NARIMAN POINT

Venue: Mumbai
Date: 13’Jan 2008

Ravivaar ka din tha aur Shekhar balcony main baitha akhbaar padhte huey biwi ki banaai morning tea ka majja le raha tha….

Shekhar:- Areey sunti ho.... *** remb that Inofsys Technologies Ltd. ,You used to work for.
*****:- Haan ,wahi naa jo aapke tabaadle ke kaarn chhodni padi…
Shekhar: - Areey tum bhi kya beeti baatein le kar baith gayii…yeha padho..uss company ne apna office Mumbai shift kar diya hai….bolo join karna hai….
*****:- Haan, pta kijiye jhaaddo lagane wali ki post khali hai kya….(itna bol ke woh kitchen ki taraf daaud kar challi gayiii………..)
Shekhar: - Ha ha ha Tum bhi…..

4 Days later

Venue: Mumbai
Date: 17’Jan 2008

Na jaane kyun woh pichle kaii dino se ghar par kuch na kuch behaane baana ke Nariman Point pe aa ke khaddi ho jaatii thhi…..yeah jagah usse achi to lagti thiii magarr itni bhi khaas nahi thi ….pehle to uske liye ek aam si baat thii…aakihr kyun na ho uska pura bachpan gujra thaa iss sehaar main aur na jane kitne baar kaalej ki dewwar kood kar iss Nariman Point pe talhaane nikal aate thee woh aur uski shaeliyaan…

Magar aaj baat kuch alag thii…aaj yuin lag raha tha uski nigaheein vartmaan ki jholii main kuch ateet ke haseen panne doondh rahhi thhi…sar main dard hone ka behana banaa ke ..wahi salwar suit jo who ghar main peheni thhi..uss par do paairon main allag allag chaaplein pehne who aaj phir Nariman Point par aakar khaddi thhi…..Bikhre huey baal uski besuddhi ki gawahi de rahein thee..aur jab bhi hawaa chaltii to hawaa se baat karne lagtee thee…maano who bhi lehra lehra ke Nariman Point pe kuch doondh rahein ho….

Sehar ka haal kuch aisa tha ki kabhi bhi kisis waqt kahin bhi mela sa hi laga rehta hai…magar uske liye to jaise sara Nariman Point sunsaan padaa thaaa…..suraj bhi dhere dhere doob raha thaaa…..jaise ki din bhar ki thakan duur karne ke liyee sagar ke paani se muin dhone jaa raha ho…..

Magar uske liye to din raat main koi pharak hi nahi thaa…..uski aankhion ne to naa jaane kab se rang pehchana hi band kar diyaa thaaa…..ya shayd jindgi ne uske samne rang beekherna hi band kar diye..…kaala rang raat aur ujlaa din iske siwa kya baaki rang kahan jaanti thhi woh….bas do rang hi pechaanti thi…..

Nariman Point par uske kadam ussi tarah se padd rah thee jaise ek navjaat sissu ke paalne se phele baar baahr aane par padte hain….ladkhaadate hue ..dupatte ko sambhalte huey ….hawaa aur duppate ka kuch to ajeeb khel chal raha thaaa…

Ajj kuch to gadbad thii…who Mungfalli waala jisse har samay woh 5 rupayee main ek thonga zzid kar ke kahreedti thii..uski taraf dekha tak nahi aur seedhe aage chalti chali gayin.... Mungfalli wale ne ek baar awaaj lagaay abhi..”Madam Ji! Ajj 5 Rupaaye ka nahi logi…” magar shaayd usne suna hi nahi…

Ab to samndar ke kareeb chalne lagi thi who…kilkaari marte hueyin lahreein chatanon se takraa rahii thi..phir aisa lagta thand hawa ke jhoke ke saath jhoola jhoolne ke liye jameen se upaar uth jaati thhi paani ki cheetheein..
kuch boondein uske bhi chehre par aa giri thin…yeah wakai main boondein thi ki uskee bechanini main behta paseena tha jo uske mooh ko geelaa kar raha thaa…

Purin duniya hi ek biscope si ho gaayi thhii aur naa jane kahan se ateet ke pal ek ek karke usse gherte chale jaa rahee theee…..…Yuin laga jaise neend main chal rahii thhii …Magar yeah baat uske siwaa shaayd hi koi jaanata tha ki usski khoyii soyee sii anakhein in saarey jaagte hueey logon se tej thi..dekhne ko to aaj who bhooose main ek sui bhi donndh sakti thhii ..Aur besudhii itni ki raaste ka badaa sa paathar bhi najr na ayaa ……..aur thokar ka kar neeche baith gayyii..dupatte se apna maatha poochtey huey naa jane kahan kho gayii….

Aisa lagta hai kal ki hi baat ho….

2 Years Ago

Venue: Pune
Date: - 27 Feb 2006

Vinni a software engineer with Inofsys Technologies Ltd. recently visited Mumbai for the first time on this weekend.
*****:- Needs no introduction…Typical Mumbaikar…Believes in Amchi Mumbai being world’s best in India :-)

*****:-Hey! Vinni..kaisa laga humara sahar?
Vinni: - Humara shar to aise bol rahi ho,jaise aapke abbaa jaan ne hi neev rakhi thi shar ki :-)
Areye yaar,yeah Mumbai sahar bilkul pasand nahi aaya mujhe,I mean kitna crowded hai,and its so fast…shit…kuch samjh nahi aata..bas ek Nariman Point thoddi dhnag ki jagah hai…baaki to sab bakwass hai……
*****:- Huh, gaon walon ke yaa jane shaar ka majaa……huh.. Nariman Point achhi jagah hai paar itna bhi koi kahass nahii…..gandaa pannii cheeeinn aur who mung fulli walah….chor kahin ka…..
Vinni: - Beauty lies in the eyes of beholder….. (He always knew how to cut short any discussion not going his way….)