MTV Fully Faltoo
Venue: Waiting room of Vasaipur railway station…
Time: 8.30 p.m.
Raining has paused after heavy rains all throughout the day… no breeze… still air… very cold… the railway platform is empty with just one group of friends returning from a picnic….
(Inside the waiting room….) The 40 watt bulb, high up is meekily trying to light up the big room… voltage is low and looks like that too will go off..
(mak, kau & prash are sitting on the creeky but comfortable wooden chairs…while pat is cozily sleeping in one of the chairs…relaxed, no tension… actually the chair is so spacious that one more pat could have easily sqeezed in)
Kau: (tries to light his cigar with a moist match stick)
Mak: (Offers him his ligher and lights one cigerrete for himself too).. Vaatat nahi haa bulb faar vel chalu rahil..
Kau: Ithe baghaychaych kaay konala?
Prash: mala atta kahihi suchat nahiye.. mala attachya atta ghari jaychay… that’s it… nahitar mee to bulb fodun taaken..
(A loud karkasshha voice from outside the waiting room): Sha: Brandy oata tyachya nardyat
(Scene outside the waiting room)
Viks: oye chaaywala, agli train kitne baje ko hai ?
Chaiwala: raat ke gyara baje hai saab …
Viks: haa.. vo to malum hai… lekin kis side se ayegi?
Chaiwala: aapko kidhar jaana hai?
(someone’s mobile rings interrupting the dialog… the ringtone tune is… aab tere bin jee lenge hum…easy to guess whose mobile it is… yes its Meghana calling from Sahakarnagar! …viks walks away to get some privacy)
Sha: (continues with the chaiwala) humko poona ko janeka hai.. yaha se kidhar-kidhar jati hai gyara ki train?
Chaiwala: jee, voh to indore se ayegi aur lukhnov ki taraf jayegi… aap bhopal utar jaana aur waha se dusri train pakad lena…
Sha: toh fir bhopal se idhar koi train aati hai kya, via indore baad mein?
Chaiwala: (confused)
Viks: (Back from his call with a satisfied look on his face): kay re kay mhantoy?
Sha: Me tyala mhatla amhala punyala jaychay tar mhantoy bhopal la ja.
(Prash worried whether Sha will be able to handle the chaiwala alone, comes out)
Prash: (not at all bother with all the information already gathered and current state of the conversation): humko bus itna bata do ki idhar se poona ko kaise kya jaane ka…
Chaiwala: (smiles) hum kabhi poona gaye nahi saabji..
Prash: (looks at viks, looks at sha, puts his hand in sha’s overcoat, takes out the whisky bottle and goes back in)
(A door in the corner of the room opens with a bang.)
Gaja: (Walks out of the toilet): chyayla, aat ektar ghaan saali sagli… light nahi… tithe paay kuthe thevaycha te suddha disat nahiye rao…
Mak: mitra, tu ata bharatat ahes… visar ata amerikela la… me changla mhanat hoto na railway line chya palikade jaun bas moklyavar… swachha open havet…
Prash: Gaja tithe baslyavar mag swachha hawa dushit zali asti…
Kau: vatlach haa asla kahitari pachaknaar..
Pat: (wakes up for a while): (in a sleepy voice) train kadhi yenare?
Gaja: kay re sotya.. zoptos kay? Ithe sagle tention madhe ahet, tula zop yete tari kashi rao?
Prash: tu zop. Amhi nheto tula barobar.
(pat sleeps)
(titkyat joraat veej kadaadte aani minminta bulb tyacha shevatcha shwaas gheto… Its more dark inside than outside)
Viks: (Walks into the room): shantya, aat ye re… tini saglyanbarobar thambayla sangitlay.. ti mhanali ekta kuthe jau nakos…
Tired voices get soft and slower… till there are longer and longer pauses of silent moments…
(After 15-20 minutes)
Mak: (manaatlya manaat swatahashich… testing the limits of logic): [Bulb tar chalu disat nahiye … mag haa ujed kuthun padlaay? .. ek tar room madhe dusra bulb asava, kinwa room chya baher bulb aahe aani daar ughda aahe… (look towards the door)… bahercha bulb tar khupach strong distoy …. It took a while for him to understand whats going on but finally got it… ] (Yells on top of his voice).. utha utha.. aare zoptaay kaay dukranno.. sakaal zaali….
(What appeared to be the 15-20 minutes was just a little more than that… Everyone wakes up)
Gaja: Ajun pyaa bevdyanno…
(The chaiwala walks into the room..)
Pat: (Fully awake for a change! … may be the morning effect): Suno bhai.. ab agli train kitne baje hai?
Chaiwala: Raat ke gyarah baje… (smiles & looks towards sha).. ye wali bhopal se ayegi aur via indore bhi jayegi…
Mak: Ye kal wali train hi lukhnow se ghumke ayegi ya koi nai train hai?
Pat: Tula kay karaychay?
Viks: aare.. maara re yaala dharun..
Prash: konitari gheun ja re yala ikdun…
Sha: (to mak): Chal re… (Mak & Sha go out for a jog … workout sathi best vatavaran aahe nahi? … hmmm.. makya yaar spikes che shoe have hote…)
Kau: Aapne humko jagaya kyo nahi train aayee tab?
Chaiwala: (A seemingly wicked smile): Chaay piyenge saabji? Ek gilas ka sirf dedh rupaya lunga …
Time: 8.30 p.m.
Raining has paused after heavy rains all throughout the day… no breeze… still air… very cold… the railway platform is empty with just one group of friends returning from a picnic….
(Inside the waiting room….) The 40 watt bulb, high up is meekily trying to light up the big room… voltage is low and looks like that too will go off..
(mak, kau & prash are sitting on the creeky but comfortable wooden chairs…while pat is cozily sleeping in one of the chairs…relaxed, no tension… actually the chair is so spacious that one more pat could have easily sqeezed in)
Kau: (tries to light his cigar with a moist match stick)
Mak: (Offers him his ligher and lights one cigerrete for himself too).. Vaatat nahi haa bulb faar vel chalu rahil..
Kau: Ithe baghaychaych kaay konala?
Prash: mala atta kahihi suchat nahiye.. mala attachya atta ghari jaychay… that’s it… nahitar mee to bulb fodun taaken..
(A loud karkasshha voice from outside the waiting room): Sha: Brandy oata tyachya nardyat
(Scene outside the waiting room)
Viks: oye chaaywala, agli train kitne baje ko hai ?
Chaiwala: raat ke gyara baje hai saab …
Viks: haa.. vo to malum hai… lekin kis side se ayegi?
Chaiwala: aapko kidhar jaana hai?
(someone’s mobile rings interrupting the dialog… the ringtone tune is… aab tere bin jee lenge hum…easy to guess whose mobile it is… yes its Meghana calling from Sahakarnagar! …viks walks away to get some privacy)
Sha: (continues with the chaiwala) humko poona ko janeka hai.. yaha se kidhar-kidhar jati hai gyara ki train?
Chaiwala: jee, voh to indore se ayegi aur lukhnov ki taraf jayegi… aap bhopal utar jaana aur waha se dusri train pakad lena…
Sha: toh fir bhopal se idhar koi train aati hai kya, via indore baad mein?
Chaiwala: (confused)
Viks: (Back from his call with a satisfied look on his face): kay re kay mhantoy?
Sha: Me tyala mhatla amhala punyala jaychay tar mhantoy bhopal la ja.
(Prash worried whether Sha will be able to handle the chaiwala alone, comes out)
Prash: (not at all bother with all the information already gathered and current state of the conversation): humko bus itna bata do ki idhar se poona ko kaise kya jaane ka…
Chaiwala: (smiles) hum kabhi poona gaye nahi saabji..
Prash: (looks at viks, looks at sha, puts his hand in sha’s overcoat, takes out the whisky bottle and goes back in)
(A door in the corner of the room opens with a bang.)
Gaja: (Walks out of the toilet): chyayla, aat ektar ghaan saali sagli… light nahi… tithe paay kuthe thevaycha te suddha disat nahiye rao…
Mak: mitra, tu ata bharatat ahes… visar ata amerikela la… me changla mhanat hoto na railway line chya palikade jaun bas moklyavar… swachha open havet…
Prash: Gaja tithe baslyavar mag swachha hawa dushit zali asti…
Kau: vatlach haa asla kahitari pachaknaar..
Pat: (wakes up for a while): (in a sleepy voice) train kadhi yenare?
Gaja: kay re sotya.. zoptos kay? Ithe sagle tention madhe ahet, tula zop yete tari kashi rao?
Prash: tu zop. Amhi nheto tula barobar.
(pat sleeps)
(titkyat joraat veej kadaadte aani minminta bulb tyacha shevatcha shwaas gheto… Its more dark inside than outside)
Viks: (Walks into the room): shantya, aat ye re… tini saglyanbarobar thambayla sangitlay.. ti mhanali ekta kuthe jau nakos…
Tired voices get soft and slower… till there are longer and longer pauses of silent moments…
(After 15-20 minutes)
Mak: (manaatlya manaat swatahashich… testing the limits of logic): [Bulb tar chalu disat nahiye … mag haa ujed kuthun padlaay? .. ek tar room madhe dusra bulb asava, kinwa room chya baher bulb aahe aani daar ughda aahe… (look towards the door)… bahercha bulb tar khupach strong distoy …. It took a while for him to understand whats going on but finally got it… ] (Yells on top of his voice).. utha utha.. aare zoptaay kaay dukranno.. sakaal zaali….
(What appeared to be the 15-20 minutes was just a little more than that… Everyone wakes up)
Gaja: Ajun pyaa bevdyanno…
(The chaiwala walks into the room..)
Pat: (Fully awake for a change! … may be the morning effect): Suno bhai.. ab agli train kitne baje hai?
Chaiwala: Raat ke gyarah baje… (smiles & looks towards sha).. ye wali bhopal se ayegi aur via indore bhi jayegi…
Mak: Ye kal wali train hi lukhnow se ghumke ayegi ya koi nai train hai?
Pat: Tula kay karaychay?
Viks: aare.. maara re yaala dharun..
Prash: konitari gheun ja re yala ikdun…
Sha: (to mak): Chal re… (Mak & Sha go out for a jog … workout sathi best vatavaran aahe nahi? … hmmm.. makya yaar spikes che shoe have hote…)
Kau: Aapne humko jagaya kyo nahi train aayee tab?
Chaiwala: (A seemingly wicked smile): Chaay piyenge saabji? Ek gilas ka sirf dedh rupaya lunga …
