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“Bahar kahan jaa raha itni garmi mein?” Rajan ne Gopi se poochha. “ Kahin nahi,
garmi toh andar bhi hai, bhai, bahar jake thoda paseene bahaunga aur phir kamre mein
aake phankhe ki hawa mein bhaithunga, tab jaake thandi hawa khane ko milegi…”
Uff! tera kya hoga, Gopi” Rajan apna sar peet-ta hua chala gaya. Gopi sabzi mandi
se alu khareedke laya tha. Alun o ko ubalne ke liye stove par chadha ke nahane chala
gaya..Gopi apna guzaara samose aur chaaye bechke karta tha. Woh Paschim Bangaal
mein Murshidabad ka rehne wala tha. Har subhah chhe baje uth jata, phir naha dhoke
puja paath karta, phir samose ke liye maida goonthta. Kareeb barah baje saare samose
lekar alag alag halwai ke paas jaata aur samose bech aata aur bache hue samose apne ek
chothe se dukaan mein rakta grahako ko bechne ke liye. “ Arre! Gopi bhai dhekho kiski
tasweer chhapi hai!!” Mohalle ka chhokra haath mein hindi film ka poster lekar daudta
hua Gopi ke kamrein mein aya. Gopi ne poster haath mein liya. Usmein bade bade film
sitaron ke beech ek aur ladke ki tasweer bhi thi…………….
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“Oye Raghu! ek baat bata, tu har din mujhse do rupaye leke railway station ki taraf kyun
bhaag jata hai?” Raghu ne thoda muskurake almaari se ek kitaab nikala aur usse hawa
mein palat diya. Kitaab se dher saare wajan machine ke ticktein palang par faail gaye.
Gopi ne un ticketon ko uthaya “ Abey Bevakoof! Yeh do rupaye se tu har din railway
station apna wazan naapne jata hai?” “Nahi pitaaji, wajan toh ek bahana hai, main to alag
alag din wajan wale ticktaon mein aalg alag film sitaron ke tasweer chapte hain unko
jama karne ke liye jata hun”
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Gopi uss film ke poster ko ek haath aur dusre mein samose se bhari tokri lekar apne
kamrein se nikal pada. Samose wagera bechke weh apne dukaan mein gaya aur deewar
par tangi hui Rajnikant ke poster ko utaar ke yeh wala poster laga liya. Shaam ko jab woh
ghar gaya to pados ki Raanu ki maa, Gopi ke ghar ayin “ Arre Gopi bhaiya, aapke paas
bees logo ke liye khana banane ke liye kadhai mil jayegi ?” “ Namaste bhabhi….haan
shayad padi ho, par dhoondhna padega, kal tak dun to chalega?” Raanu ki maa ne haan
bhari aur chali gayi. Gopi ne ek bidi jalaayi aur transistor chalu karte hue dusre ek chothe
se kamrein mein jakar khadahi dhoondne laga.
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“ Arre…. tu Gopi ka beta hai na? Yeh ghoothne mein choth kaise lagi…?” “Dactar saheb
yeh Raghu, picture dhekhne ke liye uss cinema hall ke deewar ko taapne gaya tha aur
gir gaya……” Raghu ke dost ne doctor ko bataya, “ Dactor sahib, pitaaji ko mat batana
warna woh pata nahi kya karenge” Raghu ne rote hue kaha. Doctor saheb ne zakhm
dekha aur kaha “ Par ispe to taanke lagane padenge warna thik nahi hoga” Raghu ghabra
gaya aur wahan se bhagna chaha.. Doctor aur uske dost ne usse pakda aur phir usse ek
behoshi ka tikka laga diya.

Jab Raghu ko hosh aaya toh usne apne aap ko ghar mein leta hua paya, Gopi paas mein
bhaitha hua tha “ Ab kaisi tabiyat hai beta?” Raghu ne apne ghoothno ki taraf dhekha toh
taanke pade hue the “ Ab thoda sa thik hun pitaaji par….” “ Mujhe dactar babu ne sab
bata diya hai…… Koi baat nahi, agli baar se seedi le jaana deewar taapne ke liye” Yeh

kehkar Gopi ne Raghu ko ek khilone wala camera diya. Raghu bahaut khush hua. Woh
ek aankh band karke camera ke andar dhekhne laga. Uss camera ke andar alag alag film
staron ke tasweerein thi, Raghu har baar button dabata aur camera usse ek alag film star
ki tasweer dhikha tee.

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Gopi ko woh khilone wala camera bartano ki bori mein se mili. Camere ko usne ek
chothe se jhole mein rakh diya. Saath mein woh wajan wale ticktein bhi us jhole me daal
dee.

AGLE DIN DUKAAN PAR…..

“Arre samose kaise diye?” “cheh rupaye” “Che rupaye ka samosa? Par samose toh pehle
aap chaar rupaye ka bechte the?” “Haan, aaj se daam bada diye hain” Grahak ne thoda
muh latkaya aur phir khuch sochke samose khareed liye. Tabhi Raghu ka dost dukaan ke
raaste se guzar raha tha “ Namaste Gopi chacha…..are yeh poster mein Raghu…tabhi
ek bike ne aakar Raghu ke dost ko mar diya, wahan pe log jama ho gaye aur bike wali
ki khoob pitaayi ki, Raghu ke dost ko aspataal le gayein, Gopi bhi saath mein gaya.
Wahan pe Raghu ke dost ko kuch der baad hosh aaya aur usne Gopi se poocha “ are aap
yahan.. mere pitaaji ko toh pata nahi ki mera accident hua hai…?”Gopi ne muskurakar
kaha “haan bataya hai par koi pareshaani waali baat nayi hai beta jyada gehri choth bhi
nahi aayi hai” Tabhi Raghu ke dost ki maa daurti hui aspatal ke kamrein mein ayin,
uske baaki parijan bhi aaye hue the, yeh sab dhekh ke Gopi wahan se chala aya. Gopi
jab wapas apne dukaan aya toh Rajan ko khadha hua paya” “ Oye! maine suna samose
ke bhav tune badha diye hain? Chaar rupaye se cheh rupaye kar diye hain, kyun bhai?
Samose par se kya sarkar ne subsidy hata dee hain ?” Gopi thoda muskurake bola “ nahi
yaar jyada paise kamane hain, Bambai jo jana hai?” “ Kyun bhai Murshidabad mein
jagah kya kam pad gayi hai? Bambai kyun jayega, suna hai achi jagah nahi hai….bahaut
paisa hai….kido makode ki tarah log chalte rahte hain bus apna dana jugaad karne ke
liye, mat jaa” Rajan ek samosa apne muh mein dalte hue kaha. Gopi thoda muskuraya
aur kaha “ khuch kaam hai, waqt aane par bataunga” “ Arre! Gopi is poster mein Raghu
ki tasweer malum padti hai par…” Tabhi Gopi apne haath ka ishaara karte hue Rajan ko
rokta hai “ mujhe pata hai tu kya bolega par abhi ruk jaa samay aane par sab batuanga.”

DO MAHINE BAAD

“Are namaste TT saheb kaise hain” “ bhalo bhalo tumi bolo?” “ Bus saheb bambai jane
ki tayari kar raha hun…acha yahan se Bambai jane ki train ka kiraya kitna hoga?” “ yehi
kareeb aathso rupaye….” “ ek ticket karwa denge parson ka?” “ kara dunga pehle samose
toh khilao? Par bambai kyun, ab tum bhi jaoge …?” Gopi ne muskurate hue ek plate
mein do samose diye.Gopi shaam ko ghar aaya aur samaan wagera rakhne ke liye apne
almari ke upar rakhe hue bakse ko utarne ke liye stool par chadha…


“Raghu beta yeh kheer chakh ke to dhekh kaisi bani hai?” “ Pitaaji bahaut achi hai par
meetha thoda kam hai, par aaj kya hai pitaaji.?” Gopi muskurakar bole “Aaj kisi ka
janamdin hai”. Raghu soch mein pad gaya “Amitabh Bachchan ka janamdin hai” “Arre
haan main toh bhul hi gaya tha. Toh phir issi kushi mein mujhe ek tofa chahiye!” “ Kya
chahiye?” Raghu ne thoda socha aur phir kaha “woh jo picture thi na ‘Deewaar’ usmein
jo Amitabh ne kalai par ….” “ Meera baap chor hai likha tha woh likha hua chaiye
tujhe?” kamar par haath rakhe Gopi ne kaha , tabhi Raghu ne sar hilate hue kaha “ Arre!
puri baat toh suno, usne jo kalai par ghadi pehni thi us tarah ki ek ghadi chahiye” “Toh
beta, tu kalai par ‘mera baap chor hai’ hi likh daal. Woh mere liye sasta padega.” Raghu
ne waisi hi ek hubabu sasti ghadi, chor bazaar se khareed lee aur Gopi ko dhikhate hue
bola “ Woh kya kehte hain angrezi mein…. Thank you” Gopi bada khush hua. Raghu
apne kalai mein woh ghari bhandhke sheeshe ke saamne khare hokar, kamar mein haath
rakh kar bolta hai “ AAJ KHUSH TOH BAHAUT HOGE TUM….HAINNNN?”
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Gopi weh ghadi apni kalai pe bandhke, baar baar dhekh raha tha. Gopi ko woh ghadi
apne bakse se mili thi. Usne woh ghadi bhi us chote se jhole mein rakh lee. “Are Gopi
bhaiya yeh lo, TT saheb ne aapki train ki ticket bheji hai,” Gopi ne ticket lete hue aathso
rupaye thama diye. Gopi agle din shaam ko train mein bhaith gaya.

“ Pitaaji main Bambai jana chahta hun. Mujhe yahan nahi rehna, mujhe filmon mein
kaam karna hai” “ Par beta……” “ Nahi pitaaji, mujhe yahan rehkar samose nahi banana,
main chahta hun ki main Bambai jaaon aur phir khuch kaam lag jaaye toh aapko bhi bula
lun” “Main kahin nahi jaonga, tujhe jana hai toh jaa” tabhi paas waali line se dusri train
tez raftaar se guzarti hai aur Gopi apne neend se jag jata hai, “ticket dhikhayiye janab?”
Ticket nikalte hue Gopi ki jeb se uske bete Raghu ki tasweer neeche zameen par gir gayi.
Jaise wo tasveer uthane gaya, TT mahodaye pooch bhaithe “ Arre! aap inhe pehchante
hain? Yeh toh bahaut bade kalakaar hain?” “ Haan darsal……”

“ Hello? Is this 41732178?” “ Haan boliye” “ Main Cinefair ki Editor Chitrangada
bol rahi hun. Mr Sayan Dabolkar se baat ho sakti hai?” Thodi der baad film abhineta
Sayan Dabolkar phone uthate hain “ Ji kahiye?......... Kya Murshidabad…nahi toh …aji
aaj tak paschim bangaal gaya nahi, Murshidabaad toh dur ki baat hai,….. kya train
accident?...........toh main kya karoon kisi ke jeb se meri tasweer nikli hai toh?........nahi
nahi main kuch nahi kar sakta. Thodi der mein Gopi ke dost Ranjan ko is train ke
durghatna ke bare mein pata chala. Woh daurta hua Murshidabaad railway station
pahuncha “Saaab Gopi Saha ke naam se koi hai? Sahaab bataiyena?” Station master
sabko pooch taach waale kamre mein bhej rahe the. Wahan pata chala ki ek train jahan
duurghatna hui thee, wahan jane wali thee. Rajan dhurghatna stal pahuncha. Wahan har
taraf laashein padi hui thi. Ek jagah sab samaan wagera pade hue the, Rajan ne shav
dhoondhne ke liye har ek laash par se kapada hatane laga. Thodi der mein woh thak ke
bhaith gaya. Khuch der baad usse durr ek laash padi hui mili jisne ek neeli kameej pehni
thi. Rajan daurte hue uss laash ke paas gaya. Woh Gopi ki laash thi. Laash dhekhte hi
Rajan cheekh pada “ kaha tha tujhe Gopi, bambai mat jaa, tune meri nahi maani..” Tabhi
Cinefair ki editor Chitrangada ne Rajan ke khandhe par haath rakha. “ Kaun tha yeh

aapka?” Rajan sar upar karke dhekhta hai. Suraj ki tez roshni ne usske aankhon ko aise
chaundhyai ki woh Chitrangada ki shakal dhekh hi nahi paya. Woh uth kada hua “Madam
ji yeh mera dost tha Bambai jaa raha tha ….” “Isse milne ke liye?” Chitrangada ne Raghu
ki tasweer dhikhayi. Rajan phir se rone laga “Sab iss haramzyaade ki galti hai… aaj bhi
maaf nahi karunga isse” Chitrangada phir Gopi ke baaki samaan bhi Rajan ko dhikhane
lagi jo usse laash ke paas se mili thi. Rajan ne woh samaan dhekha aur kaha “kya aap
mujhe Sayan dabolkar ke paas le chalengi?” “ Par kyun” Chitrangada ne poocha “ Aap le
chaliye thodi der mein sab pata chal jayega” Rajan ne apne aasoon pochte hue kaha.

SAYAN DABOLKAR KE GHAR

Rajan aur Chitrangada Sayan ke ghar mein sofe mein bhaithe hue the aur saamne
deewaar par bade se ek tasweer ko dhekh rahe the jiske charo taraf ek mota sa kaala
border tha. Rajan ne apne haath mein tasweer ko dhekha aur phir us deewar par
tasweer ko. Dono hubabu ek jaise lag rahein the, tabhi Sayan Dabolkar haath jodte hue
Chitrangada se maafi mangte hue aya “ I am really sorry…… actually us time main thoda
busy tha isliye aapse thik se baat nahi kar paya. My apologies for that. Aapka jab aaj
subah phone aaya toh maine socha isse acha mauka nahi milega maafi mangne ka. I am
really sorry…” Tabhi do cup chai aur ek glass Pepsi mangwaya gaya. Sayan Chitrangada
ki taraf muskurake bole “ you see endorsement and all…. karna padta hai. Main chai nahi
peeta sirf Pepsi……..haan toh aap kuch keh rahi thi?” “ Ab main nahi yeh bhaisahaab aap
se kuch kahenge.” Rajan ne Sayan ki taraf dhekha aur phir Gopi ki chothe se jhole mein
se wajan wale ticktein, ghadi aur khilone wala camera saamne kaanch ke table par rakh
diya. Sayan ne khilone wale camere ki tarf dhekha aur phir apne SLR Camera ki taraf jo
paas mein padi hui thi, ab Rajan ne bolana shuru kiya

“ Mera ek dost tha Gopi jo kal ke train durghatna mein mara gaya. Usse aapse milne
ki badi khwaish thi. Woh aapse milne ke liye hi Murshidabad se Bambai aa raha tha.”
Yeh kehte hue Rajan ne Raghu ki tasweer Sayan ko dee. Sayan ne uss tasweer ko haath
mein lee aur dhekhne laga “ yeh toh……ekdum meri tarah hai par….” “par yeh aap nahi
hain. Mujhe pata hai, yahan tak toh Gopi ko bhi pata tha, darsal yeh Gopi ka beta Raghu
hai jo bahaut saal pehle Bambai mein aaya tha filmi line mein kuch banne. Par kaam
kuch khaas mila nahi toh light man ban gaya, filmon ke shootingon mein abhineta aur
abhinetriyon par light daalta tha. Achanak ek haadse mein uski maut ho gayi. Jab yeh
baat Gopi ko pata chali uski toh puri duniya hi loot gayi. Haala ki Raghu ladai karke ghar
se bhaag kar Bambai aaya tha. Khair……itne saalo baad jab aapke film ka poster Gopi
ne dhekha toh usse apne bete ki yaad aa gayi. Usne yeh socha ki woh aapse milega, aapse
do chaar baatein karega aur phir wapas laut jayega. Usne aap mein apne mare hue bete
ko dhekha. Woh yeh cheeze bhi le aaya tha taki aapko dhikhaa sake, par dhekhiye kya
ho gaya. Bambai aane se pehle keh raha tha ki aap se milega…..” Sayan ne saamne padi
Pepsi pee aur kaha “Aap kahe toh main yeh cheezein apne paas rakh hun?” “Tum sach
kehte ho beta rakhloge yeh sab par ek shart hai, inn cheezon se judi kahaniyan tumhe
sunni padegi jisse tumhe inn cheezon ka mol pata chalega?” Sayan ne haan bhari aur
Rajan ne Ghadi, wajan wale ticketein aur camera ki kahani batani shuru kee…”bus aur
kuch nahi chahiye ab main chalta hun” Yeh kehkar Rajan wahan se jaane ke liye utha
par Chitrangada se keh kar gaya “ Maine socha tha Bambai mein sirf paisa hi hai. Log

kiro makore ki tarah sirf bhagte rehte hain par main galat tha. Yahan par kuch log shayad
kabhi kabhar rukna bhi pasand karte hain”.