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The camera focus shifts to the pair of hands, wearing black leather gloves, holding the handle of the bike. The rider was wearing black leather jacket paired with black pant. The camera focuses on the black high heeled shoes which contacts with the ground after pulling the brake. The camera focus shifts to the back of the person, who removes the helmet revealing that it is a lady, who shakes her head to allow her hair to swing freely in air.

The camera now swirls around to reveal the lady's face who is none other than the gorgeous and scintillating diva of bollywood, Shehnaaz Raizada.

The camera goes around her and when it returns back to her face, she was wearing a traditional outfit with the same intensity on her face. Her one leg placed on the jeep in badass attitude.

"Shehensaao ka Naaz hoon,
Main, Shehnaaz hoon...
Trophy toh harr koyi jeet sakta hai,
Par main trophy ke saath saath aapka dil bhi jeetne aayi hoon.."

The screen froze post that dialogue and audience applauded bringing back Sidharth from his trance. He immediately shuts his mouth, which was wide open gawking at her on the screen, and joined the audience to applaud. He totally forgot about the bullet when he caught a glimpse of her and the rest was history.

The stage went pitch black.

"Bijli chali gayi ke?", The audience chattered and whispered among themselves. Sidharth cursed the electricity department at the back of his mind.

All the chattering came to pause, when a jeep drove on the stage and stopped right on the center stage. The only light on stage was that coming from Jeep's beaming headlight. A silhouette of a lady getting down from the jeep and walking in front of the jeep was seen.

Hauli Hauli..

Hauli Hauli..

The jeep light went off and a spotlight shone on the lady who was none other than Shehnaaz.

She was standing in front of the jeep in a proper punjabi look paired with accessories and long braided hair with dangling paranda at the end. Elegance and grace dripping in her every move as she held the side of the veil in her hand and smiled with a blush.

Oye haudi hauli gidde ch'nach patlo ni
Tera lakk na maroda kha ja ave

The background male dancers appeared around her and followed her as she rotated her braided paranda in her hand and cat-walked to the front of the stage.

Hauli hauli gidde vich nach patlo ni
Tera lakk na maroda kha ja ave,
Kach da samaan billo rakh saambhke ni
Kitte sohniye tadak naa jaave,

She started grooving her hips slowly.

Hauli hauli gidde ch' nach patlo ni
Tera lakk na maroda kha ja ave
Hauli hauli gidde ch' nach patlo ni
Tera lakk na maroda kha ja ave
Haan baby, yeah baby!
Haan baby, yeah baby!

Stunning everyone, she performed the traditional gidda folk dance with extreme enthusiasm and energy throughout the whole song without missing a beat or a step.

Sidharth was mesmerised by her performance. He didn't move his eyeballs away from her for even a fraction of a second. His face showed disappointment when the song ended. She bowed in front of the audience while the background dancers left the stage.

"Yeh Baby!! Ohh Baby!! Kya gazab ka performance diya hai.. Bab-bie!! Fabulous!!", the host entered the stage praising Shehnaaz. He gave a warm hug to Shehnaaz which made Sidharth clutch the hand-rest of the chair tightly.

"Thanks Aryan", Shehnaaz smiled.

"Entertainment quotient hoga ab sab se jyada, kyuki aa gayi hai Shehnaaz Raizada. Ladies and gentlemen put your hands together for our contestant number 10 and my personal favourite (winks), Shehnaaz.", Aryan introduces her.

"Dhanyavaad aap sabka. Aryan sirf favorite favorite bolega ya mere liye vote bhi karega..", Shehnaaz joked.

"Ofcourse karunga na darling.. Aapko pata nahi hoga par saalon pehle main aur Shehnaaz ek photo ad shoot kar chuke hai.. woh hum dono ki pehli assignment thi aur aaj coincidentally iss show ke main sponsor wahi brand hai.", Aryan said.

"Arey haan.. what a coincidence!", Shehnaaz smiled.

"Aur mere paas us ad ki clipping bhi hai.. chalo dekhte hai..", Aryan said pointing at the screen.

The screen showed the pictures of the clothing brand "Vastra". Aryan was wearing Sherwani and Shehnaaz was in a silk saree.

Aryan was tucking flower garland in her bun in one picture.

Next came the picture in which Shehnaaz was sitting in front of a big mirror wearing another silk saaree while Aryan standing behind her in kurta, putting a necklace around Shehnaaz's neck.

In the next picture, they were dressed in yet another traditional wear where Aryan was hugging Shehnaaz from behind and both of them were seen laughing

In the next picture, Aryan was wearing a dhoti kurta. He sitting down and helping Shehnaaz fix the pleats of her saree. His eyes were gazing at Shehnaaz while she was blushing like a new bride.

'VASTRA - Celebrate beautiful memories.', the brand name & their tagline flashed at the end.

While everyone applauded, Sidharth made a rotten face. For an unknown reason, he had developed hate in manifolds for Aryan already. With every picture that flashed on the screen, Sidharth was trying to understand why he was feeling heartbroken.

Muh band kar lo bhaiyya aur thaare dil ka darwajja bhi.. varna thaare ko bahut takleef hoga..

Prerna's words constantly played in his head. All he wanted to do at present was just get up and run away from this place to escape from the feelings he was developing. But as a chief guest and representative of Veerpur, he had to stay against his will. With all said and done, he decides to keep his distance and ignore Shehnaaz's presence in the village. There was no way she was part of his world.

"Chalo Shehnaaz, ab lever pull karne ki baari tumhaari hai. Lever pull karke batao, woh kaun khush-naseeb pariwaar hai jinke saath tum rehne waali ho..", Aryan said.

Shehnaaz nodded her head and walked towards the lever. Looking up at the sky, she closed her eyes and pulled the lever.

"Aur aap rehne wali ho... Sidharth Thakur Ji ke yaha..", Aryan screams.

Shocked would be an understatement to describe the current facial expressions on both, Sidharth and Shehnaaz's face.

The already annoyed Sidharth was clueless as to who gave them permission to put up his name on the screen. On the other hand, the tiff between Shehnaaz and Sidharth made Shehnaaz feel that it was a huge minus point for her on the show.

"Sidharth Thakur ji, urf Thakur Saab, naaki iss gaon ke Sarpanch hai balki purey desh ke sabse youngest Sarpanch bhi hai. Inka iss gaon mein bahut naam aur sammaan hai. Yeh apne usoolon ke bahut pakke hai aur bade hi imaandar insaan hai.", Aryan gave a brief description about Sidharth and his characteristic.

The proud applaud of people echoed in the venue when the screen showed a split screen of Shehnaaz and Sidharth's face.

"Isike saath humara preimer night bhi apne aakhri padhaav pe pahuch gaye hai.. main sabhi contestant aur unko host karne waale ghar ke main sadasya ko yaha stage par invite karunga..", Aryan requested.

The show's anthem played in the background. All the 10 contestants walked up the stage and so does the hosts. The contestants and hosts stood in pairs for a photo. Sidharth and Shehnaaz stood together without making any interaction with each other. Aryan shook hands with everyone in order of their appearance.

"All the best Shehnaaz. Apne looks se tumne aaj sabka dil jeet liya hai, I hope tum trophy bhi jeeto..", Aryan wished Shehnaaz and gave her a warm hug.

Shehnaaz looked over Aryan shoulder and saw Sidharth, who had a tough time controlling his anger seeing her in his embrace.

"By the way, you both are looking like a hot couple together..", Aryan whispered in her ear.

"Shut up, Aryan..", Shehnaaz hit him on his shoulder.

"What's that on you face?", Aryan touched her cheeks. Sidharth looked at him through the corner of his eyes and clenched his jaws.

"What?", Shehnaaz asked touching her cheeks in confusion.

"Oh!! It's a blush..", Aryan teased and laughed making Shehnaaz roll her eyes.

"Thank you Thakur Saab..", Aryan forwards his hand for a handshake.

"Ram Ram", Sidharth folds his hand ignoring Aryan's hand. It was not just because he disliked him but also a way to control himself from crushing and breaking Aryan's hand in fit of anger.

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"Manne Maniklaal se baat karna se..", Sidharth said to one of the assistants.

"Woh waha apne tent mein milenge.", The assistant points at the tent.

"Thik se.. Dhanyavaad..", Sidharth goes toward the tent but stops overhearing Shehnaaz's voice.

"Maniklaal, mujhe apna host change karna hai.", Shehnaaz says.

"Kyu? Kya hua?", Asked Maniklaal.

"Bas change karna hai.. mujhe Sidharth Thakur ke yaha nahi rukhna..", Shehnaaz said. Sidharth's face stiffened.

"Shehnaaz, you know it's not possible. On air announcement ho gayi hai ab change karenge toh apni show ki kya izzat reh jaayegi? Waise bhi tum do din pehle unke ghar mein reh chuki ho.. problem kya hai?", Maniklaal asked.

"Problem yeh hai ki mera aur uska chabees ka aakda hai.. we can't tolerate each other. Aise toh mein pehle hafte hi eliminate ho jaungi. Mere liye yeh show jitna bahut important hai.", Shehnaaz said.

"Shehnaaz.. try to understand agar yeh show pre-recorded hota toh main kuch kar sakta tha.. but now I am helpless. I am sorry.", Maniklaal said.

"Then I am quitting the show. Mujhe beizzat hoke nikalne se accha khudh chale jaana hai..", Shehnaaz said.

"You can't do that Shehnaaz. Contract ke hissab se if you quit on your own then you have to pay us 10 times your remuneration.", Maniklaal said.

"Arggghhh.. Maniklaal, this isn't fair.. pehle tum uss Dia Dutta ko le aaye ab yeh.. sab samjhti hoon main.. you will pay for this", Shehnaaz yelled and left the tent.

Sidharth who was hiding behind the tent, shook his head in disbelief. He then went inside the tent.

"Oh Namaskar Thakur Saab. Kaisa laga aapko humara show ka premiere.", Maniklaal asked.

"Ram Ram Maniklaal ji.. Manne yeh sab naach gaane mein jyada dilchaspi na se..", Sidharth spoke in strict tone.

"Hmmm.. kahiye kaise aana hua?", Asked Maniklaal avoiding his straight forward reply.

"Maane gaon mein shooting karne ki permission di thi.. apne ghar mein shooting karne ki permission na di.. Thanne maahre permission ke bina uss chhorri ko maahre ghar kaise bhejne ka ghoshna (announcement) kar diya?", Asked Sidharth.

"Thakur saab, maana ki aapka photo ko bina permission use kiya par ghar mein shooting ke liye maine permission liya hai..", said Manik.

"Kab liya thanne permission? Manne toh aisa koi kaghaz pe dastakat na kiya se..", Sidharth said.

"Aapne nahi, par aapke ghar ke sadhasya ne diya hai..", said Maniklaal.

"Kiski baat kar raha se?", Asked Sidharth.

"Jagdish Thakur ki..", Maniklaal said.

Sidharth closed his eyes momentarily listening to the name.

"Main chalta hoon. Manne zaruri kaam se..", Sidharth said without uttering any word.

"Thakur saab.. ek baat bolu.. (Sidharth pauses) suggestion hai.. agar aap usko apne ghar nahi rakhna chahte toh aap ek kaam kar sakte hai.. Do din pehle woh aapki guest thi.. par ab woh aapki mehmaan nahi hai. Aap usse apna ghar ka saara kaam karwa sakte hai. Agar aap usse jaldi chuttkaara chahte hai toh bahut sakhti ka kaam do aur points kam dekar apne ghar se chuttkara paao..", Manik suggests with a smirk.

Sidharth leaves without giving any reply to him.

"Huh!! Dono hi ek jaise hai.. ab aayega maza..", Maniklaal gives a devlish smirk.

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