"Guys, I'm bored, I've not won a single game. Let's play antakshiri, aur is baar, tu bhi khel le, sleeping beauty" KK said looking at Juhi.
"Sleeping ka toh pata nahin par haan beauty toh definitely hai" Neil said looking at Avni.
Juhi blushed.
"Haan yaar KK, nice idea. Par iss baar kuch alag honi chahiye. The conventional antakshiri is so boring man.."Riya said
"Haan, so we will make chits with letters written on them and we'll pass them around aur jiska jo letter nikla, he/she has to sing from that letter" Ali said.
"Aur haan, that song should be for someone in the other team." KK said.
"Okay guys, that's cool. Let's form teams" Neil said
"Avni and I are one team. That's for sure" Ali said
"Nahin yaar, tum dono phir se chillaana shuru ho jaoge and agar phir se yeh Ali-Avni combo mila toh we all will lose." KK complained. "Is baar main aur Avni one team. Please guys, I want to win!"
"Oh KK, what do you mean, tu mere saath nahin jeetega?" Neil questioned."Aisi baat hai, to thik hai, meri team mein kaun?"
Mitali was going to say something but then remembered the rule of the game that the song should be for someone in the other team and she wanted to sing for Neil. So, she kept quiet.
"Okay the, Ali and I are a team" Riya said. Ali blushed.
"I'll be in Neil's team"Juhi said.
"Mitali, you can join us if you want." Neil offered, being considerate as she was left out.
"No guys, I'll be in Ali and Riya's team" Mitali said with a smile, thinking about romantic songs for Neil.
"Okay, Riya let's make the chits" Ali started working.
Soon the chits were ready and so were the teams (the team members were sitting together). Ali was sitting with Riya and Mitali was sitting on the opposite seat. Across the aisle, Neil was sitting, Juhi was beside the window, sitting with Neil. On the opposite seat, Avni was sitting beside the window with KK beside her. KK was facing Neil.
"KK and Avni you go first, we'll go second and then Juhi and Neil ".So, let's start" Riya said.
"Okay KK, pick a chit" Ali offered the bowl full of paper slips.
KK picked a chit. It read "M". KK was bad at songs.
"Avni, it's an 'M'. Think of something." KK said
"I don't know KK, you know so many songs, just sing one that starts with an 'm'."
"Yaar I don't know" KK said. Both were thinking about songs when Ali started:
"Tick-tick one, tick tick two"
Arre Avni, five hogaya to hum points lose kar denge." KK screamed
"Tick-tick four, Tumse na ho paayega" Neil said looking at KK
Avni started:
"Mera jeevan kora kaagaz kora hi reh gaya -2
Jo likha tha
Jo likha tha aansoo un ke sang beh gaya
Mera jeevan
Mera jeevan kora kaagaz kora hi reh gaya
Ik hawa ka jhoonka aaya -2
Tuta Dali se phool -2
Na pavan ki na chaman ki
Kiski hai ye bhool -2
Kho gayi kho gayi
Khushboo hawa mein kuch na reh gaya
Mera jeevan
Mera jeevan kora kaagaz kora hi reh gaya
Udte panchi ka thikana -2
Mera na koijahan -2
Na dagar hai na Khabar hai
Jana hai mujhko kahan -2
Ban ke sapna -2
Humsafar ka saath reh gaya
Mera jeevan
Mera jeevan kora kaagaz kora hi reh gaya"
Avni stopped, her eyes were watery, everyone was dumbstruck.Neil just looked at Avni and wondered why she felt like that. She sung with such an emotion as if it was her own story. ANd since Neil was unaware about what all had happened in her life, he was puzzled as to why she would sing such a serious song.
"Yaar, tune to emotional kar diya" KK said and Neil came out of his trance.
"Chalo, chalo next, humari baari" Riya exclaimed
Mitali pulled out a chit of paper from the bowl that read 'P'. She immediately started singing without waiting for Ali or Riya. She looked at Neil:
"Pehli nazar mein
Kaise jaado kar diya
Tera ban baita hai
Mera jiya
Jaane kya hoga
Kya hoga kya pata
Is pal ko milke
Aa jee le zara
Har dua mein shamil tera pyaar hai
Bin tere lamha bhi dushwar hai
Dhadhkon ko tujhe se hi darkar hai
Tujhse hai rahtein
Tujhse hai chahtein
Har dua mein shamil tera pyaar hai
Bin tere lamha bhi dushwar hai
Dhadhkon ko tujhe se hi darkar hai
Tujhse hai rahtein
Tujhse hai chahtein
Tu jo mila ek din mujhe
Mein kahin ho gayi lapata
Oooo"
"uff... Mitali itna romantic, over ho gaya yaar" KK commented while Mitali blushed. Neil wa thinking about Avni while Mitali was singing the song and Avni was thinking about Neil while looking out of the window.
"Okay ab humari baari" Juhi exclaimed. She picked a chit that read 'H' and started:"Hum saath saath hai" KK looked at her, annoyed and stopped her: "Yaar, ye koi gaana hai gaane wala, I mean seriously" He then realised he was being rude and tried to cover up, "I mean yeh gaana 'P' se shuru hota hai, 'H' se nahin. It goes like-' Phoolon mein khushboo hai...la la lal la..." He tried to sound normal but in fact was disgusted because he din't like the song. "Chalu think of something else" KK announced.
After thinking alot, Neil started singing, looking at Avni:
"Haule haule tu kadam
Badha meri jaan
Itna bhi yoon na darr
Tere sang main haan chalta rahoon
Jab talak hai bani mujhme jaan
Mushkil hai suna ye safar bada
Par sang mein tere mere hai Khuda
Sapna saja hai kal kisne dekha
Phir se naya..
Chal meri jaan
Chal meri jaan
Soche bina
Chal meri jaan
O..
Jag toh ye hai bada jhulmi sa
Iski na sun ye kisi ka bhi na
Thoda yakeen toh rakh
Mere humnava khud pe zara
Lafzon se tu kar
Khushi ko byaan
Jo bhi hua sanam
Use bhool ja
Aa chal basale hum kahin apna jahan
Chal meri jaan
Chal meri jaan
Soche bina
Chal meri jaan
O..
Haule haule tu kadam
Badha meri jaan
Itna bhi yoon na darr
Tere sang main haan chalta rahoon
Jab talak hai bani mujhme jaan.."
Everyone clapped for Neil, except for Avni who was staring at him. Mitali and Juhi thought that the song was for them and blushed.
"Waah yaar, Neil, what a song! I mean yeh kaunsa gaana hai, I never heard of it- kaunsi film?" KK questioned.
"Hai ek, film nahin album ka hai" Neil answered without breaking the eyelock.
"Kausi album" KK asked again.
"Mera Ishq" Neil said, looking at Avni, who got conscious and broke the eyelock.
Neil thought- "It was so cheesy man, 'Mera Ishq'? like seriously, this girl- she didn't even clap for me- no appreciation. Par usse kaise pata ki maine uske liye gaaya? Oh! she doesn't know I sang for her. But it was obvious, wasn't it? Nahinn- obvious nahin ho ga, agar obvious hota to this KK would have teased me to death. But why was she staring at me then? Oh God! this is so confusing." Neil came out of the bubble.
Everyone continued singing, Riya, Mitali, Juhi and Ali dancing and the rest chatting. They soon reached the camping site. Everyone was hell tired.
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Naseeb- Naamkarann
FanfictionAvni and Neil's life as they meet as teenagers, hate each other and move on in lives only to be together in the future.
