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Chapter 27: Weekend ka Vaar
Shaniwaar, 9 August, 2025. Chutti ka din. Yeh din teeno beton ke liye ek sunhera mauka tha apni zehni jung ko ek naye mukaam par le jaane ka. Ghar par poore din ki maujoodgi ka matlab tha, maaon par poore din ki nigaahbaani aur unhe manipulate karne ke naye mauke.
Singh residence mein, Rohan ne ek nayi chaal chali. Shaam ko, usne living room mein Netflix par ek popular, critically acclaimed movie, 'English Vinglish,' laga di. Uski Biji, Jaspreet, jo abhi bhi usse naraaz thi, sofe ke doosre kone par baith kar apni Gurmukhi ki kitaab padhne lagi. Unhone TV ki taraf dekhne se bhi inkaar kar diya.
Rohan ne kuch nahi kaha. Woh chupchaap movie dekhta raha. Movie mein Sridevi ka character, Shashi, ek aam si housewife hai jise uska parivar English na aane par neecha dikhata hai. Dheere-dheere, movie ke dialogues Jaspreet ke kaano mein padne lage. Unhone na chahte hue bhi, kitaab se nazar utha kar ek do baar screen par dekha.
Jab movie ka woh scene aaya jahan Shashi English seekh kar apne parivar ke saamne ek confident speech deti hai, toh Rohan ne dheere se kaha, "Biji, yeh aunty dekho. Bilkul aapke jaisi strong hai. Apne liye stand le rahi hai."
Jaspreet ne fauran jawab diya, "Chup kar ke apni movie dekh." Par unki awaaz mein pehle jaisi dahad nahi thi. Ek ajeeb si khamoshi thi. Unhone movie ko dekhna jaari rakha, unka chehra bhaav-heen tha, par andar hi andar, Shashi ke character ne unke "mentally resilient" aur "emotionally strong" hone ke ehsaas ko chhu liya tha.
Khan parivar mein, Imran ne apni ammi, Fareeda, ko technology ke jaal mein phansaane ka plan banaya. Fareeda purane gaano ki shaukeen thi.
"Ammi, aap hamesha radio par gaane dhoondhti rehti ho. Laaiye aapka phone, main aapko ek App mein aapke saare favourite Mohammed Rafi sahab ke gaane daal deta hoon. Jab mann kare, sun lena," usne unki "non tech savvy" aadat ka fayda uthate hue kaha.
Fareeda ne jhijhakte hue apna phone de diya. Imran ne Spotify install kiya aur Rafi ke gaano ki ek playlist banane laga. Playlist banate-banate, usne 'galti se' ek modern, soulful Arijit Singh ka gaana play kar diya.
"...Kyunki tum hi ho, ab tum hi ho, zindagi ab tum hi ho..."
"Yeh kaun hai? Achi awaaz hai," Fareeda ne anjaane mein hi keh diya.
"Yeh Arijit Singh hain, ammi. Naye zamane ke Rafi sahab," Imran ne muskurate hue kaha. "Sunna hai?"
"Hatt, hume hamare purane gaane hi pasand hain," Fareeda ne fauran kaha, par unke chehre par ek halki si muskaan thi. Imran ne playlist mein, Rafi ke gaano ke beech, ek-do Arijit Singh ke gaane bhi save kar diye. Ek aur naya beej, ek aur nayi aadat ki shuruaat.
Sharma Villa mein, Sameer ne apni psychological ladaai ko aur gehra kiya. Usne Kavita ko dining table par wahi 'Sociology of Art' wali kitaab padhte hue dekha. Kavita ka chehra uljhan mein tha.
Sameer unke paas baith gaya. "Kuch samajh nahi aa raha, mummy?"
"Nahi, samajh toh aa raha hai. Par yeh baatein badi ajeeb hain," Kavita ne kaha.
"Mummy, ek baat puchun?" Sameer ne ek student ki tarah pucha. "Aapko kya lagta hai, aane wali generation, matlab mere bachche, jab hamare aaj ke 'sanskar' aur riwaazon ko dekhenge, toh kya woh use 'orthodox' ya purani soch wala nahi samjhenge? Jaise hum apne dada-dadi ke zamane ki kuch baaton ko aaj nahi maante."
Yeh ek seedha, zehni hamla tha. Yeh Kavita, the mother, se nahi, Kavita, the History Professor, se kiya gaya sawaal tha. Kavita ke paas iska koi aasan jawab nahi tha. Woh jaanti thi ki itihaas badlaav ka hi doosra naam hai. "Waqt ke saath sab badalta hai," unhone dheere se, bina vishwas ke kaha.
"Toh phir 'modern dance' sirf ek badlaav hai, 'besharmi' nahi. Hai na?" Sameer ne apni aakhri chaal chali aur wahan se uth gaya.
Kavita wahin baithi reh gayi. Unka saalon purana vishwaas, unki "rigid mentality", aaj unke apne bete ke tark ke saamne toot rahi thi. Unhone apne haathon ko dekha. Unke lambe, khoobsurat naakhoon, unki saaf-suthri, damakti hui skin. Unka jism pehle hi badal raha tha. Shayad ab unki soch ke badalne ka waqt aa gaya tha.
Us raat, teeno beton ne apne-apne din ki progress ko dekha. Unhone koi naya task nahi kiya tha, par unhe ehsaas tha ki unhone points se bhi keemti cheez haasil ki hai. Unhone apni maaon ke dimaag ka control haasil karna shuru kar diya tha. Tabhi, unke phone par ek saath ek naya notification chamka.
[SPECIAL ALERT: WEEKEND BONUS TASK!]
* "Earn double points! A new high-risk task is available. Must be completed before Monday, 9 AM. Do you wish to view?"
Teeno ki saans ruk gayi. Double points. Yeh poore game ko palat sakta tha. Weekend ka vaar abhi khatam nahi hua tha.
Shaniwaar, 9 August, 2025. Chutti ka din. Yeh din teeno beton ke liye ek sunhera mauka tha apni zehni jung ko ek naye mukaam par le jaane ka. Ghar par poore din ki maujoodgi ka matlab tha, maaon par poore din ki nigaahbaani aur unhe manipulate karne ke naye mauke.
Singh residence mein, Rohan ne ek nayi chaal chali. Shaam ko, usne living room mein Netflix par ek popular, critically acclaimed movie, 'English Vinglish,' laga di. Uski Biji, Jaspreet, jo abhi bhi usse naraaz thi, sofe ke doosre kone par baith kar apni Gurmukhi ki kitaab padhne lagi. Unhone TV ki taraf dekhne se bhi inkaar kar diya.
Rohan ne kuch nahi kaha. Woh chupchaap movie dekhta raha. Movie mein Sridevi ka character, Shashi, ek aam si housewife hai jise uska parivar English na aane par neecha dikhata hai. Dheere-dheere, movie ke dialogues Jaspreet ke kaano mein padne lage. Unhone na chahte hue bhi, kitaab se nazar utha kar ek do baar screen par dekha.
Jab movie ka woh scene aaya jahan Shashi English seekh kar apne parivar ke saamne ek confident speech deti hai, toh Rohan ne dheere se kaha, "Biji, yeh aunty dekho. Bilkul aapke jaisi strong hai. Apne liye stand le rahi hai."
Jaspreet ne fauran jawab diya, "Chup kar ke apni movie dekh." Par unki awaaz mein pehle jaisi dahad nahi thi. Ek ajeeb si khamoshi thi. Unhone movie ko dekhna jaari rakha, unka chehra bhaav-heen tha, par andar hi andar, Shashi ke character ne unke "mentally resilient" aur "emotionally strong" hone ke ehsaas ko chhu liya tha.
Khan parivar mein, Imran ne apni ammi, Fareeda, ko technology ke jaal mein phansaane ka plan banaya. Fareeda purane gaano ki shaukeen thi.
"Ammi, aap hamesha radio par gaane dhoondhti rehti ho. Laaiye aapka phone, main aapko ek App mein aapke saare favourite Mohammed Rafi sahab ke gaane daal deta hoon. Jab mann kare, sun lena," usne unki "non tech savvy" aadat ka fayda uthate hue kaha.
Fareeda ne jhijhakte hue apna phone de diya. Imran ne Spotify install kiya aur Rafi ke gaano ki ek playlist banane laga. Playlist banate-banate, usne 'galti se' ek modern, soulful Arijit Singh ka gaana play kar diya.
"...Kyunki tum hi ho, ab tum hi ho, zindagi ab tum hi ho..."
"Yeh kaun hai? Achi awaaz hai," Fareeda ne anjaane mein hi keh diya.
"Yeh Arijit Singh hain, ammi. Naye zamane ke Rafi sahab," Imran ne muskurate hue kaha. "Sunna hai?"
"Hatt, hume hamare purane gaane hi pasand hain," Fareeda ne fauran kaha, par unke chehre par ek halki si muskaan thi. Imran ne playlist mein, Rafi ke gaano ke beech, ek-do Arijit Singh ke gaane bhi save kar diye. Ek aur naya beej, ek aur nayi aadat ki shuruaat.
Sharma Villa mein, Sameer ne apni psychological ladaai ko aur gehra kiya. Usne Kavita ko dining table par wahi 'Sociology of Art' wali kitaab padhte hue dekha. Kavita ka chehra uljhan mein tha.
Sameer unke paas baith gaya. "Kuch samajh nahi aa raha, mummy?"
"Nahi, samajh toh aa raha hai. Par yeh baatein badi ajeeb hain," Kavita ne kaha.
"Mummy, ek baat puchun?" Sameer ne ek student ki tarah pucha. "Aapko kya lagta hai, aane wali generation, matlab mere bachche, jab hamare aaj ke 'sanskar' aur riwaazon ko dekhenge, toh kya woh use 'orthodox' ya purani soch wala nahi samjhenge? Jaise hum apne dada-dadi ke zamane ki kuch baaton ko aaj nahi maante."
Yeh ek seedha, zehni hamla tha. Yeh Kavita, the mother, se nahi, Kavita, the History Professor, se kiya gaya sawaal tha. Kavita ke paas iska koi aasan jawab nahi tha. Woh jaanti thi ki itihaas badlaav ka hi doosra naam hai. "Waqt ke saath sab badalta hai," unhone dheere se, bina vishwas ke kaha.
"Toh phir 'modern dance' sirf ek badlaav hai, 'besharmi' nahi. Hai na?" Sameer ne apni aakhri chaal chali aur wahan se uth gaya.
Kavita wahin baithi reh gayi. Unka saalon purana vishwaas, unki "rigid mentality", aaj unke apne bete ke tark ke saamne toot rahi thi. Unhone apne haathon ko dekha. Unke lambe, khoobsurat naakhoon, unki saaf-suthri, damakti hui skin. Unka jism pehle hi badal raha tha. Shayad ab unki soch ke badalne ka waqt aa gaya tha.
Us raat, teeno beton ne apne-apne din ki progress ko dekha. Unhone koi naya task nahi kiya tha, par unhe ehsaas tha ki unhone points se bhi keemti cheez haasil ki hai. Unhone apni maaon ke dimaag ka control haasil karna shuru kar diya tha. Tabhi, unke phone par ek saath ek naya notification chamka.
[SPECIAL ALERT: WEEKEND BONUS TASK!]
* "Earn double points! A new high-risk task is available. Must be completed before Monday, 9 AM. Do you wish to view?"
Teeno ki saans ruk gayi. Double points. Yeh poore game ko palat sakta tha. Weekend ka vaar abhi khatam nahi hua tha.