"Yes..I'm taking care of it. Don't worry. Sure I'll give it to him"Ganesh walked upstairs smilingly , holding a tab in his hand.
He opened the door of a room. There lay our superstar. Sleeping like a baby. Hugging his pillow closer. His bed looked fully messed up. He was in deep sleep slumber.
Ganesh tapped on the door
"Sir?"
He still didn't budge. He hated being disturbed in sleep. But being a superstar. There's no option left for him. He worked day and night.
"Sir?"he called him again and he stirred. Moving his body. He yawned.
"Hmm..Come in Ganesh"he mumbled cutely. In his sleepy voice. Ganesh smiled and walked inside.
"Sir..call for you"
Jai got up and stretched his arms. He yawned again. His wavy hairs which he had grown for the character of his next film fell on his eyes. Making him frown. He brushed it off and opened his eyes lazily. He took the tab from Ganesh and gave a sweetest smile to his family who is on the other side. In a video call.
"Hi..Good morning"he said
"Good morning Raju"his whole family wished in unison making him smile even wider.
"What is this Raju? How many times I've warned you not to sleep like Kumbakarna. Poor ganesh always gets troubled by you. You are a superstar. Dont forget that"kumari , his mother said making him pout. Ganesh chuckled. Others laughed at him
"Sorry ma. There was night shoot yesterday. I could barely sleep"he said like a kid making everyone go awe of him. Ganesh was watching him with a smile
"Okay..Now be a good boy and get ready soon"
He nodded.
"When will the shoot start Raju?"his uncle asked.
"By morning nine Pedananna. Tomorrow or day after. They're just handling the production works. I have to be at the sets today for some look tests"he said.
"Do you need help? Should I come there?"he asked
"No need I can manage here. Ganesh is here right?"
"Raju.. seems like you don't want to talk to me anymore"his grandmother shrugged making him grin widely
"How can I forget my girlfriend? You're my darling right nannamma. I love you and you know that" He gave her a flying kiss. She smiled.
"I wonder how this notorious little boy grew up to an international star"his grandmother said making others laugh.
"You know me right?"he giggled.
"We can't wait to watch you on screen tomorrow"his mother said and he realised that his film is realeasing tomorrow. He was happy and tensed as well.
"Fingers crossed. I hope people will love it"he said
"Of course they will. It's such a brilliant movie Raju. I saw it today morning. It's awesome. I'm sure others will like it too. Don't get tensed"his uncle said and he nodded smilingly
"Sure. I wish I was back there along with you people. I'll never feel this uneasy. I want come back soon"he said
"We are waiting for you to come back soon so that this time you'll not escape from that topic"his aunt said and he sighed
"Even you started with this torture? For god's sake I don't want a marriage now"he frowned.
"Yeah yeah let me see how long you will escape from this"his mother said
"Okay. But atleast please don't talk about that now"he showed a disinterested expression and they gave in. They talked for some time. His eyes started searching for someone in the crowd.
"Maa where is Shruti and the kids?"he asked
"Thank God. Finally you asked. They said that they are so angry on you and they won't talk to you"Kumari said
"What? But why ma?"he asked
"You promised to return back by this week right Raju? They are so disappointed with you"
"Oops. Really? So my chocolates will go waste this time too?"he asked faking a sad expression. The kids who were hiding behind the couch jumped up immediately in excitement.
"We are not at all angry with you Babbai. She asked us to pretend to be angry with you"the kids said in unison pointing at Shruthi who peeped outside the couch. Jai laughed followed by others. Shruthi pouted and stood up in her feets.
"No no they're lying Annaya"
"Shruthi..should I really believe you?"he asked
"Don't look at me like that? It's been almost six months. You know right? You don't love us anymore annaya"she said making him smile.
"I know. I really really miss you all. Trust me"he said
"Raju..When are you planning to come back?"his uncle asked
"I don't know Pedananna. But I'll try to come back as soon as possible. I can't wait to see you all" He smiled.
"Come back soon. We love you"the kids said.
"I love you too. Gotta go now. Bye bye. See you all soon"he waved.
"Bye"everyone waved back and he disconnected the call. And looked at Ganesh. Who was looking at him with a smile.
"What Ganesh? Why are you looking at me like that?"he asked
"Nothing sir. I wonder why you always asks me to keep your phone with me besides you know that you'll receive their call every morning"Ganesh said and he smiled
"You very well know how much I hate to get disturbed in between work. It's better you keep my phone with you. Else I will go mad"
Ganesh smiled and nodded. Jai got down from the bed
"Sir today we have to.. "
"Offo calm down Ganesh. Please let me take a bath first"
"Sure sir"
After twenty minutes he stepped outside the washroom post his morning routine. He slipped into his casuals and plonked on the sofa. Tying his shoe laces
"Tell me Ganesh"
"Look test is rescheduled for evening three. We have a promotion interview today morning of our movie. We should reach there by nine"Ganesh said. Jai was thinking about something else. He pumped his fists.
"Sir? Any problem?"Ganesh asked
"Hm I'm okay. A bit worried actually. The film is gonna release tomorrow and I don't know if it will go well. Will they love it? Will they hate it? I have no idea Ganesh"
"Sir please don't get worried. They are gonna love it. It's a worth wait movie. And you've given your time and effort into it. It won't go in vain. Trust me"
Jai smiled feeling light hearted. After hearing Ganesh
"Hope everything will go well. Let's leave Ganesh"he got up and left to the channel
Jai's POV
I'm Jai Prakash Raj. A passionate actor by profession. A star but a lazy person in life. Hehe. I'm a human being with dreams. When I mention dreams , I want to survive in this industry for many years without any failure. I know that's being so selfish. But can't help it. I'm in love with this thing called cinema.
Frankly I had zero knowledge about movies and I didn't know that I'll have a future here in this industry. I was a very shy person and even now. My dad was a producer. He passed away two years back. His demise had left a huge void in my life which is still healing. He always supported me in every single thing I did. I miss him so much.
My family was very supportive when I stepped into this movie field. Even now they're happy that I'm moving ahead with success. They means a lot to me. Well if I start briefing them it won't end so easily. Let me make it short.
Kumari , my mother. A lovely and supercool mom anyone would ask for. She's loves me to moon and the same goes for me. She's always happy to see me successful. I love her to death.
Shruthi , my annoying little sister. She's very lazy. Exact carbon copy of me. She likes me so much. Life would have sulked if she was never there in it.
Next comes Krishna , my Pedananna. My father's elder brother and a retired actor. He considers me as his own son. He's my true inspiration.
Shalini , my aunt. She's sensitive and exactly like my mother. She loves me like her own son and her food is just yum!
Harsh , my elder cousin brother. Pedanannas and Pedammas only son. He's very intelligent and of course my partner in crime. Right now he's in London along with Priya. Looking after his job there.
Priya , a perfect wife and a lovely mother. I always feel that she and harsh are just made for each other. They're so cute together. Theirs was love marriage. A college love story which we will never get bored of listening.
Savitri , my lovely grandmother. She's the cutest one in my family and pampers me a lot. I'm more attached to her than Amma.
Finally Rishi and Rishika , twins and the troublemakers of our family. Harsh and Priyas kids. They're super notorious exactly like me. They're the ones who sets our house on fire. Haha..I miss them!
That's it about my family. They means so much to me. Right now they had been torturing me like hell to get married.
Love & Marriage !
I consider both as the most beautiful things in this world. But I don't think that it will happen to me ever. All I had to do is to wait for the right time and the right girl.
Coming back to stardom. I have a huge friends circle over here. I always take a lot of time in selecting scripts. If a movie doesn't work , it affects me a lot. In the beginning I had failures. That was expected because I had zero knowledge about cinema. But right now when I realise that I'm loved by so many people , I feel blessed. All thanks to my fans. Who's considering me as an idol. They're my strength. And it always will be.
So my movie is releasing tomorrow and I'm hell nervous. I hope this time I won't dissapoint my fans.
Let's see what happens..
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Precap : Jai's movie release , Srishti watching it
♡ Nila ♡