Chapter One

Arziya

@Arziya

Basu Mansion     

Everyone takes aashirwad as the aarti concludes. Mohini Basu looks lovingly at Anurag 

Anurag: kya hua maa?

Mohini[Anurag’s mother]: Anu you know you are my aankho ka tara, and no one can compete my son in any manner,

Anurag smiles, while Nivedita looks at Anu and Mohini [her mother]

Nivedita: We all know how much Mom love Anu, its all about him when he is around and he gets the best of everything first then its my turn

Anurag: Jealous Nivedi

Nivedita: Haan, and dont ask me why

Anurag: Why lil sister??

Nivedita: Now go you are getting late, remember we have Durga Pooja in the evening and Oh no we have to prep so many things...I cant believe this time we are having so many well to do personalities at pandal..from CM to all business tycoons nationally.

Anurag: All credit goes to baba and Maa for suggesting this to baba

Moloy: Oh so everyone remembers I am standing here...haha

All smiles

Moloy: Anurag and Nivedita make sure, first impression is last impression everything is handled, this should go smoothly and media is also going to be there so be careful.

Anurag: Dont worry baba we got this

Nivedita: yes baba we will do everything in our power to make it super sucess

Mohini: Smiles at three of them 

Sharma House

Prerna wakes up freshens up and runs down for aarti..aarti is almost over when she joins her family

Veena looks sideways just to hint her annoyance on Prerna being late for aarti

Prerna notices this : Kya Maa,

Veena: Kya kya? Hamesha late aarti ke liye, aur ab yeh dekho prasad ke liye sab se aage

Prerna smirks

Rajesh Sharma[Prerna’s father]: Arre aap do no kya yeh nok jhok toh chalta rahega, acha sab log aaj yaad hai na humko Durga pooja ke liye jana hai sham ko Moloy dada ke yahan

Ishani: Haan haan papa hume yaad hai.. And Prerna di and I have already decided what we are going to wear tonight

Sharma: Acha please ache lagna bahut bada function hai, hame izzatdar dikhna hai, aisa mauka bar bar nahi aayega..

Veena slightly annoyed: Matlab jaise hume toh aata hi nahi kaise jachna aiesi parties ke liye

Sharma: Arre baba naaraz kyun hoti ho, just thoda sa tension hai, kyun gine chune log hi shamil kiye hai Moloy dada ne office se aur main unmein se ek hoon

Veena feeling satisfied nods haan.. Fikar noko karna hum log thik se pesh aayenge party mein…

Bajaj Villa

Mr. Bajaj takes prasad and returns back to living room for breakfast, even the omelete is right size he notices and starts eating

Mr Bajaj: Secretary today’s list of appointments and meetings

Sec: Sir, today you have a major function to attend Durga Pooja hosted by the Basu’s publication owner Moloy Basu, all well do to businessmen will be there, for this function,we have ordered your favorite brand suit from London.

Mr Bajaj: Good, What time the function starts??

Sec: Sir its at 6 pm

Mr Bajaj: Any other appointments for today prior to this?

Sec: Yes there is a site seeing appointment for our new office branch in town.

Mr Bajaj: okay, prepare the papers for the appointment, i will head to it in a few

Sec: Sure Sir

Mr Bajaj goes to site seeing and decide the office space for his business in Kolkatta.

Howrah Bridge:

Prerna is making a wish and throwing a coin when someone puts hands on her eyes, Prerna is shocked and grabs his hands and lays down from her eyes and turns,

Bohahahah… Bhaw..he laughs

Prerna sighs a relief, ANURAG- you are such a prankster, tumhe pata hai tumne mujhe dara diya…

Anurag: Pre please, tum jaanti ho na mujhe wishes mein koi interest nahi hai, main yahan aaya hoon toh sirf apni Prerna ke liye and he hugs her sideways

Prerna: Kya kar rahe ho agar kisi ne bhi hame aise dekh liya na toh aafat aa jayegi

Anurag: Kya Prerna tumbhi na, college ke baad yahi toh pal hai jo hum saath saath bita sakte hai, chori chori hi sahi..

Prerna- Jaanti hoon magar, jab tak tum apne baba se aur mere papa se baat nahi karte shaadi ki tab tak hume chupke hi milna hoga

Anurag: yaad hai hum kaise mile?? Tumko pata hai Kolkatta ki sari ladkiyon ko bhul ke main tumse do pal milne aata hoon aur tumho ki bas, aise nahi, baba we are in love right Prerna, hum pyar karte hai ek dusre se, toh hum kaise kareeb aayenge agar hum special special cheezen nahin kare?

Prerna: Special cheezen?  Kya special

Anurag: yeh quickly kisses her on the cheek and Prerna blushes and Anu smiles Acha suno, Baba ko hint diya toh hai maine, aap log aaj aao and thodi baat badh sakti hai…

Prerna: Hum log aa rahe hai, aur maine select kiya hai ki main tumhare favorite rang ki sari phenungi..

Anu: nice…. Aur madam mama baba ko impress kardengi… toh hum kal hi shaadi kar sakte hai

Prerna lightens up, sachi mein

Anu: Haan aur uske baad phir hum dono pyare pyare dher se pal ek saath bitayenge

Mr Bajaj’s car passes on the Howrah Bridge and glimpses AnuPre hand in hand and finds it worthless to be in love and pens down in his diary “Ishq waqt zaya karne ka zariya hai, Hum khush kismat hai Ishq se haseen humari duniya hai”

Evening Durga Pooja at Pandal hosted by Moloy Basu and Mohini Basu.

Basu family is already reached the Pandal to welcome all guests

Sharma family stands in line to enter as they are in the Non VIP section.

All rich and famous business man enter with their families one after the other and Sharma family too enters from the other side

Mohini and Nivedita are walking with CM’s wife and his daughter talking about the pandal the decoration and praising the Basu’s selection and organization of the party, 

Mohini- Oh not at all, thank you so much for coming, its always a pleasure to have the rich and famous you see

CM wife laughs: Thanks for having us, I have been to Pandal before but this year’s decoration is just outstanding I must say

Mohini: Thanks her once again and while doing that she bumps into Veena, 

Veena Namaste

Mohini flat out ignores her gestures to CM and CM's daughter, this way, here all the office worker families are there, you will feel suffocated

Veena sense the insult and is about to say something where she is stopped by Prerna...

Prerna Maa Please jaane do and Veena let them leave without saying anything

Anurag reaches Pandal and looks for his gang of friends, and joins his pals

Mr Bajaj is the next entry and Moloy Basu welcomes Mr Bajaj and ignores Sharma who is also coming his way...

Mr Bajaj feels that and shakes Moloy's hand and thanks him for the invitation....

Durga pooja begins 

Anurag and his family are in front and Bajaj is with some other business  tycoons respectfully talking and taking part in Durga Pooja even though familial functions is not A one for him..

Prerna and her family are in the Non VIP section participating the Durga Pooja

Pooja concludes and invitees are found chatting with each other and introducing their families to everyone else...

Suddenly the power goes off and everyone panics Anurag rushes to his cellphone and calls Moloy Moloy answers and shares the same concern to Anurag and Anurag shouts to everyone that he is looking and lights should be back in no time, Mr Bajaj prepares to leave but its pitch dark, still he tries to make his way out amdist all guests and someone collides with him and he holds that person from falling, lights are back with generator and Mr Bajaj has Prerna half slipped in his arms from falling, they both look at each other and then seeing lights Prerna quickly straightens up and Mr Bajaj slightly nods and leaves the party.....