Part – 2
At KM….
Ranno takes Geet to KM one evening …
Ranno: namaste maaji, where is papa?
Dadi: tumhare papa aagaye, he is upstairs
Ranno: I made his favourite kesar phirni
Dadi: you know he is under a strict diet
Ranno: its not too sweet maaji, I know papa shouldn’t take more sugar, but how can we have his favourite dish without him?
Dadi: you are spoiling him too much, already he uses Geet to get his chocolates
Ranno: what?
Dadi: your papa is coming, somehow he knows when Geet is around….
Dadi wants to play a prank….
Dadi: you just wait and watch, get inside the kitchen
Ranno hides quickly….
Dadi(quiet loudly): Geet, what do you want?
Papa: Geet, tu aagayi? Come and give me a hug
Papa takes her in his hands…
Dadi signals Geet to ask for fruits…
Geet: pineapple
Papa: pineapple? Geet, you don’t like pineapple
Geet: I like I like
Papa: I know what my little Pari likes, hmm, chocolate ice cream, haina?
Papaji winks and prompts Geet….
Geet: ice cream, dadi ice cream
Dadi: there is no ice cream
Papa: ok then, we are going out to get ice cream for Geet
Dadi: Ranno, did you see what happened?
Papa: Ranno, where were you?
Ranno laughs…: papa ji, what’s this? Dr has advised you to keep your sugar and pressure under control, and you want ice cream?
Papa: Ranno, I don’t , I am not a kid, it’s for your daughter
Ranno: she is having a sore throat
Papa: it will be cured only by eating ice cream, haina Geet
Geet just says whatever Dadaji tells her like a parrot…
Geet: Haan
Dadi: this is not right ji, you are teaching Geet to lie, Ranno will not let Geet come to KM if you do like this
Papa: Ranno, can’t I play with my Geet?
Ranno: you can papaji, but you have to take care of your health too
Papa: I am a Punjabi, I am good enough to take on anyone in the akkada anytime
Papaji shows his dhole shole…
Dadi: you are not getting any younger ji
Papaji: but you are
“Ai Meri Zoharaa Zabi
Tujhe Maalum Nahi
Tu Abhi Tak Hai Hasi
Aur Mai Javaan
Tujhape Qurabaan Meri Jaan Meri Jaan’’
Papaji sings…
Ranno : you deserve this kesar phirni for this alone papaji haina maaji
Dadi: I can’t stop you two, go on, do whatever you want
Papaji: she will always keep complaining, give it to me, ohhh , it’s so good
Dadi: now I am getting Geet her ice cream, no one comes near that, is it clear
Papaji: nahi toh, it’s only for Geet, haina?
He winks and Geet tries to wink back… she is just learning…
She closes one eye and looks at her dadu with the other….
She looks so cute….
Khuranaji kisses Geet….
Papaji: nothing is sweeter than my darling Angel
Dadi: that’s true
Geet is the princess of KM as a child….
The kids growing faster than Dadi is seems….
They are six years old and are old enough to come to Delhi and stay by themselves at KM….
Till now Dadi visited Mumbai every summer to be with her grandchildren, though senior Khurana ji stayed back in Delhi itself to take care of the business…
Now, Khurana ji has undergone bypass surgery and he can’t be left alone, Dadi keeps him under her tight surveillance, else he is not better than the kids in hoarding chocolates and ice creams for his late night hunger pangs….
Dadi keeps the chocolates for children in a secret place that only she has access to….
It’s funny how the business tycoon who built KC empire single handed has no power at all in his own household …
It’s all Dadi’s control, he might be the king of the KC empire, but she is the queen of this pariwar…
Dadi is very busy preparing her special delicacies …
Yes, it’s the summer vacation and her grandchildren are coming to stay with her….
Ranno has come to help her…
Khuranaji and Geet are watching their favourite Looney Toons on TV…
The yummy fragrance of tasty nuts fried in Desi ghee along with the aroma of tiny golden yellow besan balls swimming in hot delicious sugar syrup rings the bell of “Laddus” in Khuranaji’s brain….
Papaji: Ranno, Geet is hungry
Dadi: I know who is hungry
Ranno: please maaji, let him have a taste at least
Dadi: as if you are not going to give him the laddu if I insist, you two always gang up together, even this little Geet takes his side only
Dadi fakes to be upset…. But she knows how much they fill up her family’s absence…..
Papaji: app ke hath ka Jadu toh kamaal ka hai ji, this is the reason behind my fully loaded arteries, I can’t miss these for anything, ye dil mange more haina Geet?
Geet: Haan, Dil mange more
Ranno: maaji, Arjun is a big fan of your laddus, but he is in Hoshiarpur
Dadi: I have already asked Nakul to pack for him, don’t forget to take them with you when you go to Hoshiarpur, by the way when are you going?
Ranno: tomorrow maaji
Dadi: Sheetal is coming the day after
Ranno: you people are coming for the festivals na, everyone will be waiting, specially Darji
Dadi: oh yes, how can we miss it?
Ranno: ok Dadi, I will talk to Sheetal, you and Papaji come earlier this time
Ranno leaves to Hoshiarpur with Geet….
Sheetal and Madan have come to Delhi with the kids…b
Dadi and Papaji are very happy to see the kids…b.
Annie is sweet and naïve while Maan is the naughty one always troubling Sheetal…b
Maan clings to Sheetal when they come away from home… Mamma’s boy…
Annie easily gets attached to Dadi…n
Annie: Dadi, let’s go out and play
Dadi: ok, go get your brother too
Annie runs to call Maan…
Maan is watching TV…
Annie: Maan, come let’s go and play hide and seek with Dadi
Maan: no way, I want to watch TV
Sheetal: Maan, you always keep watching TV in Mumbai, but here have the garden, go out and play with Annie
Maan: maa, it’s very hot outside
Sheetal: don’t make excuses Maan, get out and play
Dadi too comes….
Dadi: come on Maan, it’s a very pleasant day
Maan: ok Dadi, but I will keep the remote with me
Sheetal: no, your TV time is over, give me the remote now
Maan: then I am not going anywhere
Dadi: Sheetal, he is just a kid, let him keep the remote
They go out….
Annie: ok then, it’s your turn to find, we will go hide, let’s go Dadi
Dadi: hmm, Maan close your eyes
Maan closes his eyes….
Annie and Dadi go and hide in behind the bushes…n
Maan comes and easily spots them…
Maan: now I will go and hide, you close your eyes Annie , Dadi you too close your eyes, you will help Annie I know
Annie and Dadi close their eyes…n
Maan runs away…
Annie: Dadi, shall we open our eyes?
Dadi: Haan, now where is Maan?!
Annie: let’s go find him, he must be hiding behind that tree only
Annie runs and looks behind the tree…
Dadi: is he there?
Annie: no Dadi, he is not here
Dadi: he should be sitting beneath that table
Annie: he is not here
Dadi: where are you Maan? We will find you in a minute
Annie goes and looks everywhere…b
She is upset not finding Maan anywhere….
Annie: Dadi, what should we do?
Dadi: Maan, come out beta, you win, now come here
Maan doesn’t come….
Sheetal comes…
Sheetal: how is it going? Who is winning?
Annie: maa, did you see Maan?
Dadi: he must be inside only, haina Sheetal?
Sheetal: he is not there Dadi
Dadi: them where is he?
Sheetal: must be somewhere here only
They all keep searching…
Dadi gets worried a bit…
Dadi: where will this boy go? We have been looking for him for more than 15 minutes, what if he went to the streets?
Sheetal: don’t worry maaji, Maan won’t go out without me
Dadi: are you sure?
Annie: Maan, Maan, I have chocolates, come out if you want
Dadi: Chandu, did you see Maan?
Chandu: no Dadima
Dadi: what if he had gone out?
Chandu: I was here only, no one went out Dadima
Sheetal: let’s go and check inside
Dadi: he must have gone to the OH
Everyone is searching Maan and are shouting out loudly…
Papaji heard the noise and comes out to his room balcony upstairs…
Papaji: ssshhhh, what’s the noise? Keep it low
Dadi: ji, Maan is not seen anywhere, that’s why
Papaji: who is missing?
Sheetal: Maan Papaji
Papaji laughs….
Dadi: why are you laughing ji? We are not kidding, he is really not here
Papaji: because he is here sleeping
Dadi: what?
Papaji: he came here and we were listening to RD Burman, then he fell asleep
Dadi: thank God he is safe
Just like that Maan keeps everyone busy always…
It’s festival time at Hoshiarpur…
The Handas are getting ready for the gala time….
Madan has some important work and has gone back to Mumbai…
Sheetal takes the kids to Hoshiarpur along with Dadi and Papaji….
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