhi hum dono us 'bold' naye rishte ki shuruat kar hi rahe the ki achanak darwaze ki ghanti baji. Maine darwaza khola toh samne Hemanth khada tha—mera chota bhai, jo city ke ek hostel mein rehkar engineering kar raha tha. Par use dekhte hi mere hosh ud gaye. Hemanth ki aankhein sunehri nahi, balki thaki aur khaali lag rahi thi. Usne apna ek haath piche chipkaya hua tha, par jaise hi usne greeting ke liye haath aage badhaya, meri nazar uske wrist par padi.
Uske wrist par ek bada sa black leather band tha, jis par kuch ajeeb se symbols bane hue the. Main use andar lekar aaya, aur Neha ne use dekh kar ek badi si smile di. Hemanth hamesha se hi sharmila tha, par aaj uske chehre par ek ajeeb si ghabrahat thi. Wo sofa par baithte hi thoda nervous lag raha tha, apne pairon ko baar-baar hila raha tha.
Maine usse pucha, "Hemanth, tu achanak kaise aa gaya? Aur ye wristband kya hai?"
Hemanth ne ek gehri saans li aur thoda jhijhakte hue bola, "Bhai, actually hostel mein mere dost mujhe bahut chidate hain. Sabki girlfriends hain, ya toh wo kisi na kisi ke saath 'dating' kar rahe hain. Wo mujhe hamesha kehte hain ki main ekdum 'boring' hoon aur meri life mein koi ladki nahi hai. Wo mera mazaak udate the ki main kabhi kisi ko approach hi nahi kar paunga."
Hemanth ne thoda sharmate hue apne sar ko kureda aur ek lambi saans li. "Bhai, main thak gaya tha un sabki baatein sunkar. Ek din jab wo sab mere upar hans rahe the, toh maine gusse mein aakar ek jhooth bol diya. Maine unhe bol diya ki meri ek girlfriend hai, aur wo bhi bahut zyada beautiful aur bold hai. Maine toh bas unka mooh band karne ke liye ye sab bola tha, par ab baat bigad gayi hai."
Maine hairani se usse dekha, "Toh isme bigadne wali kya baat hai? Jhooth toh sab bolte hain."
Hemanth ne apna sar pakad liya aur ekdum nirash hokar bola, "Bhai, problem ye nahi hai ki maine jhooth bola. Problem ye hai ki ab mere dost meri 'girlfriend' se milna chahte hain. Unhone ek group trip plan kiya hai—ek weekend getaway jahan sab apni girlfriends ko lekar ja rahe hain. Aur unhone mujhse kaha hai ki agar main apni girlfriend nahi laya, toh sab samajh jayenge ki main jhooth bol raha tha. Mere liye ye kisi maut se kam nahi hai, bhai! Main sach mein mar jaana chahta hoon is sharam ki wajah se. Socho, agar main akela gaya toh wo mera kitna mazaak udayenge, aur agar main nahi gaya toh wo kahenge ki girlfriend hai hi nahi isliye bahana bana raha hai."
Main uski baaton par hansne hi wala tha ki tabhi meri nazar Neha par padi. Neha bade dhyan se Hemanth ki baatein sun rahi thi, aur uske chehre par wahi 'bold' smile thi jo shoot ke baad aayi thi. Wo jaanti thi ki Hemanth ekdum seedha banda hai aur is waqt wo kitna dara hua hai. Neha mere paas aayi aur dheere se mere kaan mein kaha, "Raj, bechara Hemanth! Itna stress le raha hai. Kyun na hum iski thodi help kar dein? Waise bhi, mujhe ab acting ka shoq chadh gaya hai, aur ye trip toh ek perfect opportunity hogi ek naya character play karne ki."
Maine confuse hokar Neha ki taraf dekha, "Matlab? Tum kya soch rahi ho?"
Neha ne ek shararati aankh maari aur Hemanth ki taraf dekh kar zor se boli, "Hemanth, itna tension kyun le raha hai? Tere paas ek solution hai. Main teri 'fake' girlfriend ban sakti hoon us trip ke liye. Main tere saath chalungi, hum sabke saamne ek couple ki tarah rahenge, aur tere doston ko lagega ki tu sach mein ek bahut lucky banda hai jiski girlfriend itni haseen aur bold hai."
Hemanth ki aankhein phati ki phati reh gayi. Usne sharam se apna sar jhukaya, "Bhabi... aap ye sach mein karengi? Par aap toh’s’ bhai ki biwi hain. Agar kisi ne pehchan liya toh?"
Neha ne ek thahaka lagaya aur Hemanth ke gale lag gayi, "Arey pagle, woh tere hostel wale dost hain, humein jaante tak nahi honge! Bas tu mujhe 'Neha' mat bolna, koi naya naam rakh le. Aur rahi baat bold hone ki, toh maine abhi-abhi ek movie shoot ki hai, mujhe pata hai kaise act karna hai ki tere dost tere pairon mein gir jayein."
Main wahan khada sab sun raha tha. Ek ajeeb si bechaini thi mere andar. Ek taraf mujhe khushi thi ki mera chota bhai is mushkil se nikal jayega, par doosri taraf mera dimaag un scenes ko imagine kar raha tha jo maine set par dekhe the. Neha ki 'bold' acting ka matlab kya hoga? Kya wo wahan bhi waise hi kapde pehenne wali thi? Kya wo Hemanth ke saath waise hi close hogi jaise wo Mohan ke saath thi?
"Bhai, please mana mat karna!" Hemanth ne meri taraf dekh kar request ki, uski awaaz mein ek asli darr tha. "Mere liye ye sirf ek trip nahi hai, meri izzat ka sawal hai. Agar main akela gaya ya nahi gaya, toh wo poore semester tak mera mazaak udayenge. Please, bhai!"
Maine ek gehri saans li. Neha ne mera haath pakda aur dheere se squeeze kiya. Uska touch ab pehle se zyada confident aur demanding lag raha tha. "Raj, dekho na, kitna darta hai ye bachcha. Hum toh bas thodi masti karenge, right? Socho, ek weekend, ek resort, aur main ek glamorous girlfriend ke roop mein... kitna exciting hoga!"
"Theek hai, tum dono jao," maine aakhirkaar haar maante hue kaha. Mere andar ek ajeeb si hulchul thi—aadha darr aur aadhi curiosity. Neha ne khushi se uchal kar mujhe hug kiya aur mere kaan mein phisphisayi, "Don't worry baby, main sirf acting karungi... ya shayad thodi asliyat bhi, depending on the mood." Uska ye kehna mere dimaag mein ek spark ki tarah tha. Hemanth toh khushi se paagal ho raha tha, usne mere pair chhue aur shukriya ada kiya, par uski aankhon mein bhi ek nayi tarah ki chamak thi. Woh ab sirf mera chota bhai nahi lag raha tha, balki ek aise ladke ki tarah lag raha tha jise zindagi mein pehli baar kisi 'bold' aur beautiful ladki ka sath milne wala tha.
Ghar pahunchte hi ek ajeeb si khamoshi thi, par ye khamoshi uncomfortable nahi thi. Hum dono ke beech ek invisible electricity run kar rahi thi. Neha ne apne kamre mein jaakar kapde badle aur jab wo bahar aayi, toh usne wahi purani kurti pehni thi, par uski aankhon mein ab ek alag hi chamak thi. Usne mere paas aakar mere kandhe par apna sar rakha aur dheere se mere kaan mein whisper kiya.
"Raj, Vijay sir ne bataya ki is short film ki editing aur post-production mein time lagega. Agla shoot, yaani ki wo do full movies jinse mera career start hoga, wo ab lagbhag chaar mahine baad honge." Usne ek shararati smile di aur meri taraf dekha. "Socho, char mahine... itna lamba break!"
Abhi hum dono us 'bold' naye rishte ki shuruat kar hi rahe the ki achanak darwaze ki ghanti baji. Maine darwaza khola toh samne Hemanth khada tha—mera chota bhai, jo city ke ek hostel mein rehkar engineering kar raha tha. Par use dekhte hi mere hosh ud gaye. Hemanth ki aankhein sunehri nahi, balki thaki aur khaali lag rahi thi. Usne apna ek haath piche chipkaya hua tha, par jaise hi usne greeting ke liye haath aage badhaya, meri nazar uske wrist par padi.
Uske wrist par ek bada sa black leather band tha, jis par kuch ajeeb se symbols bane hue the. Main use andar lekar aaya, aur Neha ne use dekh kar ek badi si smile di. Hemanth hamesha se hi sharmila tha, par aaj uske chehre par ek ajeeb si ghabrahat thi. Wo sofa par baithte hi thoda nervous lag raha tha, apne pairon ko baar-baar hila raha tha.
Maine usse pucha, "Hemanth, tu achanak kaise aa gaya? Aur ye wristband kya hai?"
Hemanth ne ek gehri saans li aur thoda jhijhakte hue bola, "Bhai, actually hostel mein mere dost mujhe bahut chidate hain. Sabki girlfriends hain, ya toh wo kisi na kisi ke saath 'dating' kar rahe hain. Wo mujhe hamesha kehte hain ki main ekdum 'boring' hoon aur meri life mein koi ladki nahi hai. Wo mera mazaak udate the ki main kabhi kisi ko approach hi nahi kar paunga."
Hemanth ne thoda sharmate hue apne sar ko kureda aur ek lambi saans li. "Bhai, main thak gaya tha un sabki baatein sunkar. Ek din jab wo sab mere upar hans rahe the, toh maine gusse mein aakar ek jhooth bol diya. Maine unhe bol diya ki meri ek girlfriend hai, aur wo bhi bahut zyada beautiful aur bold hai. Maine toh bas unka mooh band karne ke liye ye sab bola tha, par ab baat bigad gayi hai."
Maine hairani se usse dekha, "Toh isme bigadne wali kya baat hai? Jhooth toh sab bolte hain."
Hemanth ne apna sar pakad liya aur ekdum nirash hokar bola, "Bhai, problem ye nahi hai ki maine jhooth bola. Problem ye hai ki ab mere dost meri 'girlfriend' se milna chahte hain. Unhone ek group trip plan kiya hai—ek weekend getaway jahan sab apni girlfriends ko lekar ja rahe hain. Aur unhone mujhse kaha hai ki agar main apni girlfriend nahi laya, toh sab samajh jayenge ki main jhooth bol raha tha. Mere liye ye kisi maut se kam nahi hai, bhai! Main sach mein mar jaana chahta hoon is sharam ki wajah se. Socho, agar main akela gaya toh wo mera kitna mazaak udayenge, aur agar main nahi gaya toh wo kahenge ki girlfriend hai hi nahi isliye bahana bana raha hai."
Main uski baaton par hansne hi wala tha ki tabhi meri nazar Neha par padi. Neha bade dhyan se Hemanth ki baatein sun rahi thi, aur uske chehre par wahi 'bold' smile thi jo shoot ke baad aayi thi. Wo jaanti thi ki Hemanth ekdum seedha banda hai aur is waqt wo kitna dara hua hai. Neha mere paas aayi aur dheere se mere kaan mein kaha, "Raj, bechara Hemanth! Itna stress le raha hai. Kyun na hum iski thodi help kar dein? Waise bhi, mujhe ab acting ka shoq chadh gaya hai, aur ye trip toh ek perfect opportunity hogi ek naya character play karne ki."
Maine confuse hokar Neha ki taraf dekha, "Matlab? Tum kya soch rahi ho?"
Neha ne ek shararati aankh maari aur Hemanth ki taraf dekh kar zor se boli, "Hemanth, itna tension kyun le raha hai? Tere paas ek solution hai. Main teri 'fake' girlfriend ban sakti hoon us trip ke liye. Main tere saath chalungi, hum sabke saamne ek couple ki tarah rahenge, aur tere doston ko lagega ki tu sach mein ek bahut lucky banda hai jiski girlfriend itni haseen aur bold hai."
Hemanth ki aankhein phati ki phati reh gayi. Usne sharam se apna sar jhukaya, "Bhabi... aap ye sach mein karengi? Par aap toh’s’ bhai ki biwi hain. Agar kisi ne pehchan liya toh?"
Neha ne ek thahaka lagaya aur Hemanth ke gale lag gayi, "Arey pagle, woh tere hostel wale dost hain, humein jaante tak nahi honge! Bas tu mujhe 'Neha' mat bolna, koi naya naam rakh le. Aur rahi baat bold hone ki, toh maine abhi-abhi ek movie shoot ki hai, mujhe pata hai kaise act karna hai ki tere dost tere pairon mein gir jayein."
Main wahan khada sab sun raha tha. Ek ajeeb si bechaini thi mere andar. Ek taraf mujhe khushi thi ki mera chota bhai is mushkil se nikal jayega, par doosri taraf mera dimaag un scenes ko imagine kar raha tha jo maine set par dekhe the. Neha ki 'bold' acting ka matlab kya hoga? Kya wo wahan bhi waise hi kapde pehenne wali thi? Kya wo Hemanth ke saath waise hi close hogi jaise wo Mohan ke saath thi?
"Bhai, please mana mat karna!" Hemanth ne meri taraf dekh kar request ki, uski awaaz mein ek asli darr tha. "Mere liye ye sirf ek trip nahi hai, meri izzat ka sawal hai. Agar main akela gaya ya nahi gaya, toh wo poore semester tak mera mazaak udayenge. Please, bhai!"
Maine ek gehri saans li. Neha ne mera haath pakda aur dheere se squeeze kiya. Uska touch ab pehle se zyada confident aur demanding lag raha tha. "Raj, dekho na, kitna darta hai ye bachcha. Hum toh bas thodi masti karenge, right? Socho, ek weekend, ek resort, aur main ek glamorous girlfriend ke roop mein... kitna exciting hoga!"
"Theek hai, tum dono jao," maine aakhirkaar haar maante hue kaha. Mere andar ek ajeeb si hulchul thi—aadha darr aur aadhi curiosity. Neha ne khushi se uchal kar mujhe hug kiya aur mere kaan mein phisphisayi, "Don't worry baby, main sirf acting karungi... ya shayad thodi asliyat bhi, depending on the mood." Uska ye kehna mere dimaag mein ek spark ki tarah tha. Hemanth toh khushi se paagal ho raha tha, usne mere pair chhue aur shukriya ada kiya, par uski aankhon mein bhi ek nayi tarah ki chamak thi. Woh ab sirf mera chota bhai nahi lag raha tha, balki ek aise ladke ki tarah lag raha tha jise zindagi mein pehli baar kisi 'bold' aur beautiful ladki ka sath milne wala tha.

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